Hyperalimentation

Hyperalimentation, also known as Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), is a type of healthcare treatment that provides someone with all the nutrients they need to survive through a tube that goes into their vein.

Imagine your body is a house and your intestines are the front door. Every day, you eat food that comes in through the front door, and your body takes the things it needs from the food like protein, vitamins, and energy, while sending the waste out the back door.

Sometimes, people can't eat food the normal way because of an illness or injury. Doctors need to keep them alive and healthy without using the front door. That's where hyperalimentation or TPN comes in.

Hyperalimentation is like a special delivery service that brings all the things your body needs directly into your bloodstream through a tube that goes into your vein. The nutrients are mixed together in a special solution that has everything your body needs to stay healthy, like protein, sugar, fat, vitamins, and minerals.

So basically, instead of eating food like a normal person, the nutrients are delivered directly into your bloodstream through the tube. This enables people who are very sick or cannot eat to still get the nutrition they need to survive and get better.