What to do if you are getting thinner and thinner with long term bedridden nasal feeding

Long-term bedridden nasal feeding is getting thinner and thinner, considering nutritional deficiency and muscle atrophy, through the need for supplemental nutrition and regulation of electrolytes and other auxiliary relief. 1. Supplementary nutrition: patients bedridden can not swallow, eating is poor, resulting in nutritional deficiencies, the need to strengthen the care, nutritional support, or homogenization of these well-tuned enteral nutrients to supplement, etc., to improve the quality of life of patients. Nasogastric food needs to meet the body’s daily metabolic consumption, combined with the underlying disease of the patient also need to supplement the appropriate amount of additional energy. Prolonged bed rest and feeding through nasal feeding may cause electrolyte disorders in the patient’s body, leading to muscle atrophy. It is recommended to check and clarify the electrolyte metabolism disorders, which can be corrected by replenishing electrolytes through infusion and reducing complications. 2. Reduced activity, muscle atrophy: long-term bed-ridden patients need to carry out more detailed care, should be in bed to the patient for massage, kneading, and at the same time make the patient to carry out the bed passive stretching exercise, etc., to play the purpose of exercise. But pay attention to moderation, do not cause damage to the patient. Usually help patients to turn over, and pat the back, massage, etc. to move the limbs, to reduce some of the bedtime, regular testing of blood glucose.