My father is 87 and has advanced Alzheimers. He wears incontinence pads, but recently food has been passing straight through his system and my 93-year old mother has been struggling with cleaning up an awful mess every couple of days. He's lost alot of weight, and has lost interest in eating too.
Yesterday I spoke to a carer who comes in a few times a week to wash Dad, and she said that she believed that he was entering the final stages of the disease, that his bodily functions were beginning to shut down, and that he was probably no longer able to properly digest solids. She said that the GP would be able to prescribe a liquid diet to help with this (she also recommended asking for a blood test to check for any other potential issues).
Does anyone have any experience of this sort of thing, and can offer advice on what sorts of products are available?
Yesterday I spoke to a carer who comes in a few times a week to wash Dad, and she said that she believed that he was entering the final stages of the disease, that his bodily functions were beginning to shut down, and that he was probably no longer able to properly digest solids. She said that the GP would be able to prescribe a liquid diet to help with this (she also recommended asking for a blood test to check for any other potential issues).
Does anyone have any experience of this sort of thing, and can offer advice on what sorts of products are available?