Does doctors should mainly focus upon the patients diet rather than focussing upon high expensive medicines prescribing ?
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Diet and medication can go hand in hand.
Diet and lifestyle is related to prevention. Medicines in most of the cases are used for treatment of the disease as well asthe symptoms.
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For when diet can handle the issue, definately we go for diet advice. From Diabetes to CKD to HTN. For everything, diet advices are given before medical management
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First step of any treatment is diet modification
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Yes because a person who have fatty body and obesity that causes diabetes hypertension and other type of disease it helps person medicine independent
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Yes, having a healthy diet is essential to prevent diseases. But in cases of advanced diseases, just diet won’t work. In such cases, medicines are necessary.
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Indeed, yes! I always see diet Is root of most common diseases of modern world. Doctors should focus on their diet and lifestyle counselling mainly, as many of them allot minimal time for them in their medical counselling! Drugs in 95% of cases are only addon for the treatment.
Yes, Diet can aid into the recovery process and can help to prevent from Progression of certain diseases as well as it keeps an individual healthy.
But along with that, if it is necessary then the person have to take the medicines for faster effects.
As delay can lead to the risk of some serious complications
- I feel firstly the approach should always be such that medications can be avoided .
- Early approach should definitely be diet changes and lifestyle changes.
- High medication never serves the purpose and root cause .
Yes, doctors should ask about a patient’s daily lifestyle and diet before suggesting expensive medicines as part of the treatment. The impact of a nutritious diet on curing and preventing a disease can be a game changer alongside the prescribed drug.
A doctor’s primary focus should be on treating patients. While dietary changes can certainly aid in prognosis, the ultimate goal should be to provide a holistic care.
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Diet + lifestyle + rational, evidence-based use of medicine
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No doubt medicines can be important… A good diet is essential not only for supporting the medicines but also for promoting a healthier lifestyle.
Yes doctor should focus on a patient and that as a primary aspect of the treatment
Approch depends upon the patient’s condition.
What matters the most is the healing of the patient.
In certain cases where conditions have worsened antibiotics can save the patient and result faster.
Diet plays an important role alongside.
Doctor must guide the patient on diet as well as medicine.
Doctors should aim for a balanced approach—diet plays a crucial role in prevention and recovery, but medicines are essential for treating serious conditions. A personalized treatment plan considering both can often yield the best results
In all circumstances, maintaining a healthy diet alone cannot resolve the underlying issue. There are crucial situations when medical intervention is necessary for effectively addressing the problem.
Diet and Medication are two faces of same coin. Diet modification is used as preventive measure while medication part comes once certain condition develops. So the primary focus should be on Diet modification then comes Medicine prescription.
It depends on what the patient has.
Lifestyle modification is definitely the first step to take to avoid illnesses, but if the patient is ill and needs medication and it cannot be resolved by diet then medication needs to be prescribed.
Of course doctors should prioritize holistic care where diet and lifestyle play are crucial part especially in chronic diseases.