Dietary contraindications for hepatitis patients

  The liver is an important organ of the human digestive system, hepatitis patients generally poorer digestive function than normal people, the quality of the gastrointestinal also seems weaker, so in the diet should be careful, pay attention to the following “appropriate” and “avoid”.  1, diet should be light Hepatitis patients are often due to “bad appetite”, light mouth and bitter mouth and like to eat strong or salty food, in order to “taste of food”. The general taste of thick food such as fried spicy food is difficult to digest, and is high in fat, low vitamin, to the liver burden, so it is better not to eat.  Light food such as bean products, fish, vegetables, corn, potatoes, fruits, etc., contains a large number of vitamin C, B, A, E and fiber, etc., has a good antioxidant function, the metabolic capacity of liver cells have enhanced, and easy to digest and absorb, is the appropriate food for hepatitis patients.  2, it is advisable to eat food containing high quality rich protein protein is the most important nutrient to maintain the function of life, providing the body with the necessary amino acids. These foods are lean meat, fish, chicken, eggs, soybeans, etc. These foods should be guaranteed in sufficient quantity, and in the preparation of easy to eat, easy to digest, the general daily intake of protein 1 ~ 1.5 grams / kg (body weight) is appropriate, too little protein intake will cause malnutrition, but too much food can cause hyperlipidemia and fatty liver. Medical doctors believe that it is appropriate to eat up to eight points per meal.  3, it is appropriate to supplement the trace elements and vitamins related to liver function Hepatitis patients lack of trace elements such as zinc, manganese, selenium, iodine, iron, so it is appropriate to supplement the mineral and vitamin-rich food, such as seafood, seaweed, mushrooms, sesame, walnuts, dates, wolfberry, shellfish and other foods.  4, avoid drinking alcohol wine is easy to hurt the liver, the blood alcohol concentration increases will cause liver cell damage, the liver is more time-consuming to remove alcohol than to remove other harmful substances. Drinking a lot of hepatitis patients, more likely to cause alcoholism and cirrhosis.  5, avoid too many sweets eating sugar or sweets will make the body pyruvic acid and lactic acid and other sugar metabolites, the liver to pay more work to remove these harmful residues, resulting in the liver “overworked”, but also the liver “care of the other”, affecting the The absorption of other nutrients, resulting in loss of appetite and malnutrition.  6, avoid blind tonic Whether dietary supplements or medicinal supplements, for hepatitis patients should be cautious, under the guidance of a doctor, avoid ginseng and deer antler, ten full tonic, more than a “meal”. In general, most patients with acute hepatitis are liver qi stagnation, dampness and heat, so it is not advisable to use the tonic, warm tonic, so as not to heat up the heat, blocking the dampness and dryness, the heat of the fire. The appropriate amount of American ginseng can be used, supplemented by raw earth, asparagus and other cool-running drugs or grass turtles, water fish and other food slow-cooked soup to drink (hepatitis patients should not eat more stew).  Chronic hepatitis patients due to “long illness in the deficiency”, it is not appropriate to use too bitter cold drugs. You can use red ginseng or sugar ginseng, supplemented by calm and warm Chinese medicine or food stew.