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Nutrition and Pressure Sores: How Your Food and Water Is So Important In Prevention

Pressure Sores, Nutrition And Hydration.

Nutrition (your food/ meals) and hydration (your drinks, water, etc.) play a crucial role in keeping your skin healthy and preventing pressure sores.

Bed sores usually develop after a person suffers from severe malnutrition, which means that one’s body cannot receive the nutrients it needs to heal. While pressure ulcers can be an unfortunate side effect of malnutrition, the underlying issue here is that the body is simply not receiving all of the nutrients it needs to function optimally.
Adequate hydration is vital for life, because water makes up about 60% of our body. And our blood is more than 92% water, at the proper hydration level.

Dehydration, caused by drinking too little fluids, can lead to confusion, poor wound healing and pressure sores. Whilst eating healthy foods and a balanced diet containing an adequate amount/ variety of proteins, vitamins, and minerals can help prevent skin damage and speed up the healing process.

There’s so much more exciting stuff about your nutrition and its crucial role in preventing/ healing pressure sores. Do read on…

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