What is the best diet for atrophic gastritis with intestinal chemosis? Can I eat seafood?

Atrophic gastritis with intestinal metaplasia is a common diagnosis on pathological biopsy by gastroscopy. Seeing these diagnoses, people tend to be more nervous, so what should they pay attention to in terms of diet? First of all, meals should be balanced and nutrition should be comprehensive. Atrophic gastritis due to gastric mucosa atrophy can often cause a lack of gastric acid, and the role of gastric acid is quite important to the human body, in addition to the activation of pepsin, decomposition of food and other digestive aid can also assist in the absorption of iron, vitamin B12. Therefore, food should be selected nutritious, easy to digest soft food, eat more food containing vegetable protein, vitamins. Such as animal liver, lean meat, eggs, poultry, soy products, vegetables (tomatoes, carrots, spinach, cabbage, cauliflower, asparagus, mushrooms), fresh fruit (strawberries, Portugal, bananas), etc.. If appetite is poor, add vinegar to taste in moderation. If symptoms are severe, choose soft or semi-liquid foods such as noodle thread, watery tofu, steamed pumpkin, steamed egg custard, fish, and semi-liquid foods such as lean vegetable porridge, pumpkin porridge, rice soup, light fish soup, etc. Next, avoid eating rough and irritating foods. Avoid eating too hard, too spicy, too salty, too hot, too rough and irritating food. Such as fried food, pickled food, chili, garlic, etc.. In particular, patients with atrophic gastritis with intestinal epithelial metaplasia should not smoke or drink strong alcohol. Taste should be light, do not eat food containing too much salt. Also pay attention to dietary hygiene, avoid using drugs that are irritating to the stomach. The third diet should be regular. Pay attention to regular regular rationing of food to maintain the normal rhythm of digestive activity. Do not starve a full meal or do not eat breakfast, should also avoid overeating, and should avoid eating late night snacks. You can eat a small number of meals, 4-6 meals a day, choose easily digestible food. You can add vinegar to season and help digestion. To chew slowly, chew food thoroughly, so that the food is fully mixed with saliva, avoid stress during meals, if eating while doing other things (such as talking, meeting, etc.), it will affect the neural signaling between the brain and the digestive tract (brain-gut axis), thus affecting the secretion of stomach acid and digestive enzymes, therefore, meals need to be concentrated. Eating to seven or eight minutes full is appropriate, and should not sit for a long time after the meal. Finally, about the issue of eating seafood. Seafood is one of the more popular foods, seafood is rich in nutrients, so for patients with atrophic gastritis with intestinal chemosis, it is still beneficial to eat seafood, but everything should be a degree, and pay attention to the freshness and hygiene of seafood.