पाचन समस्याओं के साथ वृद्धों की पोषण संबंधी आवश्यकताओं को बनाए रखना

पाचन समस्याओं वाले वृद्ध लोगों के लिए निर्धारित पोषण मिलना एक चुनौती है। पोषण में कमी से प्रतिरक्षा प्रणाली कमजोर हो सकती है। Fitness4all की फिजियोथेरेपिस्ट और न्यूट्रिशनिस्ट डॉ वंदना वर्मा इसके लिए कुछ आसान उपाय बताती हैं।

• Include abundant fruits and vegetables in your diet.

• Instead of having raw salads or vegetables, steam them to make them easily digestible.

• Eat ‘dense’ meals – This means fortifying individual meals for extra nutrition. For eg, instead of plain yogurt, add spinach or beetroot to your curd; add vegetables to your dough while making rotis (rather than plain ones). In this way, you can easily enhance the nutritional value of your daily food and balance out your nutritional needs.

• Eat small frequent meals for easier digestion and to reduce gastric issues.

• Enhance Fiber consumption.

• Add Pre and Probiotic foods to your diet.

o Probiotic foods – Yogurt, Buttermilk, Pickled vegetables
o Prebiotic foods- Ginger, Garlic to boost your immunity and for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.