Hello,
This has been a bad 2 week period for my wife, 12 years PD. She has had 4 hospital ER stays [pain, hallucinations or constipation pain (9 days)]. She saw her PD neurologist yesterday and was told she could not qualify for DBS because of hallucinations unless they are med related and eliminated. I had hoped DBS would be appropriate for her because she met most of the criteria. Very disappointed. The only thing the neuro can do now is tweak the meds, my wife does not manage her meds well.
Her neuro wants wife to put weight back on and recommended a food additive of cornstarch and palm-coconut oils. Supposedly, this does not interfere with L-dopa. Has anyone used this type additive and could you make your own at home? Does butter effect L-dopa. I was thinking of making a mix of c-starch and butter?
Can anyone recommend something simple to increase weight but not block L-dopa?