Gastritis is one of the most common diseases of our time. Frequent snacks and meals on the run, a wide variety of fast food, low-quality food poisoning - all these can cause gastritis. Perhaps this is why so many people now suffer from stomach problems. But how to deal with them?
To do this, it is not necessary to constantly take drugs, the main thing in treatment is a correct and well-chosen diet that will not cause irritation of the mucous membrane and exacerbation of the disease, but at the same time saturate the body with all the necessary macronutrients and vitamins.
General nutrition rules
- Try to eat 5-6 small meals a day. You must not be hungry. Have 3 full meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus small snacks.
- The basis of your diet should be liquid or grated foods.
- Choose foods that will bring you the most benefit: cereals, soups, fish, meats, eggs, cottage cheese, milk and dairy products, whole grains or rye bread, fruits, vegetables and berries.
- Pay attention to expiration dates. Prefer natural foods that have undergone minimal processing. It's better to choose yogurt with a weekly shelf life than one with a shelf life of six months.
- Eat the number of calories you need, which is easy to calculate using special programs on the Internet.
- Proteins (meat and fish, cottage cheese, cheese, milk, eggs), fats (vegetables and butter, cheese, egg yolks, nuts), carbohydrates (cereals, pasta, fruits, dried fruits) should be present in your diet every days.
- Steam, cook in a slow cooker or bake in the oven. Another cooking option is on the grill without oil.
Important!Drink 1-2 liters of pure water a day. This is the top nutrition recommendation not only for a person with gastritis, but also for a healthy one.
List of prohibited products
With this disease, it is contraindicated to eat foods that irritate the walls of the stomach. It is also worth minimizing the consumption of foods that provoke the abundant production of gastric juice. Such products include:
- fried and smoked foods;
- french fries and cookies;
- foods cooked in large amounts of oil;
- purchased sweets;
- Ice cream;
- wheat flour products;
- lemonade and soda;
- packaged juices;
- store-bought mayonnaise, ketchup, and sauces;
- alcohol;
- fast food;
- berries and sour fruits;
- sour curd;
- strong coffee and tea;
- pickled and pickled vegetables;
- low-fat dairy products;
- spicy food;
- kvass;
- canned food;
- meat or fish in its own juice.
While this list sounds pretty impressive, eating healthy and tasty is pretty simple. Remember that many products are interchangeable. For example, instead of unhealthy mayonnaise, you can make homemade sauce with plain yogurt, eggs, and sunflower oil. Store-bought candies are easy to replace with cheesecakes, honey, fruit and nuts, sugar-free jams, or nuts. So there is always a replacement option.
Prohibited Food Additives
It is important to understand that the same product from different manufacturers can have a completely different composition. But it depends on the composition whether you can eat this or that food. So always pay attention to that. Pay special attention to these ingredients:
- E-104, E-102 - contribute to the occurrence of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- ST. 122, ST. 123 - adversely affect digestion;
- ST. 150, ST. 151 - interferes with the normal process of digestion of food;
- E. 220 - E. 226 - causes stomach pain;
- E-322 - irritates the stomach walls.
Of course, these are not all additives that negatively affect our health. Therefore, always try to choose natural products without unnecessary preservatives.
List of allowed foods
After reading the list of prohibited foods, you may get the impression that there is almost no variety in the food. In fact, this is far from the case. You can eat tasty and healthy by focusing on these foods:
- liquid cereals boiled in water or milk;
- vegetable soups with the addition of cereals;
- puree soup;
- medium- or high-fat milk or cream;
- scrambled eggs, boiled eggs or soft eggs;
- vegetable and fruit purees;
- boiled, roasted or stewed fish or meat;
- honey, marshmallow, marshmallow, natural marmalade;
- a small amount of sugar in tea or coffee;
- vegetables and butter;
- noodles and rice;
- greens;
- fresh vegetables, fruits and berries;
- cottage cheese with an average percentage of fat content;
- steamed dried fruit;
- jam or jelly;
- jam;
- rare tea or coffee;
- cheese;
- mineral water from which the gas was previously released;
- freshly squeezed juice, diluted in half with water;
- sour cream or homemade sauce.
Diet option for a week with a chronic course of the disease
This menu option is given as an example in the normal course of the disease without complications and exacerbations. The amount of food in grams is not written, as it is different for each person and mainly depends on their sex, age, weight and height, as well as physical activity. Try to eat small meals and don't go hungry.
| Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Lunch | Dinner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Milk rice porridge, wholemeal bread and cheese sandwich, green tea | Litter | Roasted cod + pasta | Fresh cabbage and carrot salad | Cottage cheese casserole, tomato and cucumber salad, tea |
| Tuesday | Oatmeal cooked in milk, soft-boiled egg, marshmallows, weak coffee with milk | Banana | Vegetable and rice soup, puree + steamed chicken cutlet | Small portion of almonds | Seasonal vegetable salad + boiled fish |
| Wednesday | Omelet, banana, latte | syrniki | Pumpkin puree soup, roasted chicken breast | Pine nuts + natural yogurt | Steamed fish + fresh vegetable salad |
| Thursday | Buckwheat porridge with milk, apple, tea | 5% cottage cheese | Soup with noodles, boiled chicken + cucumber and green salad | kefir | Rice + steamed fish |
| Friday | Omelet, marshmallow, latte | Cheesecakes + natural jam | Vegetable broth, grilled fish + buckwheat | Banana | Boiled potatoes + vegetable salad |
| Saturday | Rice porridge, walnuts, a spoon of jam, coffee with milk | Peach, nectarine or berries | Pasta + Roasted Chicken Fillet + Cheese | tablet + tea | Sauteed cabbage with carrots + steamed fish |
| Sunday | Corn porridge, marshmallows, tea | Litter | Vegetable soup, rye bread, baked fish | berries | Omelet + vegetable salad |
Heads up!Gastritis also has several different types. And when compiling the menu, you should not forget about them.
The diet of a person with low acid gastritis
Decreased acidity means that the body's production of hydrochloric acid is difficult. So your diet should support you. Focus on mashed potatoes, liquid cereal, pasta, cooked meats and fish. Be sure to include hard-boiled eggs, vegetable salads, freshly squeezed juice, fresh baked fruit, slightly stale bread or homemade crackers in your diet. Your diet should be based on a variety of vegetable dishes. It's best to start eating with them. You can add small amounts of spices like cinnamon, turmeric or cilantro to your meals.
But fatty meat, vegetables, beans, kvass, green fruits, soft drinks and fresh bread will have to be abandoned.
Diet for gastritis with high acidity
The main purpose of such a diet is directly opposite to the previous one. You need to stimulate the production of hydrochloric acid in every way possible. To do this, eat more cereals, soups, fresh vegetables, sweet fruits and jams from them, vegetables, beans, zucchini, fresh bread. Refuse spicy and fried foods, seasonings, spices, pickled and canned vegetables, acidic fruits.
What kind of diet to follow with exacerbation of gastritis?
If you suddenly have a flare-up, let your stomach rest. The first day it is better not to eat anything, but to drink plenty of water. Not only water is perfect for this purpose, but also decoctions of wild rose, chamomile, weak tea with a small amount of sugar.
In the following days, maintain a stricter diet. The basis of your diet should be cereal and vegetable soups, vegetable puree soups. Add to this liquid porridge boiled in milk and boiled fish or chicken meat. Ideally, pass all dishes through a meat grinder or blender. You can also eat hard-boiled eggs and non-acidic cottage cheese cottage cheese casserole.
But fruits, vegetables, dairy products, cheeses, curd, breads and sweets will have to be abandoned during the exacerbation.
A diet for gastritis can be not only helpful, but also tasty. The main thing is to show more imagination and create interesting recipes. In addition, this nutrition will positively affect your figure, skin and general well-being. And the disease will soon subside, because you eat right and balanced.