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Bottom_racer@aussie.zone âš2â© âšmonthsâ© agoShe does, so i cook it, then she canât eat it or if she can sheâs no where eating near enough of it. I think of something else and she doesnât want it because she didnât ask for it.
I really needed her to not refuse supplements as thatâs the safety net.
I meant her long term wants or is she just living in the now ? It seems to me she just wants to assert herself , have some way of having say so in her life, and eating and not eating is one way she can do that.
Maybe a way out of that is everyday ask her opinion about other things, that way she might be less defiant about food.
everyday ask her opinion about other things
We do. Thatâs one of the harder things with this non-amnestic MCI. She remembers everything, has her opinions, remembers whatâs happening currently in the news. Thereâs an aloofness there that is difficult to overcome when in conversation.
The eating issues relate to a series of mouth ops in the past and now poor decision making about what she can (or will) eat. Only thing that slows that MCI business is eating and exercise. Itâs basically compounding. Other thing with the MCI stuff is stress and anxiety. Olâ boy and I are stressed about not enough food, makes her stressed, makes things worse. If olâ boy and I arenât banging on about food, she eats less which further⊠Itâs fucked.
Would snacks like tea and biscuits be palatable? Egg custard? Creamy soups?
(Sorry if this is unsolicited advice. I seem to be giving a lot of it lately)
Iâll take any advice atm so please donât say sorry Iâm thankful for everyone here chiming in. Sheâs had so much of it from so many doctors. Was resetting her medicare app the other day and itâs just insane how many appts sheâs had.
Creamy soups seems to be the only thing atm.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone âš2â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Are there any appetite stimulants (ie medication) that might work? Or is it something else?
Iâm sorry you and she are going through this
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone âš2â© âšmonthsâ© ago
There are but itâs another layer of drugs that Iâm not sure sheâll be receptive to. I think the main problem is her mouth and pain. She has a bunch of mouth numbing things but⊠refusal⊠grr.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone âš2â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Oh that explains it. A temporary nasogastric tube is an option thatâs less scary or permanent than the abdominal route