Nutrition for hypochondria

General description of the disease

 

Hypochondria is a mental disorder in which a person believes that he or she has one or more diseases, or may have them. He finds non-existent symptoms of this or that disease. Moreover, a person knows what disease he is sick with and often begins to take medication on his own.

Causes

The disease often progresses in people with an unstable psyche, suspicious, prone to depression.

Symptoms of the disease

The first symptom is being overly attentive to your body. The patient pays attention to every scratch, he has imaginary pains, signs of any disease, which is not confirmed during the examination.

The person becomes irritable, nervous, begins to make attempts to heal himself on his own. The disease can be of a depressive nature, complete apathy, or, on the contrary, it can be a panic state.

 

Most often, young people or people of advanced age are susceptible to this disorder.

Factors contributing to the onset of the disease:

  1. 1 Physical or sexual abuse at an early age;
  2. 2 Severe illness previously transferred;
  3. 3 Hereditary factor;
  4. 4 Severe physical workload;
  5. 5 Constant nervous breakdowns;
  6. 6 Increased attention to yourself;
  7. 7 Suspicion.

Useful foods for hypochondria

For a successful recovery, special meals are prescribed. The diet includes foods fortified with phosphorus.

  • From flour products, only stale bread, bran bread or made from wholemeal flour is allowed. You can have cookies that are not too sweet: biscuits, crackers.
  • All types of lean meat are allowed. It can be used both boiled and baked.
  • Any lean fish that can be boiled or baked is allowed.
  • The use of all dairy products has a positive effect: yogurt, milk, kefir, low-fat cheese.
  • Eating eggs is limited to two per day and only soft-boiled.
  • All cereals and dishes from them are allowed: cereals, puddings, soups with the addition of any cereals.
  • The use of all vegetables, fresh and boiled, baked, is recommended. The exception is vegetables containing pungent and spicy substances.
  • Honey, fresh fruits or dried fruits are very useful.
  • From sauces, you can add to food: tomato, sour cream, sauce cooked in vegetable broths, onion sauce.
  • Among drinks, teas, which include soothing herbs, have a beneficial effect; vegetable juices, fruit juices, broth of wild rose, viburnum with the addition of honey.
  • Of the fats, only vegetable fats are allowed, ghee is also allowed.

Treatment of hypochondria with folk remedies

  1. 1 For the effective treatment of hypochondria, decoctions and herbs with a calming effect are used, for example, chamomile, mint, lemon balm, motherwort, cumin and anise seeds.
  2. 2 Motherwort herb, about two tablespoons, pour a glass of boiling water and insist until it cools. It is necessary to take the infusion shortly before a meal, two tablespoons.
  3. 3 Valerian root helps effectively. You need to take a teaspoon of the root and pour 250 ml of boiling water. Let it brew a little and all this should be drunk before bedtime.
  4. 4 If a person is depressed during an illness, then to stimulate psychophysiological processes, you need to take tinctures from ginseng root and Chinese magnolia vine. If, on the contrary, increased nervousness, then you need to drink a tincture of valerian and lily of the valley.
  5. 5 Wonderfully relieves the anxious sensations of the bath with the addition of lavender, poplar leaves and buds.
  6. 6 Viburnum is widely used as a sedative. Viburnum fruits must be ground in a mortar. Take five tablespoons of the mixture, pour 750 ml of boiling water and insist in a thermos. It is necessary to take 100 g before meals.
  7. 7 To maintain the general tone of the body and as a fortifying agent are effective: Echinacea, Eleutherococcus roots, hop cones, radiola, plantain. It is beneficial to take honey, royal jelly and pollen.

Dangerous and harmful foods for hypochondria

With hypochondria, limit foods containing carbohydrates, fats, and salt. It is necessary to avoid foods that irritate the nervous system: alcohol, coffee, spicy, spicy and fried foods.

  • It is forbidden to use fresh bread and products from puff and pastry.
  • Fatty meat, all types of sausages, canned food, semi-finished products are not allowed from meat products.
  • It is forbidden to eat fatty fish, caviar, as well as salted and fried fish.
  • Eliminate fried and hard-boiled eggs from the diet.
  • Sorrel, radish, garlic, onions, cucumbers and radishes are excluded from vegetables.
  • The use of chocolate in any form is prohibited.
  • All hot sauces, as well as mustard, horseradish, pepper and other spices are excluded from the diet.
  • You can not drink drinks that stimulate the nervous system: alcohol, strong tea, coffee, cocoa.
  • All types of animal fats are prohibited.

Attention!

The administration is not responsible for any attempt to use the information provided, and does not guarantee that it will not harm you personally. The materials cannot be used to prescribe treatment and make a diagnosis. Always consult your specialist doctor!

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