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Diet for people with intestinal bleeding plays an important role in protecting the health of the patient. Below is a list of the foods that the sick person prioritizes to use as well as the foods to avoid when suffering from this disease.
1. Important principles when building a diet for people with intestinal bleeding
Before learning what to eat with intestinal bleeding, let's refer to the important principles in building a diet for this group of people.
When you have intestinal bleeding, the lining of the intestinal tract is often severely damaged. Patients will face a number of problems such as abdominal pain, vomiting blood, black stools and a number of other serious complications. Along with complying with the treatment methods prescribed by the specialist, the diet plays an important role in determining the patient's ability to recover.
Using food and dishes properly will help alleviate the symptoms of the disease, provide adequate nutrients to maintain health for the patient. When building a menu for people with intestinal bleeding, you need to pay attention to the following issues:
Do not let the patient eat when the intestinal tract is bleeding even though they are awake. When the danger is over, the bleeding has been controlled, the patient should eat and drink normally, but give priority to using liquid, soft and easily digestible foods. The consistency of the food can then be gradually increased by having the patient switch to soft rice. When cooking porridge for the sick, it is advisable to add protein from animals so that the patient has more energy. Food should be chopped and stewed for easy digestion, reducing the burden on the intestinal tract. Reduce the use of green vegetables by using foods that contain a lot of fiber, especially insoluble fiber, which will cause the intestinal lining to rub, causing more pain and bleeding. It is possible for patients to eat more fruits to supplement essential vitamins and minerals, contributing to strengthening resistance. With intestinal bleeding, it is not possible to eat too much food at one time. Therefore, family members should feed the patient in small meals, about every 2 to 4 hours with a moderate amount of food, to help keep the stomach in a state of being neither too full nor too hungry. It is necessary to pay attention to the temperature of the food, absolutely do not use cold food below 5 degrees or freshly cooked food with a temperature above 60 degrees, because this can be the cause of intestinal irritation. strong contractions, causing more pain and damage.
2. What should a patient with intestinal bleeding eat?
People with intestinal bleeding will be encouraged to use the following foods and foods:
Honey: First of all, honey is a food that people with intestinal bleeding cannot ignore because of its resistance inflammation and effectively neutralize stomach acid. Using honey will help kill pathogenic bacteria, fight inflammation in the intestinal tract and help intestinal ulcers heal quickly. In addition, this type of food is also capable of providing a large amount of vitamins A, C, and E to help improve health, improve resistance quite well. To use honey effectively, patients can directly eat 2-3 tablespoons of honey per day or mix honey with warm water and drink it when waking up in the morning to promote digestion. Porridge: Eating porridge will ensure adequate supply of water, starch, protein, sugar and fiber so that the patient can quickly restore health but does not increase the burden on the intestinal tract. You can choose flower porridge, lotus seed porridge, these are all useful suggestions that should be added to the diet for people with intestinal bleeding. Milk: When having intestinal bleeding, patients can drink milk because this food contains a lot of vitamins K, D, calcium, E, selenium, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus to help maintain the patient's life. Foods capable of absorbing stomach acid: Patients can eat bread to help absorb and reduce acid in the stomach, preventing local ulcers. However, patients should only eat these foods when their health is stable and the stomach is no longer bleeding. Low-fiber vegetables: When choosing green vegetables, you should give preference to young vegetables because they are easy to digest and do not cause friction with the intestinal tract. In addition, fiber also plays a role in reducing gastric secretion, making an important contribution to promoting digestion and creating an ideal environment for beneficial bacteria to grow in the intestinal tract. Ginger: This is a famous spice with uses such as pain relief, abdominal bloating, indigestion, healing ulcers in the intestinal tract. Patients can use ginger tea combined with honey or add a little ginger to the patient's porridge or dishes. Soft fruits: Including apples, pears, papayas with easy digestion, intestinal-friendly and capable of adding soluble fiber, and a source of essential vitamins and minerals for the body. Fish oil: This product is rich in omega 3 - a natural anti-inflammatory that can help protect cells in the intestinal lining, promoting the body's ability to heal itself.
3. Intestinal bleeding should abstain from eating?
Besides the foods that should be used as a priority, people with gastrointestinal bleeding should limit the use of the following foods.”
Sour foods: Including pickles, salads or some fruits such as mangoes, lemons contain Too much acid will cause the acid in the stomach to increase suddenly and cause the ulcers in the digestive tract to spread and penetrate deeply, causing many disadvantages to the patient. Fast food: Including foods such as hot dogs or bacon, which often have low nutritional value but contain many preservatives that are harmful to the intestines. Fatty foods: Using fried, fried foods such as fried chicken, fried meat, french fries... not only increases the risk of blood fat, atherosclerosis, but they also cause indigestion, bloating, affect intestinal regeneration. Spicy foods: Foods containing a lot of chili, curry, and pepper will irritate the digestive tract and adversely affect the ulcerated intestinal areas. Therefore, in the diet for people with gastrointestinal bleeding, you need to limit the seasoning of these spices. Raw vegetables: Eating raw vegetables is not guaranteed to increase the risk of intestinal infections, making patients more likely to have diarrhea and ulcers. Soft drinks and stimulants: Carbonated soft drinks, alcohol, and coffee all have the potential to stimulate bowel movements, causing the patient to have abdominal pain and bleeding more. So, you have just learned some information about what to eat with intestinal bleeding. Patients need to pay attention to strictly follow the above rule until the disease is completely healed, avoiding improper food will reduce the effectiveness of the treatment drug and increase the risk of complications. dangerous disease.
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