Plumpynut use in patients with hepatitis
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health advisor
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23 Jul 2009, 12:06
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I a a health advisor for MSF OCA, I have received a question from the field regarding the sfaety of treating malnutrition in patients with hepatitis using plumpynut or BP100, does the high fat content of these products pose a problem for such patients? |
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Technical expert
18 Sep 2009, 21:55
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During the acute phase when liver function is severly compromised the patient's appetites will be severly affected, they will not take these products - F75 is designed for patients with compromised hepatic function (for example in acute kwashiorkor. If the patients have appetite then there is no contraindication to using the F100 formula and its derivites (plumpynut, BP100) in patients recovering from hepatitis. The high fat content is NOT a problem in patients with hepatitis. The protein level in F100 is not heroic, and is high quality. The only medical conditions in which these products should be used with caution is in patients with renal failure, this is because of the relatively high potassium content of the diets. Mike Golden |
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