For the elderly who do not eat, if they are in a state of low to moderate protein deficiency, they can receive 10g of protein per day, and if they are in a state of severe protein deficiency, the amount of protein they receive per day should not exceed 20g. It is recommended that they follow the doctor’s instructions for the infusion of protein. The specific input dose and speed need to be assessed by a professional doctor to formulate the relevant treatment plan.
When the elderly do not eat, not only need to supplement protein, but also need to supplement other nutrients, can be under the guidance of the doctor, take the appropriate amount of glucose, water and other nutrients every day, if necessary, also need to follow the doctor’s advice to give the gastric tube to the enteral nutrition or through the vein to give the parenteral nutrition and so on.
If the diet of the elderly does not improve for a long time, further examination is needed to clarify the cause of the disease, actively solve the primary cause of the disease, and at the same time provide nutritional support.