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    Tube Feeding: Another Healthy Option

    Tube feeding can be a great way to get the calories and nutrients that you or your child with cystic fibrosis need to gain and maintain a healthy weight. Explore this as an option with your CF care team.

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    Taking Care of Your Digestive System

    If you have cystic fibrosis, you have sticky mucus in your digestive system. You need to take enzymes to digest food and medications to stay regular. Doing this will help you grow, maintain your weight and fight lung infections.

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    Protecting and Maintaining Bone Health

    People with cystic fibrosis are living longer than ever. As people age, bones get weaker and break more easily. Let’s look at different ways that this can be prevented with nutrition and exercise.

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    Nutrition and Your Digestive System

    Good nutrition is different for someone who has cystic fibrosis. It means eating a high-calorie, high-fat diet and taking vitamin and mineral supplements. It can also mean tube feeding.

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    Nutrition and GI Care Guidelines

    The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation provides several clinical care guidelines related to nutritional and gastrointestinal (GI) issues.

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    Good Nutrition for Kids With CF

    Good nutrition for children with cystic fibrosis means high-calorie foods, enzymes, vitamins and minerals. It also can mean accepting tube feeding as a way to help your child thrive.