What is good to eat for Parkinson's disease?

Written by Zhang Hui
Neurology
Updated on December 10, 2024
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Patients with Parkinson's disease should pay special attention to their diet. It is recommended that the food eaten by Parkinson's patients mainly includes the following types: First, patients can eat more fresh cabbage, vegetables, celery, and fruits such as apples, oranges, bananas, and tangerines, because these fruits and vegetables help supplement some vitamins. Vitamins have an antioxidant stress effect, which may play a role in preventing the further development of Parkinson's disease. Additionally, these foods can supplement water, promote gastrointestinal motility, and alleviate constipation, which is beneficial for the constipation caused by Parkinson's disease. Second, people with Parkinson's disease can eat more walnuts or black sesame seeds, as well as some other nuts, as these foods also nourish brain cells. Moreover, patients with Parkinson's disease must ensure a balanced diet that includes a variety of grains, such as rice, millet, corn, and sorghum, which are all consumable.

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Initial symptoms of Parkinson's disease

The early symptoms of Parkinson's disease are divided into motor symptoms and non-motor symptoms. The onset of Parkinson's disease is relatively concealed and progresses gradually. The initial symptoms can be tremors, bradykinesia, or rigidity, occurring asymmetrically. It often starts in one upper limb and can initially appear in the lower limbs in a few cases, gradually extending to the limbs on the other side. Non-motor symptoms can occur at any stage of Parkinson's disease, including before motor symptoms arise, such as loss of smell, rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder, constipation, and depression. These are often precursory symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, but such non-motor symptoms can also appear in other diseases, which can make them difficult to clearly distinguish.

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Does Parkinson's disease cause nausea and dizziness?

Nausea and dizziness are less common symptoms of Parkinson's disease, which primarily manifests through tremors in the limbs and head, along with paralysis symptoms such as unstable walking, lack of mobility in walking, unstable gait, and abnormal walking posture. Other non-motor symptoms may include poor sleep, depression, anxiety, and weakness. If nausea and dizziness are present, Parkinson’s disease is generally more common in elderly people and may be due to insufficient cerebral blood supply or complications such as cerebral infarction, cervical spondylosis, and high blood pressure. These causes should be ruled out before considering Parkinson's disease. While Parkinson's disease itself seldom leads to nausea and dizziness, these symptoms can also be side effects of the medications used to treat Parkinson's disease.

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What are the symptoms of Parkinson's disease?

Parkinson's disease is a relatively common neurological disorder and a degenerative disease of the nervous system, as well as an extrapyramidal disorder. The symptoms of Parkinson's disease primarily include the following: The first major category is motor symptoms. The motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease mainly include bradykinesia, where the patient is generally slow in all actions, such as slow walking, slow dressing, slow turning, etc. There are also symptoms of increased muscle tone and stiffness in the muscles, along with resting tremor of the limbs, unstable posture, and a tendency to fall. The second major category of symptoms is non-motor symptoms, which are also very important in Parkinson's disease. For instance, patients may experience significant sleep disturbances, a reduction in the sense of smell, dizziness, constipation, frequent urination, and other clinical manifestations.

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Can Parkinson's disease be cured?

Parkinson's disease is a movement disorder, and there are many medications and treatments that can improve the quality of life for patients and alleviate their clinical symptoms. However, from the current medical perspective, it is impossible to achieve a complete cure. Therefore, patients with Parkinson's disease must not be deceived and should seek treatment at accredited hospitals. Currently, treatment for this disease primarily involves pharmacotherapy. There are various medications available, commonly including dopamine receptor agonists, Levodopa-based drugs, as well as some amantadine and anticholinergic drugs. Each drug has its own characteristics and should be chosen based on the patient's condition. Additionally, some patients in the middle or later stages may also undergo deep brain stimulation surgery to improve symptoms. (Please use medication under the guidance of a professional physician and do not medicate blindly.)

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How to medicate for the rigidity in Parkinson's disease?

Parkinson's disease presents with rigidity, mainly due to increased muscle tone and muscle rigidity, which is a very important clinical manifestation of Parkinson's disease. The medications used for rigidity in Parkinson's disease mainly include the following types. The first type is dopamine receptor agonists, which can improve limb muscle rigidity to some extent and delay the progression of the disease. The second type of medication is levodopa preparations, which are currently the gold standard for treating Parkinson's disease. Many patients experience significant clinical improvement after taking the medication. The third type of medication includes some anticholinergic drugs. These drugs are particularly effective against tremors and also have some effect in improving rigidity. Medication for Parkinson's disease must be taken under the guidance of a doctor. It is also important to note that levodopa preparations should be taken on an empty stomach or two hours after a meal for better efficacy.