Managing Adult Malnutrition
Including a pathway for the appropriate use of
oral nutritional supplements (ONS)
Resources for Patients and Carers
Resources available in Cywraeg (Welsh language) where indicated.
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LEAFLETS FOR PATIENTS AT RISK OF MALNUTRITION
Green leaflet: Eating well – Advice for patients and carers: for those at low risk of malnutrition
Yellow leaflet: Your Guide to Making the Most of Your Food – Advice for patients and carers: for those at medium risk of malnutrition
Red leaflet: Nutrition Drinks (known as Oral Nutritional Supplements) – Advice for patients and carers: for those at high risk of malnutrition
- CYMRAEG (WELSH LANGUAGE) LEAFLETS FOR PATIENTS AT RISK OF MALNUTRITION
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HIGH PROTEIN FOODS
Protein is essential for repairing damaged tissues, maintaining muscle and maintaining a healthy immune system. This healthcare professional fact sheet summarises the evidence-based guidelines for protein requirements in ageing and disease, with a useful list of the protein content in everyday foods.
This leaflet has been created to provide information to patients and carers about the importance of eating enough protein and about how to get enough protein from your diet. A daily intake of protein from regular meals and snacks can help keep us in the best of health. Protein is essential for repairing damaged tissues, maintaining muscle and maintaining a healthy immune system. -
FRAILTY
This patient and carer leaflets outlines what frailty is and how it is identified. It also includes practical actions to consider to help slow or reverse frailty in order to prevent falls, be resilient to illness and maintain independence.
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LEAFLETS FOR PATIENTS WITH COPD - ALSO AVAILABLE IN WELSH LANGUAGE (CYMRAEG)
Green Leaflet: EATING WELL FOR YOUR LUNGS: for those at low risk of malnutrition
Yellow Leaflet: IMPROVING YOUR NUTRITION IN COPD: for those at medium risk of malnutrition
Red Leaflet: NUTRITION SUPPORT IN COPD: for those at high risk of malnutrition
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MANAGING SYMPTOMS/ISSUES WHICH INTERFERE WITH ENJOYMENT OF FOOD
A range of useful factsheets which contain advice on how to deal with common symptoms that may be interfering with your ability to eat and drink:
A resource for patients coping with reduced appetite, feeling full after small amounts, unexplained weight loss:
A resource for patients coping with dry mouth, sore mouth, chewing difficulties, breathlessness:
A resource for patients coping with loss of taste and/or taste change:
A resource for patients coping with swallowing issues:
A resource for patients coping with altered bowel habit, constipation, diarrhoea:
A resource for patients who find cooking smells unappetising:
A resource for patients coping with heartburn, reflux, nausea and vomiting:
HEARTBURN, REFLUX, NAUSEA & VOMITING PDF
A resource for patients affected by anaemia/low iron levels:
A resource for patients affected by fatigue/feelings of tiredness:
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PREHABILITATION: GETTING READY FOR TREATMENT OR SURGERY
This leaflet outlines some of the things you might wish to consider in relation to your diet in the weeks running up to treatment.
Gwyrdd – Bwyta’n Iach (Cymraeg)
Melyn – Eich Canllaw i Wneud y Gorau o’ch Bwyd (Cymraeg)The Royal Surrey Hospital has produced a number of 2-3 minutes videos which aim to support oncology patients through treatment by answering some on the commonly asked questions about diet and cancer. Topics covered include:
What should I eat if:
- I just don’t feel like eating
- I am losing weight
- I am losing muscle and strength
- I find it difficult to swallow
- Food and drink do not taste right
- I have a sore mouth
- I have diarrhoea
- I am constipated
- I feel sick
- I have diabetes
There are also videos explaining how to fortify foods and how to incorporate nutritional supplement drinks into the daily diet if they have been prescribed.
Other Documents
There is a selection of publications available in another section of this site.
Further Information
We can be contacted regarding the malnutrition pathway materials and website
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