Joseph R. asked

🏥  Medical

My wife has Alzheimer's and refuses to eat. She is 5'7" and 68 years old. She lost her lower teeth and I can't get her new ones until March 3021. She has fainted twice, uses medications including memantine, donepezil, citalopram, and donezepil, and has osteoporosis with a broken wrist from a fall. She also lies about eating and throws food away if not watched. Is Ensure an option, or should I consider cereal? What else can I do to help her eat?

January 17th, 2023

Sherri V. answered

Progressive Alzheimer's can affect your wife's swallowing capacity, making it difficult for her to e...

January 17th, 2023

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