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Older Adult - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Increase fluids
    - - Nutrients that older people might have too little of include vitamin C, vitamin D,
        folate, iron and zinc. In addition fibre intakes may be low. - Catherine walker Trust
  - - - need a supplement like rest of population
      - decreased conversion to active form in kidneys/liver
      - decreased synthesis in skin
    - - Can lead to constipation catherine walker trust
        
        increase fibre to over come this
        
        Changes in the gastrointestinal tract of many older adults mean that the
        bioavailability of certain nutrients is reduced
        NHS
        
        Affects bioavailability of nutrients which need low pH for absorption e.g.
        iron, vitamin B12, folate
        
        Less acid, pepsin and intrinsic factor are secreted
        
        Both vitamin B12 deficiency and folate deficiency are more common in older people, affecting around 1 in 10 people aged 75 or over and 1 in 20 people aged 65 to 74. - NHS
        
        Increase fluids
        
        to prevent diverticulitis and promote healthy bowel flora
        
        to prevent UTI as this can cause delirium - NICE 2018
    - - both can lead to cognitive decline/confusion - vitamin E can also help especially in women