What is Crohns disease?Crohns disease is a chronic inflammatory condition that can affect any part of your digestive system which includes your mouth, food pipe (oesophagus), stomach, small intestine, large intestine and anus. Nutrition is an important part of your treatment and it is important to make changes to your diet to ensure you are well nourished but also to …
Read moreDiet and ulcerative colitis
15th June 2021What is ulcerative colitis?Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects the large bowel. Nutrition is an important part of your treatment and it is important to make changes to your diet to ensure you are well nourished but also to help minimise symptoms during a flare. Dietary advice depends on whether your disease is active; this is often …
Read moreInformation about what to eat with an ileostomy
2nd December 2020Who is this information for?This information is on diet and lifestyle for patients who have an ileostomy (stoma). Stomas are surgically created openings made on the abdomen to divert bowel waste and are used as a treatment for a number of medical conditions including cancer, diverticulitis and inflammatory bowel disease. Approximately 1 in 500 people have a stoma in the …
Read moreHeart healthy diet for poor appetites
23rd September 2020Eat well get better whilst in hospital
1st May 2020Eat well, get betterFor whatever reason you are in hospital it is very important to eat well to aid your recovery. Therefore if you have lost: Weight (unintentionally) Your appetite Interest in food The following suggestions may help. How to improve your appetite!Remember the less you eat, the less you want to eat so try and stimulate your appetite by: …
Read moreInformation for people with a high output stoma
1st May 2020Helping you to manage your high output stoma.This advice relates to your diet, drinks, and prescribed medications. It has been written by the Dietitians, the Nutrition Support Team and the Stoma Care Nursing Team. The advice here will help slow down food and fluids going through your gut to improve absorption of water and nutrients. The advice summarised here will …
Read moreInformation about your diet after surgery on your gut
17th October 2017Eating and drinking after your gut surgeryYour surgical team will recommend a gradual return to drinking and then eating. For example, they will want to check that you can tolerate drinks before they suggest that you eat. The rate at which you can return to your usual diet depends on the type of surgery you have had, and your gut’s …
Read moreUnderstanding parenteral nutrition
20th October 2016What is parenteral nutrition?This leaflet will help you with information about parenteral nutrition and help to dispel any anxieties you may have. Parenteral nutrition is known as PN or total parenteral nutrition (TPN). It is an alternative way of providing you with nutrition when the gut does not work or is inaccessible. All the nutrients will be introduced directly into …
Read moreFood as treatment: eating for wound healing
20th October 2016How do wounds occur?Wounds occur when the skin is broken or damaged through injury or surgical incision. The skin can be damaged in a variety of ways depending on the cause of the injury e.g. trauma (puncture wounds, scalds); pressure or friction (pressure ulcers, abrasions). The lower limbs in particular can be prone to diabetic and venous ulcers which may …
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