Nutrition and Diet Therapy 6th Edition by Carroll Lutz, Erin Mazur , Nancy Litch

Exercise 8

Carlos, a 25-year-old Hispanic man, presents with severe diarrhea. He was diagnosed with HIV about 8 years ago. He has five to six watery stools each day that do not appear to be related to his medications. His height is 5 ft 10 in., and his weight is 140 lb (usual weight is 175 lb). He is an inpatient, and the physician has ordered a stool culture, but the results are not back. You recommend:
A) Extra fluids with meals to prevent dehydration
B) A clear-liquid, complete nutritional supplement
C) A high-fat and high-fiber diet to provide both kilocalories and bulk to his diet
D) Six small meals with a milkshake between meals to push kilocalories and protein