Diet for gastritis in the acute stage

Gastritis is a common gastrointestinal disease that causes inflammation of the stomach lining. An exacerbation of pathology occurs if the irritated walls of the gastrointestinal tract are damaged, as a result of which the work of the digestive system is disrupted. In this regard, the diet for gastritis in the acute stage should be gentle and aimed at restoring the digestive process. More about this and will be discussed in this article.

What is the danger of pathology

On the walls of the patient's stomach during exacerbation of gastritis, erosion occurs - small cracks and wounds. In the process of eating, mechanical and chemical irritation of these wounds occurs, due to which ulcers or bleeding develop in the future. Also, the patient during an exacerbation may encounter other symptoms, including belching, increased gas formation, heaviness in the stomach, bouts of nausea and vomiting, general weakness of the body and a decrease in protective functions organism.

The danger of an exacerbated stage is that ignoring gastritis can lead to serious complications.. For example, internal damage to the walls of the stomach may occur, and the functioning of the sphincter muscles may gradually be disrupted. Another stage of exacerbation is dangerous because, in addition to the stomach, other organs of the gastrointestinal tract (kidneys, liver and intestines) can also be affected.

In the treatment of gastritis, an integrated approach is used, including not only drug treatment, but also diet therapy.

Power features

The main task of diet therapy for gastritis is to eliminate irritating factors, therefore, for relief of the inflammatory process affecting the walls of the stomach, certain regulations. First of all, the patient should switch to fractional meals, that is, eat food often, but in small portions. This will take the strain off your digestive system. In addition, if the fractional diet is observed, the amount of hydrochloric acid produced is significantly reduced, which makes it possible to prevent damage to the mucous membrane.

When cooking, you also need to follow some rules. This will eliminate or reduce mechanical stress on the stomach. These rules include the following:

• all food that enters the stomach during an exacerbated form of gastritis must be liquid or soft to avoid damage to the mucous membrane;
• food can be baked in foil, steamed, or boiled so that there is no hard crust on finished products;
• with an exacerbation of the disease, the patient is allowed to eat fish or meat in small pieces.

To alleviate the symptoms of pathology, it is necessary to eliminate the chemical factor, that is, to reduce the chemical effect on the gastric mucosa. For this you need:

• take the load off the digestive system at night. Make sure that the last meal was a few hours before bedtime;
• limit the amount of salt in the diet, as it irritates the affected gastrointestinal mucosa;
• completely exclude spicy and hot spices from your diet;
• eat food at the optimum temperature (36-38 ° C). Eating food that is too hot or cold is not recommended.

On a note! If gastritis is accompanied by increased acidity of the stomach, then before each meal it is necessary to drink 200 ml of a decoction of flaxseed or fresh milk. This will reduce the activity of hydrochloric acid and protect the gastric mucosa from negative consequences.

Many people mistakenly assume that a diet for weight loss is no different from a health diet, since in both cases it is necessary to eat exceptionally healthy foods. But there is a difference, and a big one, since with gastritis, the daily diet should have a high energy value, which is not suitable for weight loss. To speed up the recovery process, you need to ensure that the body receives nutrients in sufficient quantities. We are talking about vitamins and minerals.

Products for exacerbation

The correct diet is far from everything, because a diet for gastritis implies an exclusion from a diet of foods that negatively affect the patient's stomach, thereby exacerbating the symptoms gastritis. Consider the permitted and prohibited foods for exacerbation of gastritis.

What can

With gastritis, you need to regularly eat foods that have a positive effect on the gastric mucosa. These products include:

• fermented milk products of low fat content;
• boiled eggs;
  

  Boiled eggs are good for gastritis

• low-fat varieties of fish and meat;
• olive oil;
• fruit jelly;
• vegetable puree;
• green tea and fruit juices;
• semolina, rice and buckwheat porridge;
• a decoction of rosehip or chamomile;
• protein omelet;
• hard cheese varieties;
• butter in small quantities (40-50 g per day, but not more);
• pasta casserole.

The daily use of the above products has a positive effect not only on the gastric mucosa, but also on the entire digestive system.

What is not allowed

With gastritis - and even more so with an exacerbation of the disease - it is categorically not recommended to eat foods that increase the activity of the stomach. Prohibited foods include:

• ice cream and chocolate;
• processed cheese;
  

  Processed cheese will have to be abandoned

• mushrooms (different varieties);
• tomato paste and tomatoes;
• cornflakes;
• lard;
• pickled vegetables;
• carbonated drinks (lemonade, kvass, mineral water, etc.);
• smoked food, sausages and sausages;
• strong coffee or tea;
• alcohol.

Note! When choosing industrial products, you need to pay attention not only not to the country of origin or cost, but also to the availability of food additives. The most dangerous additives that can cause a relapse of pathology include E 102, 151, 220, 226 and others.

Sample menu for gastritis

Based on the list of permitted products, you can prepare various dishes that will not only be useful for the stomach and other organs of the digestive system, but also tasty. But if you do not have time to compose a diet for gastritis, then you can use ready-made examples of the menu, one of which is presented below.

Table. An example of a menu for exacerbation of gastritis.

Eating	Dishes
Breakfast	It is advisable to start your day with nutritious meals that will give the body the necessary energy. Semolina pudding with a sandwich made from a piece of white bread and cheese does the best for this task. As a drink, you can drink rosehip broth or fruit juice (always diluted).
Lunch	Prepare 1 to 2 baked apples with 1 tbsp for your second meal. l. honey. Wash it all down with green tea.
Dinner	For lunch, you can make mashed potatoes or cauliflower, as well as beef patties. But as a main course, you need to cook a low-fat soup.
Afternoon snack	This is a small pre-dinner snack, so meals should be relatively light. For example, make oatmeal with fruit jelly.
Dinner	The last meal, which should consist of light meals. You can make chicken noodle broth and baked fish. For drinks, fruit compote is better. Before going to bed, it is recommended to drink 100 ml of low-fat kefir.

Not only the patient's well-being or his weight, but also his mood depends on the correct functioning of the digestive system. It's no secret that a large amount of serotonin or, as it is also called in medicine, "the hormone of happiness" is produced in the intestines.

Additional recommendations

There are several more nutritional rules for gastritis, the observance of which will speed up the healing process. One of the most important is frequency of meals. This means that the patient should eat at about the same time to relieve the symptoms of the pathology and to prevent its further exacerbations. Despite the fact that the therapeutic diet provides for limiting the amount of carbohydrates in the diet, completely from them you cannot refuse, since this will negatively affect the body (if carbohydrates are excluded, a deficiency may occur energy).

Another nutritional rule for exacerbated gastritis is thoroughly chopping and chewing food. If, at the aggravation stage, all solid products must be grinded with a blender or graters, then during the period of remission the food is served in its original form, but it must be carefully chew. Eating without haste, you can prevent the exacerbation of pathology.

How to prevent the development of gastritis

Most gastrointestinal diseases, including gastritis, can be prevented. It is much easier than fighting the developing pathology later. In the case of gastritis, you must follow a few simple rules:

• give up bad habits that negatively affect the digestive tract. First of all, it concerns smoking and alcohol abuse;
  

  Give up bad habits

• avoid stressful situations. It has been proven that severe stress can provoke the development of many ailments;
• exercise regularly, especially if you are sedentary. It is enough to visit the pool or gym 2-3 times a week to keep the body and the digestive system in good shape. If you do not have the opportunity to regularly go to the gym, then replace it with morning runs;
• follow the diet (eat at the same time, skip nighttime snacks);
• eat only healthy foods;
  

  Prevention of gastritis

• undergo preventive examinations by a gastroenterologist. This will reduce the likelihood of developing serious pathologies..

Only with a careful attitude to your health can you exclude the likelihood of developing gastritis, therefore, at the first suspicious symptoms, you should immediately consult a doctor.

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