3 best enteral formulas

Commercial available enteral nutrition formulas 

why these 3 best enteral formulas needed, for kidney patients. End-stage renal disease means it’s a final stage of kidney disease, in which the kidney lost its all the ability to regulate its functions, and the GFR rate becomes less than 5 ml per minute.

At that time only the options are dialysis or kidney transplantation remain.

During the process of dialysis, it involves cleansing the blood, remove the metabolic wates, for that use semi-permeable membrane is used. there are two types of process of dialysis:-

hemodialysis,

Peritoneal dialysis

Depending on patients’ condition and choice the doctors choose hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.

Diet management:- and how these 3 best enteral formulas needed, which is listed below:-

The main aim of diet management is to provide enough and balanced amount of protein, carbohydrates, sodium, potassium, and phosphorus as well as fluid requirement,

Because so many water-soluble vitamins are lost during the process of dialysis.

For kidney patient, it is very necessary to take a minimum amount of intake of

 Protein,

Fluid,

Phosphorus,

Potassium,

Calcium, and

Sodium

Because these restriction helps to prevent the risk of complication such as:-

Pulmonary edema, heart failure because of excess intake of fluid, since kidney does not work properly because it lost all the abilities to do work , so don’t give pressure on your kidney hence keeping these things in mind helps get rid of severity and complication.

Normally 400-500 ml + urine output is permitted.

Daily supplementation of water-soluble vitamins is needed because they lost during the process of dialysis.

Daily intake of potassium is near about 1500 to 2500 mg is sufficient because excess it causes cardiac arrhythmias whereas low intake of it causes hypokalemia.

Due to some complications, some patients not able to take food orally hence feeding them food is get complicated due to protein , sodium , fluid , phosphorus, and potassium intake balanced these 3 best enteral formulas needed.

For those reasons, some commercially available external feeding formulas useful, and they are specially designated for kidney patients.

Hence no worries to take these formulas for end-stage kidney disease patients or dialysis stage patients.

Following are the list of some commonly available, 3 best enteral formulas:-

 enteral nutrition formulas for kidney patients:-

1.Reno – care I

2.It is used for pre-dialysis state

3.The weight of this sachet is near about 51.5 grams, these the 3 best enteral formulas, which is very useful for kidney failure patients. now, know, exactly what these 3 best enter formulas given at below:-

so,  basically, it is:-

Low in protein ( about 3.75 grams per sachet)

Low in potassium ( about 2.40 mEq per sachet)

Low in phosphorus ( about 80 mg per sachet)

Also, it is low in sodium ( about 4.10 mEq per sachet)

Reno care II

Basically, it is used in dialysis state

And sachet it is 52.5 grams provides the following nutrients:-

It contains a moderate amount of protein such as 8.80 grams per sachet

It  is low in sodium about 4.10mEq per sachet

It is low in potassium about 240mEq per sachet

It is low in phosphorus contain about 86.0 mg per sachet.

Nutrient CRF:-

Its composition is near about in 100 grams and provides the following amount of nutrients:-

It provides 7.74 grams of protein

It provides 202.7 mg of sodium,

It provides 288.8 mg of potassium,

It provides 188.8 mg of phosphorus.

Nutrient Dialysis:-

Per 100 grams of these formulas provide the following nutrients :-

It provides 18 grams of protein,

It provides 214.71 mg of sodium,

It provides  27356 mg of potassium,

It provides 177.6 mg of phosphorus.

So these are some of the 3 best enteral formulas with its composition which are useful for kidney disease patients.

other than these 3 best enteral formulas, some for pediatric patients, we need some ready to eat enteral formulas, which are as listed below:-

enteral formulas for pediatric patients:-

so, these are enteral formulas for pediatric patients, in the market, some are the enteral formulas for older children also available, such as FRESUBEAN, Horlicks plus, NUTREN 1.0 POWDER. but before using it must consult to your doctors.

the negative side of using enteral formula:-

using enteral formula increases the risk of bacterial contamination.

the contamination risk is so high in homemade blenderized formulas.

some are the serious complication arising due to using of enteral formulas which are as follows:-

the problem in assessing tube,

aspiration, and tube migration problem,

gastrointestinal complication, such as diarrhea,

overhydration, ( metabolic complication)

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