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Bronchitis is an inflammatory disease that affects the lining of the bronchi.
Nosological forms of bronchitis:
- 1 acute bronchitis Is an inflammation of the bronchial mucosa caused by respiratory viruses or microbial flora (streptococci, pneumococci, hemophilus influenzae, etc.). As a complication, bronchitis occurs with measles, flu, whooping cough and can occur along with laryngitis, tracheitis or rhinopharyngitis.
- 2 Chronical bronchitis Is a non-allergic inflammation of the bronchi, which is characterized by irreversible damage to bronchial tissues and progressive impairment of the function of blood circulation and respiration.
Causes: viruses, secondary bacterial infections, inhalation of dust, tobacco smoke, toxic gases.
Symptoms: cough, feeling of soreness and spasm in the throat, wheezing, shortness of breath, fever.
For the successful treatment of bronchitis, it is very important to adhere to a diet that reduces intoxication and exudation in the bronchi, increases the body’s defenses, and improves the regeneration of the epithelium of the respiratory tract. The diet replenishes the loss of vitamins, proteins and mineral salts, spares the cardiovascular system, stimulates gastric secretion and the process of hematopoiesis. The daily diet should contain high-energy foods (about three thousand calla lilies per day), including most of the complete proteins of animal origin, but the amount of fats and carbohydrates remains within the physiological norm.
Useful products for bronchitis
protein foods (cheese, low-fat cottage cheese, poultry and animal meat, fish) make up for the loss of protein with a “wet” cough;
- food with a high calcium content (dairy products) prevents the development of inflammatory processes;
- food supplements with a high content of omega-3 fatty acids (eikonol oil, cod liver, fish oil) help to reduce bronchial hyperreactivity and asthma attacks;
- food magnesium (wheat bran, sprouted grains, sunflowers, lentils, pumpkin seeds, nuts, soybeans, peas, brown rice, beans, sesame seeds, bananas, buckwheat, olives, tomatoes, whole grain or rye bread, sea bass, flounder, herring, halibut , cod, mackerel) helps to improve the general condition and relieve symptoms of bronchial asthma;
- products with vitamin C (orange, grapefruit, lemon, strawberry, guayava, cantaloupe, raspberry) increase the body’s immune defenses and prevent impairment of bronchial reactivity.
- decoctions of medicinal plants (linden flowers, elderberry, mint, sage, anise, tea with raspberry jam, ginger tea) or hot milk with a pinch of soda and boiled honey (without boiling honey causes a strong cough), freshly squeezed vegetable and fruit juices (beets, carrots , apples, cabbage) increase the process of diuresis and effective cleansing of the body;
- vegetable products with vitamins A and E (carrots, spinach, pumpkin, papaya, collard greens, broccoli, avocado, apricot, head lettuce, asparagus, green peas and beans, peach) act as catalysts for metabolic processes in bronchitis.
Sample menu
- 1 Early breakfast: fruit juice and berry soufflé.
- 2 Late breakfast: a few slices of cantaloupe or strawberries.
- 3 Lunch: soup with liver, baked fish in milk sauce.
- 4 Snack: stewed carrots, citrus juice.
- 5 Dinner: pumpkin juice, spinach salad, mussel goulash.
Folk remedies for bronchitis
- turmeric root powder (in salad or with milk);
- onions as an antiviral and antimicrobial agent, helps to cleanse the bronchi and cough up phlegm;
- chicory with honey;
- herbal tea (a mixture of rose hips, lemon mint, thyme, oregano and linden flowers);
- horseradish root with honey in a ratio of four to five (one tablespoon three times a day);
- strawberry juice with milk (three tablespoons of milk per glass of juice);
- vitamin juice (in equal proportions, juice of carrots, beets, radishes, honey and vodka, take a tablespoon three times a day before meals);
- onion inhalations and onion honey (per liter of water, one glass of sugar, one or two onions with husks, boil until the liquid is reduced by half, drink in two days).
Dangerous and harmful foods for bronchitis
The consumption of sugar during bronchitis creates a fertile ground for the development of pathogenic microbes and the relief of inflammatory processes.
And table salt, which contains a high level of sodium, can worsen bronchial patency and cause nonspecific hyperreaction of the bronchi.
Also, you should exclude or limit the intake of foods with a high content of allergens (strong meat and fish broths, spicy and salty foods, spices, seasonings, coffee, tea, chocolate, cocoa) that provoke the production of histamine, which develops edema and increases the secretion of glandular secretions, promotes the development of bronchospasm.
Attention!
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