Importance of nutritious diet in the treatment of Tuberculosis
Journal Title: IP Indian Journal of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is a public health problem that infects millions of people worldwide with a very high mortality rate [1,2]. The overall health of a TB patient in most cases is poor. These debilitated TB patients are mostly from the underprivileged sections of society and are generally devoid of nutritious diet in addition to lacking the proper dietary advice from the expert dieticians [3]. Besides, in developing countries like India, where the budget on healthcare is meager, the availability of free antitubercular drugs is considered mostly as the solution of the problem. However, in the absence of proper and adequate nutritious diet the treatment of TB becomes less efficient with a higher rate of treatment failure, relapse, development of drug resistance TB or in some cases deaths [3,4]. Also, nutritious diet is important for the physically weak patients in order to adhere to antitubercular treatment (ATT) as the pill burden is very high and the antitubercular drugs have a number of side effects [5]. The lackluster attitude of authorities and healthcare staff in regards to the nutritional supplements or dietary advice to TB patients is really alarming.
Authors and Affiliations
Sankalp Yadav, Gautam Rawal, Mohammad Atif
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