How can people with Parkinson’s disease rationalize their medications and food?

Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, progressive functional brain disease, with motor and non-motor symptoms, coupled with the individual variability of each patient, in the process of long-term treatment, patients encountered a variety of problems to consult Prof. Wang Xuelian, as in the case of the above patients. When analyzed comprehensively, all the problems do not revolve around the three major aspects of medication, diet and health. Regarding medication, once Parkinson’s disease is diagnosed, patients can’t live without medication, which can control the symptoms, but also bring some side effects, such as dry mouth, constipation, stomach upset, etc., plus depression, anxiety and other negative emotions that may arise from the disease, affecting appetite, weight loss, poor physical condition, etc. So it is important for patients to be very careful. Therefore, for patients, to control the symptoms well, but also good health, can not leave the drugs, but also can not leave the diet, drugs and diet how to reasonably match? Correct diet can not only maintain the patient’s better nutrition and physical condition, and by adjusting the diet, can make the drug therapy to achieve better results, drugs and diet with a reasonable combination of specific references are as follows: 1, it is generally recommended that patients take medication on an empty stomach to ensure that the drug is fully absorbed and play a maximum effect, you can choose to take medication on an empty stomach in the morning, or one hour before meals, two hours after meals to take medication. If a patient feels uncomfortable in the morning on an empty stomach, he can eat a small amount of cookies before taking the medicine. Regardless of when the patient takes the medicine, the time of day should be relatively fixed, try to avoid the irregular way of taking the medicine in the morning, or even omitting to take more than one payment. 2.Reasonable consumption of meat, dairy and beans and other high-protein foods. As the protein in the food is broken down into amino acids in the intestine, the amino acids hinder the absorption of levodopa and affect the efficacy of the treatment, but protein is an essential nutrient, it should be consumed in moderation, only the amount and time of intake should be appropriate. For example, after taking the drug and the drug takes effect, you can drink milk and soy milk, or increase the appropriate meat dishes. 3, fat should be eaten less, because too much fat in food will delay the absorption of levodopa drug. Vegetable oil is recommended for cooking food, and less fatty meat, meat oil and animal offal can help prevent excessive intake of saturated fatty acids and cholesterol. 4, eat more cereals, fruits and vegetables containing high fiber, such as celery, leeks, potatoes, sweet potatoes, apples, pears, oranges, bananas. It can supplement vitamins and also help prevent constipation. 5, drink more water, should drink at least 8 cups of water every day, drink enough water can prompt the body metabolic waste timely eliminated from the body, more urine to flush the bladder and urethra, but also to reduce the chance of bacterial infection. Adequate water can also soften the feces and prevent constipation. The symptoms of dry mouth, thirst and dry eyes can also be relieved in some patients. 6, calcium absorption is very important for the prevention of osteoporosis in middle-aged and elderly people, you can drink 2 cups of skimmed milk every day. 7, can drink a small amount of red wine, can soften blood vessels. 8, dysphagia Parkinson’s disease patients, food can be stirred, made into soup or porridge to eat. 9, Parkinson’s disease at the same time with hypertension, or diabetes, or coronary heart disease and other two or more diseases, pay attention to multi-disciplinary consultation and treatment, reasonable adjustment of drugs and food. Diversified diet for Parkinson’s disease patients can provide sufficient nutrition, combined with daily exercise, have a good physical condition, coupled with reasonable medication, or choose surgical treatment, can help improve the therapeutic effect of Parkinson’s disease.