Dietary considerations after joint surgery, as follows.
1. Avoid foods with oil.
Because fat will accumulate, causing the wound to heal less easily and weakening resistance to bacteria.
2, increase the intake of protein.
Protein-rich foods, including fish, meat, beans, eggs, milk, can help the wound healing, increase physical strength, you can choose more fish, because fish is easier to digest and absorb, remember to eat meat not just drink soup.
3, the right amount of vegetables and fruits.
Because vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals, which can help the patient’s wound healing and increase body resistance.
4, more water.
5.Do not eat foods that are easily flatulent.
Such as onions, kohlrabi, kamut, soy products, etc.
Promote wound healing food are.
1, rich in protein food.
Protein can promote wound healing and reduce the chance of infection. Protein-rich foods include lean meat, chicken, beef, liver, cheese, milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, soybeans, soy products, etc.
2.Foods rich in glucose.
Sugar is the main energy supplier of the human body, supplying sufficient energy is indispensable for wound healing. In the wound healing period can eat more sugar-rich fruits, both to increase the sugar, but also to take in sufficient amounts of vitamins.
3.Food rich in zinc.
Zinc can be combined with vitamin C, participate in the synthesis of collagen in the body, increase resistance and promote wound healing. Foods containing zinc are corn, soybeans, radish, mushrooms, nuts, animal liver, fungus, kelp, seafood (such as oysters), eggs, meat, whole grains, nuts.
4, foods rich in vitamin A.
Vitamin A can promote the proliferation of skin epithelial cells and promote postoperative wound healing. It is mainly found in animal liver, fish oil, carrots, tomatoes, dark green vegetables and other foods.
5. Foods rich in vitamin C.
Vitamin C is the raw material for the composition of collagen, which can promote wound healing. Present in various vegetables and fruits, mainly green vegetables, spinach, sweet potatoes, potatoes, strawberries, sweet persimmons, lemons, oranges, dates, kiwis, oranges and grapefruit.
6, rich in vitamin E food.
Vitamin E can maintain animal reproductive function, promote wound healing; vitamin E and vitamin C combined, the two will complement each other and enhance the role. Foods containing vitamin E are cereals, green leafy vegetables, egg yolk, nuts, meat and dairy products.
Foods not conducive to wound healing.
1, tobacco, alcohol, strong coffee.
2, spicy, fried and hot food.
Phase I: After 6 hours after the artificial joint replacement is the first phase, if there is no nausea, vomiting reaction, the diet is mainly clear liquid food, generally patients can enter rice soup, lotus root powder, fruit juice, de-oiled broth, egg flower soup, etc., can choose a small number of meals.
Stage 2: after 1 or 2 days, with the stabilization of the disease and recovery of gastrointestinal function, the patient’s diet may enter the second stage, with fluid such as milk, yogurt, yellow egg custard, almond tea, etc.
Stage 3: If the patient has no adverse reaction after eating fluid, the diet can enter stage 3, with dragon’s beard noodles, shaken egg flower, egg congee, wontons, bread, cakes, vegetable puree, liver puree, etc.
Stage 4: After 5-6 days, the patient’s diet can enter the fourth stage, eating soft rice, soft dishes made of meat, steamed buns, etc.
The diet of post-surgical patients should be “high in calories, high in protein, high in vitamins, low in fat and easy to digest”. In particular, it should be noted that multivitamins and other nutrients that are important for wound tissue healing cannot be synthesized by the human body, but can only be taken in by food, so the diversity of the diet should be increased and reasonably matched to ensure adequate supply of various nutrients and accelerate the recovery of the body.