Scleroderma is a disease that may cause significant changes in the patient’s appearance. The pathogenesis of this disease is unclear and there are no specific drugs to treat it. Once the disease develops, the patient will suffer both physically and psychologically. Diet is often an important modifying measure at this time. Good dietary decisions have the potential to promote the recovery of scleroderma patients. As the old Chinese saying goes, “three parts treatment, seven parts nourishment”. As you can see, diet can actually play a role in supporting treatment. Today, we introduce you to four types of food that can be recommended for scleroderma patients. 1, salty food Chinese medicine theory that salty can lead medicine into the kidney. Salt substances can regulate the osmosis of human cells and blood to maintain normal metabolism, which is an important part of the human body. Chinese medicine believes that the salty flavor has the role of filling the kidney qi. Kidney energy is sufficient, the skin can be beautiful, salty food can not be ignored. On top of that, salty food can also play a complementary therapeutic effect on nodular skin disorders. From these theories, salty food is undoubtedly conducive to the recovery of scleroderma. Common salty foods include kelp, sea cucumber, pig’s kidney, scallops, nori, sea thrive, and salt. However, it should be noted that excessive intake of salt may trigger high blood pressure, cardiovascular stenosis and other diseases. Too salty diet is not conducive to human health. 2, sour food Chinese medicine believes that “acid into the liver”, can collect, can astringent, with astringent, astringent role. Convergence refers to the closed protection of positive qi to prevent the law, essence, gas, blood, two stools leakage excessive, can treat positive qi is not solid, slippery incontinence and many other diseases. In addition, the sour flavor also has the effect of generating and nourishing yin, sour and sweet yin, especially suitable for yin deficiency and fluid deficiency caused by dry and flaky skin, wrinkles and chloasma dietary therapy. The consumption of sour food can also promote the normal operation of gastrointestinal function, which is conducive to the digestion of food. When scleroderma jeopardizes gastrointestinal function, sour foods are beneficial in enhancing appetite and helping the body’s immunity, thus aiding recovery. Common sour foods are umeboshi, pomegranate, tomato, mountain plant, orange, citrus scourge, apple, rice vinegar and so on. 3, Lily Lily has a moisturizing lung cough, clear the mind and tranquility effect, modern pharmacological research has proved that it has inhibited the role of hardening and proliferation of colloid fibers, all the patients with scleroderma can be taken. Scleroderma is mainly characterized by excessive fibrosis and sclerosis of the skin and internal organs. If you can inhibit the fibrosis, you can inhibit the development of scleroderma, which is conducive to the recovery of scleroderma. 4, sex flat fruits and vegetables Scleroderma patients may present symptoms such as qi deficiency, yang deficiency, there may be dampness and heat stagnation, etc., the body cold and heat may accumulate, so it is not possible to give a unified dietary advice. However, fruits and vegetables that are mild in nature, such as apples, grapes, cabbage, tomatoes, cauliflower, etc., do not have strong warm or cold properties in themselves, and are a good choice for weekday eating. Eating fruits and vegetables that are rich in nutrients, vitamins, and minerals is a good choice for scleroderma patients because it helps to maintain the body’s immunity and promotes gastrointestinal motility. No matter what you eat, you should keep a normal heart and face the disease with a positive mindset, so that the food you eat can be transformed into the power to fight the disease. Patients and their families should not rely entirely on food to treat scleroderma, but they should give food the appropriate confidence, believing that dietary adjustments can help scleroderma patients recover.