What you need to know about your wounds:

ONE THING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WOUND HEALING:

After we rule out vascular disease or have improved this by proper referrals, and properly offload a wound, there are still factors at play which significantly alter the potential of wound healing. Often this is seen with patients who have low protein counts in their routine blood tests.

When you have a wound, sometimes called a pressure sore, getting in higher amounts of high quality protein is so important. Your protein needs roughly double compared to your normal amount. 

Recent research has shown good results healing wounds with protein consumption of 0.84 grams of protein per pound of body weight per day. Overall, depending partially on the severity of the wound, medical recommendations range from 0.55 to 0.84 grams per pound of body weight per day. 

NOTE: The quality of the protein is important. 

Depending on your overall status, the recommendations above would be: *

• Between 70 and 105 grams of quality protein per day for a 125 pound person
• Between 84 and 126 grams of quality protein per day for a 150 pound person

Please note that if you believe you might have a pressure sore, you definitely should be consulting a physician for advice that is specific to your individual needs. 

HOW TO GET THAT MUCH PROTEIN? 

An ounce of meat (the weight after the shrinkage of cooking) provides about 7 grams of protein. 

An egg contains about 7 grams of protein.
Milk contains 8 grams of protein per 8 ounce cup

Example: To get 90 grams of protein from meat, you would need to eat 13 ounces of cooked meat each day. 


There are protein supplement options and ask FFLC doctors about this today.

-Dr Timm