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Consideraciones nutricionales para la fibrosis quística - Overview

Definición:

La fibrosis quística (FQ) es una enfermedad potencialmente mortal que provoca la acumulación de una mucosidad gruesa y pegajosa en los pulmones y el tubo digestivo. Las personas que padecen esta enfermedad necesitan comer alimentos ricos en calorías y proteínas a lo largo del día.

Este artículo aborda las necesidades nutricionales para las personas que padecen fibrosis quística. Para obtener información específica acerca de la enfermedad en sí, ver el artículo sobre fibrosis quística.

Funciones:

El páncreas es un órgano que yace en el abdomen detrás del estómago. Un trabajo importante de este órgano es producir enzimas, las cuales le ayudan al cuerpo a digerir y absorber proteínas y grasas. Sin embargo, la acumulación de moco pegajoso en el páncreas a causa de la fibrosis quística puede llevar a problemas serios, como:

  • Heces que contienen moco, son fétidas o flotan
  • Gases, meteorismo o distensión abdominal
  • Problemas para obtener suficiente proteína, grasa y calorías en la dieta

Debido a estos problemas, las personas con fibrosis quística pueden tener dificultad para mantener un peso normal. Incluso si su peso es normal, usted puede no estar recibiendo la nutrición correcta. Los niños con fibrosis quística pueden no crecer o desarrollarse correctamente.

  • Reviewed last on: 5/16/2011
  • David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc., and Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Referencias

Stallings VA, Stark LF, Robinson KA, Feranchak AP, Quinton H. Evidence-based practice recommendations for nutrition-related management of children and adults with cystic fibrosis and pancreatic insufficiency: Results of a systematic review. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 2008;108:832-839.

Boat TF, Acton JD. Cystic fibrosis. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 400.

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