Nutritional management of Cystic Fibrosis

Описание: Christian Medical College Vellore provides holistic care for children with Cystic Fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease that affects multiple organs and can be fatal, if left untreated.

A multidisciplinary CF care team was developed under the CF-India Project, a collaborative venture between the Department of Pediatrics (Respiratory services), CMC Vellore and the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA , supported by the US Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

The aims of CF-India project are to create awareness about CF among Indian health care professionals and patients, facilitate early diagnosis, and help initiate basic CF-specific treatment to reduce morbidity and mortality.

Our CF care team is excited to share some educational videos created for parents to provide the best CF-specific care for our patients using resources that are generally available in India. Periodic check-ups with the medical team remain important to reinforce these treatments and address questions and updates.

Optimal nutritional therapy is a very important component of CF care. Good nutrition results in better lung health, improves immunity and improves quality of life.

In this video, Ms. Shincy John, CF dietitian, explains the principles of specific nutritional therapy in CF. The use of Pancreatic Enzyme supplementation (Creon) for CF patients, including how to use in infants is described.

Dr. Sneha Varkki, Department of Paediatrics,Christian Medical College, Vellore
Dr. Grace Paul, Paediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA