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How can it be harmful for an alzheimer's patient to forget eating, drinking water or going to the bathroom? can they continue eating till they get glut?
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Dementia: A person can die if they don't drink water (or other beverages) and eat food. I don't know what is meant by "glut"?
Answered 6/30/2020
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