University of Virginia Health System

Patient Nutrition Educational Materials

Click on the topics below to access comprehensive education materials designed by Nutrition Support Team Medicine: 

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

• Medication delivery for feeding tubes
• Beverage thickening agents
• What is a PEG? 
• What do you do if your feeding tube clogs?
• Thickened Liquids: Honey-Thick
• Thickened Liquids: Nectar-Thick
• Thickened Liquids: Pudding-Thick
• Pureed Diet   
• Article:  Percutaneous Endoscopic Gasrostomy in the Patient with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis:  Risk vs Benefit?   (Practical Gastroenterology series)

Bone Health

• Calcium & Vitamin D
• Calcium & Vitamin D w/ Corticosteroids
• Article:  Metabolic Bone Disease in the Patient on Long-Term Parenteral Nutrition (Practical Gastroenterology series)
• Article:  Vitamin D Deficiency in Gastrointestinal Disease (Practical Gastroenterology series)

Celiac disease  

• Celiac Support Group information
• Links to educational articles and other resources
• Gluten free diet
• Articles:  Link to 2006-2007 Celiac Diet Series in Practical Gastroenterolgy 
• Article:  The Gluten-Free Diet:  An Update for Health Professionals (Practical Gastroenterology series)
• Article:  Gluten Free Diet:  Can Your Patients Afford It? (Practical Gastroenterology series)
• Association Providing Support for Patients with Digestive Diseases
• Gluten Free Status of Commercial Fiber Supplements (pdf)
• Gluten Free Energy Bars and Gels (pdf) 

Chylous Ascites

• Fat free diet for chylous ascites
• Article:  When Chyle Leaks:  Nutrition Management Options (Practical Gastroenterology series)

Dumping Syndrome

• Dumping syndrome
• Article:  Dumping Syndrome (Practical Gastroenterology series)

Easy to Chew Diet

• Easy to chew diet

Esophageal Stent

• Esophageal stent guidelines

Fiber

• Fiber (dietary recommendations handout)
• Soluble fiber
• Article:  Nutrients and Constipation:  Cause or Cure (Practical Gastroenterology series)
• Article:  Diverticular Disease:  Evidence for Dieteray Intervention? (Practical Gastroenterology series)

Gastroparesis

• Short version
• Long version
• Diabetes
• Renal
• Article:  Nutrition Intervention for the Patient with Gastroparesis:  An Update  (Practical Gastroenterology series)
• Motility and Gastroparesis Experts in the United States
• Association Providing Support for Patients with Digestive Diseases

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Increasing calories

• High calorie liquid diet
• High calorie beverages
• Low sodium high calorie snacks
• Snack ideas

• Tips for increasing calories in your diet!

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

• Crohn's
• Ulcerative colitis (UC)     
• Association Providing Support for Patients with Digestive Diseases
• Article:  Nutritional Considerations for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Practical Gastroenterology series)

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

• IBS diet
• Low fructose diet
• Article:  Clinical ramifications of fructose  malabsorption of fructose and other short-chain carbohydrates (Practical Gastroenterology series)
• Association Providing Support for Patients with Digestive Diseases

Lactose Intolerance

• Lactose intolerance
• Lactose content in foods
• Article:  Lactose Intolerance:  A Guide for the Clinician (Practical Gastroenterology series)

Liver

• Hemochromatosis
• Low sodium
• Association Providing Support for Patients with Digestive Diseases
• Article:  Nutrition in Hepatic Failure (Practical Gastroenterology series)

Nissen fundoplication diet

Other

• Low potassium

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