Dietary considerations after fracture

  1, avoid blindly supplementing calcium Calcium is an important raw material for bones, and some people think that more calcium after a fracture can accelerate the healing of broken bones. But scientific research has found that increasing calcium intake does not accelerate the healing of broken bones, and for patients with long-term bedridden fractures, there is a potential risk of increased blood calcium, accompanied by a decrease in blood phosphorus. This is the result of prolonged bed rest, which inhibits the absorption and utilization of calcium on the one hand, and increases the reabsorption of calcium by the renal tubules on the other. Therefore, for fracture patients, there is no lack of calcium in the body, as long as the condition and according to the doctor’s orders, strengthen the functional exercise and early activity, it can promote the absorption and utilization of calcium by bone and accelerate the healing of fracture. Especially for patients who are bedridden after a fracture, blindly supplementing calcium is not beneficial and may be harmful.  Some people think that eating more meat and bones and drinking more bone soup after a fracture can make the fracture heal early. In fact, modern medicine has proven many times that eating meat and bones after a fracture does not lead to early healing, but rather delays the healing time of the fracture. The reason for this is that the regeneration of bone after injury mainly depends on the role of periosteum and bone marrow, which can only function better under the condition of increasing collagen, while the ingredients of meat and bones are mainly phosphorus and calcium. If a large amount is ingested after a fracture, it will contribute to the increase of inorganic components in the bone, resulting in an imbalance in the ratio of organic matter in the bone, so it will have a hindering effect on the early healing of the fracture. However, fresh meat and bone soup tastes delicious and stimulates appetite, so it is beneficial to eat in moderation.  3, avoid partial diet Fracture patients, often accompanied by local edema, congestion, bleeding, muscle tissue damage, the body itself has the ability to resist repair, and the body repair tissue, bone growth, bone scab formation, stasis and swelling of the raw material is to rely on a variety of nutrients, it is clear that the key to ensure the smooth healing of fractures is nutrition. The diet should be nutritious, with good color, aroma and taste, and stimulate the appetite. Eat more tomatoes, amaranth, bok choy, cabbage, radish and other vitamin C-rich vegetables to promote the growth of bone scabs and wound healing.  4, avoid indigestible food fracture patients due to fixed and activity restrictions, coupled with pain, mental anxiety, so appetite is often poor, sometimes constipation, bedridden patients are more common. Therefore, food should be nutritious, but also easy to digest and laxative, it is advisable to eat more vegetables containing more fiber, eat some bananas, honey and other foods to promote gastrointestinal digestion and defecation. If necessary, take laxative drugs, such as maharaja intestinal pills or laxative spirit.  5, do not drink less water bedridden fracture patients, especially patients with spinal, pelvic and lower limb fractures, action is very inconvenient, so try to drink less water to reduce the number of urination. If the bedridden patient has less activity, the intestinal peristalsis is weakened, coupled with reduced water intake, it is easy to cause constipation and urinary retention, and also easy to induce urinary stones and urinary tract infections. Therefore, bedridden fracture patients drink water appropriately.  6. Do not take Chinese medicine such as Panax notoginseng tablets for a long time. At the early stage of fracture, local internal bleeding occurs, blood stagnation, swelling and pain, at this time, taking Panax notoginseng tablets can constrict local blood vessels, shorten clotting time and increase thrombin, which is very appropriate. However, one week after the fracture is repaired, the bleeding has stopped and the damaged tissues start to repair, and the repair must have a large amount of blood supply, if you continue to take Panax ginseng tablets, the local blood vessels will be in a constricted state and the blood will not run smoothly, which is not good for the fracture healing.