Diet and Health FAQ

Tagged As: liquid diet supplement

Question:
My mother is recovering from surgery on her tongue for verrucous carcinoma, so is on a liquid diet until the swelling of her tongue subsides enough to allow a normal diet. She was drinking Ensure until it apparently caused diarrhea, quite possibly an allergic reaction to the soy products in Ensure. Is there another liquid dietary supplement that does not contain soy products ? Thanks in advance.

Answer:
I know this is a long list, sorry. you can check the ingredients again. I got the list from 'The Harriet Lane Handbook14th edition. Ask her doc, but im sure the ones that say 'for patients needing more calories from fat' probably wont be a problem considering she is recovering from a surgical procedure and is elderly.(or near there). just because it says its used incertain patients does not exclude it for your mother, unless a normal GI tract is needed and she does not have one. Hope this helps Carnation instant breakfast by Clintec has coes milk, lactose, maltodextrin and butterfat. this is for someone with a normal GI tract; Criticare HN by Mead-Johnson had hydrolyzed casein, amino acids, maltodextrin, modified corn starch and safflower oil and is usually for patients with some sort of malabsorption; Nutrivent by Clintec has maltodextrin , Ca caseinate, and K caseinate, MCT oil, Canola oil, jCorn oil, Lecithin (but i dont know from what) this is usually given to patients who require higher percentage of calories from fat; Peptamen by Clintec has hydrolyzed whey, maltodextrin, hydrolyzed corn starch, safflower oil, MCT oil, lecithin (?soy), and milk fat. usually givent to patients with malsorbtion Pulmocare by Ross has Na caseinate, Ca caseinate, Hydrolyzed corn starch, sucrose, and corn oil usually givent ot patients requireing more calories from fat Respalor by Mead Johnson has Ca caseinate, Na caseinate, corn syrup and sucrose, canola oil and MCT oil. usually given to patients requireing more calories from fat. Sustacal HC by mead johnson has Na caseinate, Ca caseinate, corn syrup solids, sucrose, and corn oil. usually an oral supplement or tube feeding for pateints with high calorie needs and a normal GI tract. Tolerex by Sandox has free amino acids, maltodextrin and safflower oil usually given to patients with severe malsorbtion or severe allergies.