Wound healing Nutrition Summary

What should I eat to heal my wound faster?

Nutrition plays a crucial role in wound healing, especially in individuals with medical conditions like diabetes, cancer, kidney disease, poor blood flow, malabsorption, or those who have undergone major surgery that weakens the immune system.

Staying in hospital for long periods and some nursing homes have suboptimal meals.

People who have trouble chewing or who cannot feed themselves are at high risk of nutritional deficiencies.

People who have allergies or intolerences to many foods may also become deficient in some nutrients.

Poor nutrition, advanced age, smoking, stress, gut dysfunction, lower income, poor food choices, and lack of food can all impact an individual’s health.

In order to promote speedy healing, it is important to consume vitamins and protein-rich foods, with Zinc being a vital nutrient according to scientific research.

Foods with high Zinc content include African horned cucumber, moringa leaves, papaya, mango, bell peppers, red peppers, tomatoes, and potatoes.

Along with Zinc, vitamins such as C, D, E, and protein-rich foods like meat, chicken, fish, cheese, beans, tofu, and peanut butter play a significant role in wound healing.

Such nutrition therapy can help in the treatment of underlying causes of slow wound healing, especially in seniors with poor eating habits.

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