Dietary and Nutrition
In Our DRM Hospital nutritionists are made up of competent healthcare professionals who provide evidence-based quality nutritional care to help improve patient health outcomes and reduce disease risk. We tailor practical solutions to meet each individual's lifestyle needs and help empower the desired change.
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Why DRM?
Welcome to DRM Hospital, where your health and well-being are our top priorities. At DRM Hospital, we believe that exceptional healthcare should be accessible to all, and that’s why we strive to deliver the highest quality medical services to our patients.
With a team of highly skilled and compassionate healthcare professionals, state-of-the-art facilities, and a patient-centered approach, DRM Hospital is committed to providing comprehensive care across a wide range of medical specialties.
Nutrition Problems and Their Solutions
If your appetite and taste have been affected by illness, medications, or other health issues, you may have trouble eating and getting proper nutrition. These changes can affect your overall health. Here are tips to help get you the nutrition you need.
What are nutritional problems and how can they affect me?
A variety of medical problems can affect your appetite. Your illness, medicines, or surgery can cause these problems. Many people become frustrated when they know they need to eat to get well but they aren’t hungry, or when they gain weight because they are fatigued and unable to exercise.
Each of the following sections describes a nutritional problem and suggests possible solutions. Not all solutions will work for everyone. Talk with your healthcare provider if you have questions.
We provide nutrition consultation for inpatients and outpatients. Some of our services include:
- Nutritional assessment and treatment planning.
- Nutritional support for patients who need alternatives in receiving nutritional intake. (feeding via tube and parenteral intake)
- Individualized nutritional education and counseling to patients and caregivers about therapeutic diets for medical conditions such as:
- Cancer
- Diabetes (prediabetes, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes)
- Eating Disorder
- Failed to grow
- food allergy
- Gout
- Gastrointestinal disease (gastroesophageal reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease)
- Heart disease and hypertension
- Kidney disease (chronic kidney disease, kidney failure requiring dialysis)
- Malnutrition
- Obesity (weight management)
- Organ/tissue transplantation (liver, kidney, and hematopoietic stem cells)