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Why Is My Grandmother Not Eating And Drinking?
I have a grandmother who has been without food for 9 days, and has not had anything to drink in 6 days the first day of this being May the 16. She has not voided since Tues. May the 17th. However yesterday which was Friday May the 20th she voided 3 times. I don't understand she should technically be urimic, dehydrated, and whatever else goes along with no food and water for this amount of time. Do you have an explanation?
Fri, 7 Nov 2014
Yes she is dehydrated and starved , she is using energy by burning her fat and after that her muscles. I will advice you to take medical help of a doctor and a experienced nurse to feed her by tube.
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