Nutrition and diet

With neuromuscular conditions there can be a range of issues with eating and nutrition. These may vary with different diagnoses.

Good growth is important in children. Children and adults can become over or underweight for various reasons.

Drinking fluids is also important and where toileting is difficult, dehydration can be a problem.


Nutrition and diet

There are two factsheets about nutrition and diet:



Gastrostomy
A gastrostomy is a tube that goes into the stomach through the stomach wall. It enables a person to be given food and drink if they are unable to eat all they need by mouth by passing food directly into the stomach via the tube. Find out more by reading the:


Dehydration
Some disabled youngsters are prone to dehydration because they restrict their drinking. We look at the reasons behind this and suggest ways to encourage children to keep up their fluid intake. Read the: