Nutritional deficiencies are commonly linked to poor diet. It is true that a poor diet may starve your body of some of the nutrients it needs, but this isn't the only cause of malnutrition. There are conditions that may lead to nutritional deficiency even if your meals contain all the nutrients. Here are five examples of such conditions:
Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery is meant to spur weight loss by restricting the amount of food your stomach can hold. A common form of bariatric surgery is a gastric bypass, which involves dividing the stomach into a smaller upper pouch and larger lower pouch. The arrangement helps because you feel full after eating a small portion of food, which goes to the smaller upper pouch.
Unfortunately, nutritional deficiencies are some of the complications you may experience after bariatric surgery. This is because the surgery manipulates your guts and alters the way it absorbs nutrients. Thus, some nutrients may not be absorbed even if they are in your diet. Common nutrients your gut may not absorb after bariatric surgery include zinc, iron, and vitamin D, among others.
Cancer
Different forms of cancers can also lead to nutritional deficiencies. For example, more that 75% of people living with various cancers are also vitamin D deficient. The degree of the deficiency differs by the type of cancer. The more advanced the cancers are the lower the levels of vitamin D.
Gastrointestinal Conditions
There are also gastrointestinal conditions that may prevent your gut from absorbing the nutrients in your meals. Examples of such conditions include,
Home health care can help you manage nutritional deficiencies. For example, a skilled and professional homecare worker can help you with nutritional or intravenous therapy. However, these should only happen following the advice of a medical doctor or professional nutritionist. The doctor can help you get to the route of the problem, and the home healthcare providers will help you meet your nutritional objectives even as you heal.
Share3 February 2016
In the past, when I thought about home health care, I pictured an elderly man or woman stuck in bed just waiting to take his or her final breath. What I have recently learned is that there are people of all ages that can benefit from home health care specialists. When my niece was diagnosed with a rare liver disorder, our family rallied and did everything possible to make the new way of life as easy for my sister as possible. We spent hours over at her house helping with the baby, but then, my sister said she didn't need us as much --She had hired a home care aid. I hope this helps you in the future.
