Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the rectum and colon of unknown origin. The common symptoms of ulcerative colitis are diarrhea, abdominal pain, mucus and pus in the stool, stool 2 to 4 times a day, and in severe cases up to 10 times, the disease varies in severity, more recurrent, ulcerative colitis is a “persistent disease”, requiring long-term treatment, so nutrition and diet is very important, the general principle of diet is high The general principle of diet is high calorie, high protein, high vitamin, less oil, less dregs diet. The patient’s diet should ensure sufficient calories, proteins, inorganic salts and vitamins to avoid malnutrition as much as possible, in order to strengthen the body and facilitate the remission of the disease. The following diets need the attention of ulcerative colitis patients and their families: 1, eat less coarse fiber food Avoid choosing coarse fiber food and processed rough food, because a lot of coarse fiber food will stimulate the intestinal tract and affect the absorption of nutrients, which will aggravate the condition of patients who are already malnourished. Therefore, food fiber should be limited as much as possible, such as leeks, celery, white potatoes, radishes, coarse grains, dry beans, etc. Raw vegetables and fruits should be avoided during the active period of the disease, and can be made into vegetable water, vegetable puree, juice and fruit puree for consumption. Do not cook with large pieces of meat, but often use minced meat, diced meat, shredded meat, minced meat and steamed egg custard, boiled eggs and other forms.
2, be careful eating seafood The proteins in seafood are different from the proteins in the food we often eat, and certain xenobiotics are prone to cause allergies and aggravate inflammatory reactions, so ulcerative colitis patients must be careful eating seafood. Milk and dairy products are also not recommended during the active phase of the disease. In the process of dietary regimen, patients and their families should pay attention to the condition, which foods work well for patients, and which foods patients feel uncomfortable or have allergic reactions after eating. Should summarize the experience in a timely manner, and continue to explore the appropriate diet.
3, should not eat greasy food ulcerative colitis diarrhea is often accompanied by fat malabsorption, severe cases accompanied by steatorrhea. Therefore the amount of dietary fat should be limited, should use less oil food and less oil cooking methods. Diarrhea should not eat oily food and fried food, cooking a variety of dishes should be as little oil as possible, and often use steam, boiling, stewing, blanching, stewing, water sliding and other methods.
4, avoid irritating food spicy irritating food can cause adverse stimulation of the gastrointestinal tract, therefore, ulcerative colitis patients should avoid chili, mustard, wine and other spicy stimulating food, eat less garlic, ginger, green onions, and do not eat too cold, too hot food. It is especially important to avoid cold drinks and food just taken out of the refrigerator in summer.
In short, patients with ulcerative colitis should choose soft, light, less crumbly, easily digestible, nutritious, and adequate calorie foods with small and frequent meals.