Basic requirements for dietary nutrition in cystitis
When a woman has cystitis, it is very important to followa normal diet, which will include 3 main meals and a couple of small snacks. Since the human urinary system is most active in the first half of the day, breakfast and lunch should account for 3/4 of the entire daily food intake. And in the evening and at night, the body should be unloaded, so the dinner of a woman suffering from cystitis should consist exclusively of light foods. If the diet is followed, the load on the kidneys and bladder will be minimal, which is important for successful treatment and a quick recovery. All food consumed during the illness should be natural. During cystitis, the therapeutic diet should ensure sufficient rinsing of the urinary system and prevent further irritation of the bladder walls. The disease will quickly pass if a woman drinks at least 2 liters of liquid every day (if the body temperature rises, its volume should be increased to 2.5 liters). With cystitis, it is allowed to drink calcium chloride mineral water, fruit drinks, freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juices (except tomato), lingonberry and cranberry compotes, weak and unsweetened tea. Kidney tea, herbal infusions based on bearberry or corn silk will eliminate inflammation of the bladder mucosa. In addition to drinking plenty of fluids, the diet of a patient with cystitis should include foods that have a diuretic effect. These can be zucchini, cucumbers, spinach, watermelons, melons, carrots. As the general condition of the patient improves, fermented milk products (non-acidic kefir, fermented baked milk), cottage cheese and unsalted cheese are allowed to be introduced into the diet, and a little later - lean meats and fish. A woman suffering from cystitis can eat porridge cooked in water, mashed potatoes, diet soups.
Prohibited products with inflammation of the bladder, an example of a menu
It is very important to remember that throughoutDuring the treatment of cystitis, women are strictly prohibited from drinking any alcoholic beverages, coffee or strong tea. The list of prohibited foods includes everything spicy, fatty, salty, fried or sour. Foods that irritate the mucous membrane of the urinary tract include tomatoes, celery, radishes, horseradish, garlic, sorrel, onions, cauliflower, lettuce, horseradish, and all sour berries and fruits. Mushroom, meat and fish broths are also prohibited during cystitis. Avoid all foods that contain dyes, preservatives and other chemicals. They are harmful even to a completely healthy person, and what can we say about a body exhausted by the disease? Replace sugar with honey, it has a beneficial effect on the inflamed bladder. After recovery from acute cystitis, a woman can gradually return to her daily diet. But the chronic form of this disease requires a long-term diet, because any irritant product can cause a new exacerbation of the disease. In this case, a diet should accompany a woman for another year after the last exacerbation of the disease. You should not forget about sufficient drinking regimen either. Below are options for what a diet for chronic cystitis can be. Breakfast: mashed potatoes, stewed zucchini, omelet or soft-boiled eggs, porridge with milk, cottage cheese with pieces of sweet berries, fermented milk drinks, weak green tea with honey, sweet juices. Lunch: soups cooked in water, pasta casseroles, boiled fish and meat, steamed cutlets, vegetable stews (without adding tomato paste or juice), baked potatoes, cereal dishes, cucumber and zucchini salads, mousses, jelly, compotes, sweet fruits. Dinner: various variations of cottage cheese casseroles, fermented milk drinks, pasta with seafood and unleavened cheese, fish baked in foil, several slices of bran bread, herbal tea with honey. As much as you would like to, do not use products from the prohibited category in cooking, do not season food with ketchup, mayonnaise and other hot sauces, refuse spices. Drink as much liquid as necessary so that the bladder can empty every 2 hours. The right diet in combination with other measures aimed at combating chronic cystitis will allow you to get rid of this unpleasant disease.
