Eating Habits

I spoke with the supervising nurse last night. She agrees with my preliminary assessment of the situation...Muddear doesn't eat; Muddear takes medicine; Muddear becomes nauseated from taking medication on an empty stomach.

So where do we go next? The nurse recommended two possible solutions to increase Muddear's food intake:

• Eat smaller but more frequent meals.
• Increase servings of Ensure or Boost, whichever she is taking.

This will be the new routine for the next few weeks. If my scenario is truly the self-induced vomiting trigger then we have resolved that issue...for now. However, the remaining outstanding issue still revolves around why Muddear refuses to eat. Especially since the reasons given for not eating make no sense.

Just a few of my favorite excuses...

1. "I'm full!" (But she hasn't eaten anything.)
2. "I don't like this kind of food. It doesn't taste good - to me." (Said about leftovers just eaten the night before.)
3. "I don't have a taste for that."

Anyway, I'll keep you posted.

Self-induced V_m_ting

Vomiting certainly is not the conversation of choice, but I must ask that you endure with me for a moment. I decided to call Muddear's supervising nurse to talk to her about the self-induced vomiting. (Thanks GloriousHats for the recommendation!) Unfortunately or not so unfortunately, I did not have the nurse's phone number with me at work, thus requiring a phone call to Sharon.

After briefly discussing the situation with Sharon, I learned that she too has discovered Muddear participating in self-induced vomiting. Sharon stated that it does not happen often, but she has definitely witnessed this behavior. Why don't people tell you these things when they occur? Okay, I refuse to rant and rave, Sharon is a wonderful aide. Now back to my story...

After advising Sharon to notify me anytime Muddear attempts self-induced vomiting, I called the nurse. Having been forced to leave a voicemail message, I am patiently awaiting a return phone call. In the meantime, I am off to visit http://dementiaguide.com per the advice of another commenting visitor.

As always, I'll keep you posted.