Last checkup she weighed 134 lbs, now she weighs 114 lbs. She is 5'7"Pretty much no matter what I, or anyone, including her doctor try to get her to eat - she will say it upsets her stomach etc. She desperately needs more protein especially, but just will not stay with any suggestions - things I give her to try. She has convinced herself she is lactose intolerant, gluten intolerant which limits items even more. She is one illness away from serious trouble.
Toss "nutrition" out the window. Let her eat some high calorie foods for enjoyment.
Or if she is convinced she is _______"intolerant" then find what she will eat and toss in some extra "healthy" things to what she will eat.
On another note...if she is not eating and this is going on for a while and she is losing weight there is an actual medical condition called "Failure to Thrive" this can happen with infants and to elders.
An actual diagnosis of Failure to thrive is an acceptable diagnosis to refer to Hospice.
My biggest fear is she gets a flu strain etc. which will almost certainly land her in the hospital or worse. No way her thin body can fight it off.
However, that is not the problem with mine. She is not eating enough anything, thus losing 20 lbs in the past 6 months. She is alarmingly thin.
She obviously has some sort of eating disorder which I've actually never heard of in a person that old, but I guess it can happen.
How very sad that your loved is slowly killing themselves by not giving their body what it needs to survive in a healthy manner, but perhaps that's been their plan all along.
We found large breakfast helped to maintain calories.
Breakfast was:
1-2 eggs, bacon or gluten free sausage, gluten free toast with butter and jam and a bowl of fresh fruit
Lunch and dinner were:
protein, sweet potato, potato or rice, and a cooked veggie
Dinner (same as lunch)
Having the generous breakfast really helped as she lost interest in eating by dinner.