Nutrition For Intestinal Diseases

Every person sometimes has problems with the intestines. What are intestinal diseases? What are the main recommendations in the treatment of intestinal diseases?

Every person sometimes has problems with the intestines. What are intestinal diseases? What are the main recommendations in the treatment of intestinal diseases?

The intestine performs one of the main functions in the digestion process. Intestinal diseases occur due to transmission of dysentery, infection with the simplest microorganisms (giardia, amoeba, trichomonads), intoxication (mercury, arsenic), violations of the regime and quality of nutrition, following substandard diets, injuries. The inflammatory process occurs either in the small intestine (enteritis) or in the large intestine (colitis), or the entire gastrointestinal tract is inflamed (enterocolitis).

Intestinal diseases are divided into acute and chronic. It is necessary to treat intestinal diseases in a timely and correct manner in order to avoid the transition of the disease into a chronic form.

The main role in the treatment of intestinal diseases belongs to the correct diet therapy. The diet depends on the nature of the disease, the condition of the motor function of the intestine, the presence or absence of food intolerance, the patient's age, gender, and concomitant diseases.

It should also be taken into account that all products affect the function of the intestines differently and can be divided into three groups:

• promote emptying
• delayed bowel movements
• products that practically do not affect bowel movements

Nutrition for acute intestinal inflammation.

Acute inflammation of the intestine - enterocolitis, occurs together with acute inflammation of the stomach. Main symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, complaints of belching, stomach pain, lack of appetite, severe general weakness.

In case of acute inflammation, it is recommended to use only liquid food for the first few days, such as rice broth and blueberry jelly. With vomiting and diarrhea, the body loses a lot of fluid, it is very important to drink more fluid. It is recommended to drink hot tea without sugar or mineral water. On the third day of illness, a diet with a limited amount of calories is recommended: 200g of carbohydrates, 60g of fats, 5-6g of table salt, 100-120g of proteins.

Therapeutic nutrition for severe diarrhea

Recommended products:                            

• soups on low-fat fish or meat broth, you can add rice or semolina
• vegetable broths
• wheat bread crackers
• steam cutlets from lean meat or fish
• low-fat cheese
• mashed porridge (buckwheat, oat, rice)
• sour
• grated apples
• green tea
• black coffee
• decoction of black currants, dried blueberries, rose hips

Foods to avoid

In intestinal diseases, the following should be excluded:

• fatty dishes and products (broths, meat, poultry, fish)
• canned goods, smoked meats
• flour and bakery products
• dairy products
• pearl barley and wheat groats
• pasta
• legumes
• berries, vegetables, fruits in fresh form
• cakes, pastries, candies, chocolate
• coffee, cocoa
• cold and carbonated drinks

Nutrition is characterized by a low energy value (2000 kcal per day). 90 g of proteins, 70 g of fats, and 250 g of carbohydrates are consumed per day.

Therapeutic food for constipation

Recommended products:

• vegetable soups
• meat, fish (lean)
• stale bread from coarsely ground flour
• fermented milk products
• crumbly cereals
• vegetables (carrots, tomatoes, beets, zucchini, cucumbers, cauliflower, pumpkin)
• berries and fruits
• honey, jam
• soaked dried fruits (figs, prunes)
• decoction of rose hips
• juices (vegetable, fruit)

Products that should be excluded:

• fatty meat
• bakery products from flour of the highest grades
• legumes
• garlic, onion
• radish, radish
• canned goods, smoked meats
• rice, semolina
• pasta
• chocolate
• jelly
• strong tea
• mustard, pepper, horseradish

The energy value of food with constipation is 2800-3000 kcal per day, and proteins are consumed 100g (50g animal proteins), fats 90-130g (50g vegetable fats), carbohydrates 400-420g.