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Suggest Ways To Improve Appetite In Elderly
My father aged 65yrs is recently attacked with TB, we stay in hyderabad. He is using pantacid 40 1tab, forecox 2tabs in the empty stomach, benadine in the evening. However he is realising fever every alternate day and unable to eat anything(nothing tastier to his pallette).please advice us to increase his appetite and the best doctor to consult in hyderabad, india
Fri, 12 Sep 2014
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The anti tuberculosis medications itself will induce appetite and you can expect his fever to come down in a week of taking anti tuberculosis drugs
If appetite has not improved I suggest taking protein powders mixed in milk
Take plenty of protein rich food like eggs meat chicken etc.
If vegetarian have plenty of pulses
Paracetamol tablets can be taken for fever for the first few days.
Hope this explains
With regards
Dr.Amarnath
The anti tuberculosis medications itself will induce appetite and you can expect his fever to come down in a week of taking anti tuberculosis drugs
If appetite has not improved I suggest taking protein powders mixed in milk
Take plenty of protein rich food like eggs meat chicken etc.
If vegetarian have plenty of pulses
Paracetamol tablets can be taken for fever for the first few days.
Hope this explains
With regards
Dr.Amarnath
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