Diet for patients with fractures

  In the early stage of fracture, the injured area is swollen with blood stasis, the meridians are blocked, and the qi and blood are blocked, so the main treatment in this period is to activate blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis, and to move the qi and dissipate it. According to Chinese medicine, “if the stasis does not go away, the bone cannot be born” and “if the stasis goes away, the new bone is born”. It can be seen that eliminating swelling and dispersing stasis is the first priority for fracture healing. In principle, the diet should be light, such as vegetables, eggs, soy products, fruits, fish soup, lean meat, etc. Avoid eating spicy, hot, sour and greasy food, especially do not apply fatty and nourishing products, such as bone soup, fatty chicken, stewed fish, etc., otherwise the stagnation of blood stasis will be difficult to dissipate, which will delay the course of the disease, delay the growth of bone scabs and affect the recovery of joint function in the future. At this stage, dietary therapy can be used with 10 grams of Panax ginseng, 10 grams of Angelica sinensis and 1 meat pigeon, stewed and cooked, with soup and meat, once a day for 7-10 days.   In the middle stage of fracture, the swelling is partially absorbed, and the treatment at this stage is based on harmonizing the camp and relieving pain, eliminating stasis and generating new blood, and connecting bones and tendons. Diet from light to appropriate high nutritional supplement to meet the needs of bone scab growth, can be added to the initial recipes such as bone soup, Tian Qi chicken, animal liver, in order to supplement more vitamin A, D, calcium and protein. Dietary therapy can be used 10 grams of angelica, 15 grams of bone fragments, 10 grams of sequestra, 250 grams of fresh pork chops or beef ribs, stewed for more than 1 hour, soup and meat together, and used for 2 weeks.  After 5 weeks of fracture, the swelling is basically absorbed and the bone scab has started to grow. It is advisable to treat the fracture by tonifying the liver, kidney, qi and blood to promote stronger bone scabs, as well as to relax the tendons and activate the joints adjacent to the fracture so that the joints can move freely and flexibly to restore their former functions. Diet can be released from the taboo, recipes can be accompanied by old hen soup, pig bone soup, sheep bone soup, deer tendon soup, stewed water fish, etc. Those who can drink wine can use Duzhong bone crushed tonic wine, chicken blood vine wine, tiger bone papaya wine, etc. Dietary therapy can be used wolfberry 10 grams, 15 grams of bone crushed tonic, 10 grams of sequelae, 50 grams of coic rice. Decoct the dregs of the bone crushed tonic and sequestra first, then add the remaining 2 flavors to cook the porridge and eat. Take the congee once a day for 7 days. Each course of treatment is 3-5 days apart and can be used for 3-4 courses of treatment.