The destruction of the harmful bacterium Helicobacter pylori, which causes an inflammatory defect in the duodenum, is certainly the key to the successful treatment of this pathology. But we must not forget about the therapeutic diet, non-compliance with which negates all the efforts of doctors. Therapeutic nutrition regimens were developed specifically to facilitate the treatment of peptic ulcer and normalize the secretion of gastric juice that damages the duodenal mucosa.
It must be remembered that the products that excite the increased secretion of hydrochloric acid include:
– various seasonings and spices (pepper, mustard, horseradish, cloves, etc.); – alcoholic and carbonated drinks; – coffee and tea (strong); – fried foods (including fried vegetables and fish); – canned food; – rich meat, fish and mushroom soups; – black bread, pastry, pies
When choosing foods that weakly stimulate the production of gastric acid, you should focus on:
– milk and vegetable soups; – boiled eggs, white wheat bread (not fresh); – well-boiled meat and fish; – dairy products of low fat content (cheese, kefir, cottage cheese); – alkaline mineral waters without gas; – milk and cereal porridges.
The mucous membrane of the stomach is irritated by foods rich in fiber. These include peas, corn, beans, asparagus, radishes, turnips and radishes. Hard-skinned fruits and berries, sinewy and cartilage-containing meat, wholemeal bakery products will also bring harm.
The diet for duodenal ulcer should be nutritious and vitamin. Food should not be very hot or cold. The patient is optimally suited for food heated to 25-30 ° C. Nutrition for this pathology should be fractional: the patient is fed more often (5-6 times a day), but in small portions. Grinded food is best absorbed by the stomach. Also, doctors recommend reducing the consumption of table salt. It is useful to eat apple pies, boiled meat and eggs, lean fish, potatoes, beets, zucchini. Fruits and berries should be ripe and sweet, with soft skins. Sweet juices (strawberry, raspberry) are recommended to be diluted with water before drinking. You can also eat honey, marshmallows, jam and marmalade.
The energy value of foods eaten by a person with peptic ulcer should be about 3000 kcal per day.
During the period of exacerbation, the most sparing diet is sometimes prescribed. It excludes bakery products, allows grated soups with rice, semolina or oatmeal, steamed meat and fish soufflés, liquid pureed cereals, whole milk and cream, soft-boiled eggs. Vegetables, sauces and spices are excluded. Drinking with a sparing diet is recommended a decoction of wild rose and wheat bran.
After a surgical operation, the diet is prescribed on the fourth or fifth day and provides for the use of low-fat broth, pureed chicken meat, liquid cereals, tea with lemon and white bread crackers.
Compliance with the diet will contribute to the healing of ulcers, reduce inflammation of the duodenal mucosa, relieve irritation, and normalize secretory function.