What to eat for a herniated disk

Herniated disc is mainly a light diet, avoiding spicy and stimulating foods and greasy foods. At the same time, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, eat more collagen-rich foods, such as pig’s trotters, can effectively increase the strength of the annulus fibrosus, reduce the degree of disc herniation, relieve symptoms. In addition, eat more calcium-rich foods, such as milk, soy products, and seafood. Most herniated discs can be relieved with conservative treatment, and diet is only one aspect. In addition, pay more attention to rest, sleep on a hard bed, avoid bending over, avoid excessive weight bearing, correct body posture, avoid a long time in one position. Oral anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, such as diclofenac sodium; can be injected with mannitol injection as well as injectable sodium hepaticoside, to relieve the degree of damage to the muscle nerve roots and alleviate the symptoms; nutritive neurological drug therapy, methylcobalamin capsules. Conservative treatment has no effect, can consider surgery, release the nerve root compression. For this disease, massage, acupressure or injectable drugs are generally not recommended.