Today's rhythm of life does not allow the modern person to eat on time and consume healthy food. This creates suitable conditions for the development of gastrointestinal diseases. The most dangerous is the penetration into the stomach of Helicobacter pylori, which causes the disease Helicobacteriosis.
Medical statistics show that almost 68 percent of the population is preserved with the infection. The treatment of this disease is long and difficult, includes medical therapy, diet and correction of the diet.
The activity of the microorganism Helicobacter causes inflammation of the gastric mucosa. If you consume food that irritates it, the treatment would be ineffective and the patient's health would deteriorate.
Basic principles of nutrition in Helicobacter pylori
- Remove from your diet components that irritate the stomach lining, as well as sweet things (which the bacterium likes very much);
- Chew food well, eat slowly;
- Drink at least 2 liters of water per day;
- Eat often (at least 5-6 times a day) in small portions;
- Maintain a diet for at least one month;
- Dishes are served warm, hot and cold food at the same time is prohibited;
- The food is prepared in grated (blended) form;
- After eating, the patient has no feeling of fullness, heaviness and swelling. But if such feelings are present, the amount is reduced.
Observing these nutritional rules increases the effectiveness of the medicinal effect on Helicobacter pylori and the recovery period decreases.
Forbidden foods in helicobacteriosis
- fatty meat and fish;
- animal fats;
- all kinds of mushrooms;
- spicy and savory dishes, sausages /especially smoked/;
- canned foods;
- black bread;
- ice cream;
- alcoholic and carbonated drinks;
- radishes;
- beans;
- asparagus;
- smoked cheese;
- fruit with a thick skin, grapes, peaches and cherries.
Allowed foods
- eggs /chickens and quails/, but only boiled;
- vegetable soups and milk-based soups, meat soups without fatty broths;
- milk, kefir and yogurt;
- lean chicken and rabbit, fish;
- carrots, potatoes, zucchini, pumpkin - only stewed, baked and boiled;
- add broccoli to your menu, it contains a lot of sulforaphane. This organic compound is well combined with various treatment regimens against Helicobacter pylori;
- vegetable oils;
- from the fruits strawberries, raspberries.
Sample menu for Helicobacter pylori
- First meal: 1-2 boiled eggs or steamed omelet, a piece of dry white bread, green tea or non-acidic fruit juice;
- First breakfast: fresh cottage cheese, not sour, rosehip tea;
- Lunch; vegetarian potato soup, boiled carrots, meat (roasted or boiled from the allowed), oshav of dried apples;
- Second breakfast: fruit jelly or banana, compote or 2 soft dried apricots;
- Dinner: steamed cutlets, buckwheat porridge, fruit salad, tea with honey;
- Before going to bed: a glass of milk.
The diet prescribed in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori in a short period of time will improve the health of the patient. The stomach will better digest food, heaviness will be removed, pain and swelling will disappear.
Medical therapy and proper nutrition give positive results and the patient quickly recovers. In addition, if you had some extra pounds on you - they can be lost.
