Gastritis is one of the most common diseases of our time. Frequent snacks and meals on the run, a wide variety of fast food, poisoning with low-quality food - all this can cause gastritis. Maybe that's why many people now suffer from stomach problems. But how to deal with them?
To do this, it is not at all necessary to constantly take medication, the main thing in treatment is a correct and well-chosen diet that will not cause irritation of the mucous membrane and aggravation of the disease, but at the same time saturate the body with all the necessary macronutrients and vitamins.
General rules of nutrition
- Try to eat 5-6 small meals a day. You should not feel hungry. Make it 3 full meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as small snacks.
- The basis of your diet should be liquid or grated food.
- Choose the foods that will bring you the most benefits: cereals, soups, fish, meat, eggs, cottage cheese, milk and dairy products, whole grain or rye bread, fruits, vegetables and berries.
- Pay attention to expiration dates. Give preference to natural food that has undergone minimal processing. It is better to choose yogurt with a shelf life of one week 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, fruit, dried fruit) should be present in your diet every day.
- Steam, cook in a slow cooker or bake in the oven. Another option is on the grill without oil.
Important!Drink 1-2 liters of pure water a day. This is the main dietary recommendation not only for a person with gastritis, but also for a healthy person.
List of prohibited products
In this disease, it is contraindicated to eat food that irritates the walls of the stomach. It is also worth minimizing the consumption of foods that cause abundant production of gastric juice. Such products include:
- fried and smoked food;
- chips and crackers;
- food cooked in large quantities of oil;
- purchased sweets;
- ice cream;
- wheat flour products;
- lemonade and soda;
- Packaged juices;
- mayonnaise, ketchup and purchased sauces;
- alcohol;
- fast food;
- pickled berries and fruit;
- 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.
Although this list seems quite impressive, eating healthy and delicious is very simple. Remember that many products are interchangeable. For example, instead of unhealthy mayonnaise, you can make a homemade sauce from natural yogurt, eggs and sunflower oil. It is easy to replace purchased sweets with cheesecakes, honey, fruits and dried fruits, sugar-free jam or nuts. So there is always the option of a replacement.
Prohibited food additives
It is important to understand that the same product from different manufacturers can have a completely different composition. But whether you can eat this or that food depends on the composition. So always pay attention to it. Pay special attention to these ingredients:
- E-104, E-102 - contribute to the development of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- E-122, E-123 - negatively affect digestion;
- E-150, E-151 - interfere with the normal process of food digestion;
- E-220 - E-226 - cause stomach ache;
- E-322 - irritates the walls of the stomach.
Of course, these are not all additives that negatively affect our health. So always try to choose natural products without unnecessary preservatives.
List of permitted foods
After reading the list of prohibited foods, you may get the impression that there is almost no variety in food. In fact, this is far from the case. You can eat deliciously and healthily by focusing on these foods:
- liquid cereals cooked in water or milk;
- vegetable soups with added grains;
- soup puree;
- milk or cream with medium or high fat content;
- scrambled eggs, boiled egg or soft-boiled eggs;
- vegetable and fruit puree;
- boiled, baked or stewed fish or meat;
- honey, marshmallow, white marshmallow, natural marmalade;
- a small amount of sugar in tea or coffee;
- vegetables and butter;
- pasta and rice;
- desires;
- fresh vegetables, fruits and berries;
- fresh cheese with an average percentage of fat;
- steamed dried fruit;
- jam or jam;
- jelly;
- weakly brewed 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 down, because it is different for each person and primarily depends on your gender, age, weight and height, as well as physical activity. Try to eat small meals and don't be hungry.
| Breakfast | A snack | Dinner | A snack | Dinner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Rice porridge with milk, whole grain bread and cheese sandwich, green tea | Apple | Baked cod + pasta | Fresh cabbage and carrot salad | Cottage cheese casserole, tomato and cucumber salad, tea |
| Tuesday | Oatmeal cooked in milk, soft-boiled egg, marshmallow, weak coffee with milk | Banana | Vegetable and rice soup, puree + steamed chicken cutlet | A small portion of almonds | Seasonal vegetable salad + boiled fish |
| Wednesday | Omelet, banana, coffee with milk | Syrniki | Puree pumpkin soup, baked chicken breast | Pine nuts + natural yogurt | Steamed fish + fresh vegetable salad |
| Thursday | Buckwheat porridge with milk, apple, tea | cottage cheese 5% | Soup with pasta, boiled chicken + cucumber and green salad | Kefir | Rice + steamed fish |
| Friday | Omelette, marshmallow, coffee with milk | Cheesecakes + natural jam | Vegetable soup, grilled fish + buckwheat | Banana | Boiled potatoes + vegetable salad |
| Saturday | Rice porridge, walnuts, a spoonful of jam, coffee with milk | Peach, nectarine or berries | Macaroni + baked chicken fillet + cheese | Lozenges + tea | Stewed cabbage with carrots + steamed fish |
| Sunday | Corn porridge, marshmallows, tea | Apple | Vegetable soup, rye bread, baked fish | Berries | Omelet + vegetable salad |
Attention!Gastritis also has several different types. And when you're making the menu, don't forget about them.
Nutrition of a person with gastritis with low acidity
Reduced acidity means that the production of hydrochloric acid in the body is difficult. So your diet should support that. Focus on mashed potatoes, liquid cereals, pasta, cooked meat and fish. Be sure to include boiled eggs, vegetable salads, freshly squeezed juice, baked and fresh fruit, a little stale bread or homemade crackers in your diet. Your diet should be based on a variety of vegetable dishes. You better start eating with them. You can add small amounts of spices such as cinnamon, turmeric or coriander to your meals.
But fatty meats, legumes, beans, kvass, unripe fruits, carbonated drinks and fresh bread will have to be abandoned.
Diet for gastritis with high acidity
The main goal of such a diet is directly opposite to the previous one. You must stimulate the production of hydrochloric acid in every possible way. To do this, eat more cereals, soups, fresh vegetables, sweet fruits and compotes from them, legumes, beans, zucchini, fresh bread. Refuse spicy and fried foods, spices, seasonings, pickled and canned vegetables, sour fruits.
What kind of diet to follow when gastritis worsens?
If the disease suddenly worsens, let the stomach rest. On the first day, it is better not to eat at all, but to drink a lot 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, stick to a stricter diet. The basis of your diet should be cereal and vegetable soups, pureed vegetable soups. Into this liquid porridge cooked in milk and boiled fish or chicken. Ideally, pass all dishes through a meat grinder or blender. You can also have soft-boiled eggs and a cottage cheese casserole made from non-acidic cottage cheese.
But fruits, vegetables, dairy products, cheese, cottage cheese, bread and sweets will have to be abandoned during the exacerbation.
A diet for gastritis can be not only useful, but also tasty. The main thing is to show more imagination and come up with interesting recipes. In addition, such a diet will have a positive effect on your figure, skin and overall well-being. And the disease will soon go away, because you eat properly and in a balanced way.