My MIL has cancer ( stage 1), and dementia. She can’t do anymore chemo due to failure to thrive. Her body can’t handle it.
Now she eats a Halloween sized bag of chocolate a week, plus any sweet junk food she can get- and of course another family member gives her all kinds of junk.
Getting nutritious food in her is a challenge but we are able to get her to eat one good meal a day ( we cook and take)
Anytime she eats her good meal she has explosive gut problems.
I believe she has malabsorption syndrome.
Does anyone have experience with this? Do you have any tips to help?
And no she refuses to go to GI doctor because she’s “not having any problems and they can’t do anything anyway. “
Suggestions appreciated.
So, experiment with eliminating different food products from your Mom-in-law's diet starting with milk. It usually takes two weeks to see if that was the problem.
Unfortunately, milk chocolate has dairy :( I know if I get my hands on too many truffles, I am in trouble.
Failure to thrive is the beginning of the end, she knows this and she is making choices. As hard as it is to watch someone take this route, it is her life and she has the right to die as she wants.
Try to enjoy the time left and pick your battles wisely. I am sorry that your family is going through this terrible disease, may you all receive strength and wisdom.