Q18 - eating and drinking (2024)

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How to answer pip question eating and drinking? ›

Try to explain why you struggle to stop eating, and how often this happens. Try to be specific about when you're prompted, reminded or encouraged to stop eating too much, and who does this. You should also mention if: you're at risk of choking because you eat too quickly.

Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder that involves binge eating and then purging — throwing up or misusing laxatives or diuretics — to avoid gaining weight. And although it's actually more common in teenagers than anorexia, it's much less visible.

Although eating and drinking difficulties are fairly common in people with dementia, each person's difficulties will be unique to them and their situation. A person with dementia may struggle to recognise the food and drink in front of them. They may also be unsure how to begin eating.

Young people with mental health difficulties and eating disorders needing specialised CAMHS care are entitled to apply for benefits. This includes Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Personal Independence Payments (PIP). These benefits are not means tested.

These general PIP assessment tips will also help you: Don't let the assessor rush you. Try not to just answer 'yes' or 'no' to the questions. Always explain how doing something would make you feel afterwards and the impact it can have on you if you had to do it repeatedly in a short period.

Unlike people with anorexia who are very low weight, people with bulimia may be thin, average weight, or overweight. People with bulimia often hide their eating and purging from others. Binge eating.

Research has consistently shown that narcissistic personality traits are associated with eating disorder symptomatology (Stice, 2002), and disordered eating (e.g., restrained eating, bulimic attitudes) has been proposed as a means to stabilise a deep sense of ineffectiveness and a poor view of oneself (Cella et al., ...

What Is Orthorexia? Orthorexia is an unhealthy focus on eating in a healthy way. Eating nutritious food is good, but if you have orthorexia, you obsess about it to a degree that can damage your overall well-being.

You eat fast food and drink sugary beverages

According to a 2017 Alzheimer's study, people who drank more than one sugary beverages each day had a smaller brain volume and scored less on memory tests, both of which can indicate potential Alzheimer's disease in the future.

What are three foods to slow Alzheimer's? ›

Many foods — blueberries, leafy greens, and curcumin (found in the spice turmeric), to name a few — have been studied for their potential cognitive benefit. These foods have been thought to have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, or other properties that might help protect the brain.

Offer different types of drink throughout the day such as tea, coffee, hot and cold milky drinks, fruit juice or smoothies, soup, squash and water. Make sure the cup or glass is suitable – not too heavy or a difficult shape.

Acceptable indications for a patient's admission include the following: weight is less than 75% of ideal body weight, temperature is lower than 35.5°C (95.9°F), heart rate is less than 45 beats/min, systolic blood pressure level is lower than 80 mm Hg, orthostatic change in pulse is higher than 20 beats/min, or ...

Purging may involve using laxatives or diuretics, or vomiting food that was eaten. A person with anorexia could also binge and purge, but doctors will diagnose someone with anorexia if they've lost 15% or more of their ideal body weight.

What to write in the box. It's important you tell the DWP more by explaining your situation in the box. Explain what problems you have eating and drinking, for example: if someone needs to remind or prompt you to eat or drink.

It's important you tell the DWP more by explaining your situation in the box. It's your chance to give the DWP a true picture of how your condition affects your ability to dress and undress. They'll use this to decide if you get PIP. You can also use this space to explain what help you need but don't get.

Explain if the difficulties you have preparing or cooking a meal cause you any physical or mental symptoms (like pain, discomfort, tiredness or lack of motivation). It's helpful to explain the symptoms and give an example, including: how often you have them.

Talk to the person about what is going on; tell them what meal it is and what is on the plate; ask if they want that particular food item; let them know what you are doing. Use the appropriate size spoon. Raise the spoon to a level where the person can see it. Give the person enough time to open their mouth.