give recommendations for weight gain to a child suffering from tuberculosis
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A healthy balanced diet for a person with TB
A person with TB should aim to have a healthy balanced diet. A healthy balanced diet can be achieved by having foods from four basic food groups. If people do not have sufficient nutrition, sometimes referred to as under nutrition, then this makes TB worse. Under nutrition weakens the body’s ability to fight disease.
TB also makes under nutrition worse. Most individuals with TB experience weight loss. This can be caused by several factors including reduced food intake due to loss of appetite.These good food groups are:
Cereals, millets and pulses
Vegetables and fruits
Milk and milk products, meat, eggs & fish
Oils, fats and nuts and oils seeds.
Also, A person with TB should avoid the following:
Alcohol in any form, as it increases the risk of drug toxicity
Carbonated drinks
Excess of tea and coffee, or their intake with food
Tobacco and tobacco products
An excess of spices & salt.