Cirrhosis Diet

  For patients with cirrhosis, in addition to proper rest and active cooperation with treatment, a reasonable diet is also very important. The diet should pay attention to the following points: 1. Cirrhosis reduces the ability of the liver to regulate blood sugar and makes it easy for hypoglycemia to occur. Therefore, patients should supplement some sugar in an appropriate amount. In addition to three meals a day, some sweet cakes should be added between meals, the amount of sugar and cakes should not be too much at one time, 25-50 grams is appropriate. Because too much sugar supplement at one time will be easily transformed into fat in the liver, which will lead to fatty liver.  2, cirrhosis of the liver damage is heavy, the regeneration and repair of liver cells then need an adequate amount of protein. Therefore, patients with cirrhosis should be supplied with 80-100 grams of protein per day, half of which should come from lean meat, fish and shrimp, dairy, poultry eggs and soy foods. Patients with low plasma protein that leads to the formation of ascites should especially be supplied with a high protein diet. Patients with increased blood ammonia should follow medical advice low protein diet.  3, a variety of vitamins directly involved in the metabolism of the liver. Therefore, patients with cirrhosis should have a comprehensive and rich intake of vitamins, and B vitamins are important for promoting digestion, appetite, protecting the liver and preventing fatty liver. Vitamin C can increase the resistance of liver cells, and can promote the regeneration of liver cells and liver glycogen synthesis, improve metabolism, diuretic, detoxification, eliminate jaundice and reduce transaminases and other effects. So patients with cirrhosis should often eat more fresh vegetables and fruits to ensure the supply of vitamins to meet the needs of the body.  4, cirrhosis patients should eat a low-fat diet, if too much fatty food, not only is not easy to digest and absorb, and too much fat will directly aggravate the disease, especially animal fat should be eaten as little as possible. In order to ensure low fat, dishes should be cooked in a way that is mainly steamed, boiled, braised, stewed, boiled, and eat as little or no fried food as possible.  5, wine, pepper and other spicy foods are more stimulating and toxic to the liver, and should be contraindicated to drink and eat.  6, cirrhosis of the liver ascites, to limit the intake of salt and water, under the guidance of doctors should eat low salt or salt-free diet.  7, cirrhotic patients with esophageal varices, diet should be fine and soft, easy to digest. Do not eat too hot and too much crude fiber food, such as celery, soybean sprouts, etc.. Forbid eating bones, spines and all hard foods to prevent acute hemorrhage caused by puncturing esophageal blood vessels. Patients with cirrhosis generally have different degrees of abdominal distension, loss of appetite, indigestion and other symptoms. Therefore, try to diversify the food you eat every day and cook it in a soft and tasty way that is easy to digest. In addition, a happy mood, optimistic emotions and physical activity within the limits of one’s ability are also very important for the recovery of this disease.