Diet with intestinal infection

With intestinal infectioninfection is very important in addition to drug treatment to maintain a diet: it helps to alleviate the condition of the patient and normalize the work of the digestive system.

Features of diet in gastrointestinal infections ^

Most often, people get infected through intestinal infection due to bathing in contaminated water bodies, or when using unwashed fruits and vegetables.

Whatever the source of the infection, the symptom is always one - diarrhea( diarrhea).There is also a third cause of infection - the body's response to ARI, but it is much less common.

The lack of treatment can threaten dehydration, acute renal failure, pneumonia, dysentery or toxic shock, so therapeutic nutrition for intestinal infection is a good addition to medical intervention.

What kind of diet is needed for intestinal infection

Having figured out whether a diet is necessary for intestinal infection, it is important to know what foods should be in the diet:

• Mucous soups;
• Mashed porridge;
• Kissels;
• Fish and meat of low-fat varieties;
• Blueberries and bird cherries;
• Strong tea;
• Dry bread;
• Macaroni;
• Grated cheese;
• Pumpkin, tomatoes, zucchini;
• Potatoes, cauliflower, carrots;
• Fruits;
• Low-fat dairy products.

What should be excluded from the diet menu for intestinal infections:

• Soups and borscht on fatty broth;
• Chocolate;
• Baking;
• Cream;
• Corn, barley and millet porridge;
• Smoked meat;
• Any greasy and fried foods.

Diet for patients with intestinal infection and dysentery involves the consumption of water in large quantities, and it must be drunk even through strength. As for food, then you need to eat 5-6 times a day, but if the patient does not want to eat - do not need to force.

Diet in case of intestinal infection: menu and features of therapeutic nutrition ^

Therapeutic diet table №4 b with intestinal infection

This table is recommended during the period of exacerbation with improvement: it is allowed to eat low-fat first courses, milkand sour-milk products, eggs, cheeses, cereals, fruits, vegetables.

Sample menu:

• We have breakfast with a protein steam omelette, we drink tea;
• For lunch we eat 1-2 baked apples;
• Dinner soup on fish broth, drink diluted cherry juice with water;
• For a mid-morning snack we drink a broth of wild rose, eat a piece of cheese;
• We dine with jellied fish and vegetable puree.

Diet for intestinal infection in adults

To mitigate the symptoms, you can use an example of this menu:

• Urrom eat 2 boiled eggs, drink tea with crackers;
• We bite a handful of berries;
• We dine with thick low-fat soup, steam cutlets and salad from boiled vegetables;
• We snack jelly;
• We dine with boiled noodles and stewed vegetables.

Diet for intestinal infection in children

In childhood, it is necessary to remove all dairy products from the diet:

• We have breakfast oatmeal mashed porridge with berries, drink juice;
• For a lunch we drink blueberry jelly;
• We have lunch with steamed vegetables and boiled chicken;
• We have a cup of cocoa and croutons;
• We have dinner with mashed buckwheat porridge, we drink tea.

Diet for acute intestinal infection

During the exacerbation it is forbidden to consume milk, cottage cheese, kefir, fermented baked milk, any fruits and vegetables, and the ration should consist of the following products:

• Meat souffle, cutlets, kelly;
• Mucous soups;
• Crackers;
• Boiled meat or fish of low-fat variety;
• Mashed porridge.

Diet for viral intestinal infection

In this case, it is allowed to eat all foods from the recommended list, but you must follow the additional rules:

• Drink 1 liter of black strong tea per day( you can sweeten);
• Drink as much pure water as possible.

Diet for nursing mothers with intestinal infections

If a baby gets an intestinal infection, the nursing mother may not completely eliminate the milk, as it contains lactose, but it will still have to be reduced to 40%.

Approximate menu:

• We have breakfast oatmeal in milk, we drink strong tea with crackers;
• At lunch we eat 100 g of berries;
• We dine borscht on low-fat broth, we eat boiled vegetables and a steam cutlet;
• Lunch with kissel;
• We dine with vegetable stew and jellied fish.

Nutrition of the child after intestinal infection

Within two weeks after the transferred illness, the risk of recurrence of the disease still exists, but the following products will help to strengthen the immunity of the child:

• Well-boiled porridges on the water;
• Lean meat;
• Natural curd;
• Apples and bananas;
• Potatoes, broccoli, zucchini, pumpkin;
• Yesterday's bread;
• Macaroni.

Diet for intestinal infection: recipes for dishes

Recipe for blueberry jelly:

• Flush 2/3 of a glass of blueberries;
• Pour 400 grams of water into a saucepan, bring to a boil;
• Add 2 tbsp.l. Sahara;
• Stir in a glass of cold water 1 tbsp.l.starch, gradually pour the mixture into a saucepan;
• Put the berries there, stir;
• Reduce fire, bring to a boil, turn off the stove;
• Filter.

Prescription of mucous soup:

• Put a pan of water on the stove, bring to a boil, throw there washed porridge;
• Grind onions and carrots, add 15 minutes before cooked;
• Switch off, wipe through a sieve, add a little vegetable oil.

Recipe for vegetable salad:

• Boil the carrots, cauliflower and zucchini;
• Mix, salt, season with olive oil.

Results, testimonials and recommendations of physicians on proper nutrition with intestinal infection ^

As a result of a diet with intestinal infection, it is possible to achieve a significant improvement in the patient's condition, as the bowel work normalizes and symptoms soften - this effect can be achieved in 2-3 days of proper nutrition.

Tips for avoiding intestinal infections:

• Do not swim in prohibited areas;
• Always wash fruits and vegetables;
• Wash hands with soap and water before preparing or eating food;
• Keep food in the refrigerator;
• Do not consume raw fish or meat.

Such prevention of gastrointestinal infections will help prevent infection, as it is the lack of personal hygiene or cooking in a dirty kitchen that significantly increases the likelihood of the disease.

Reviews of doctors about diet with intestinal infection:

Lydia, 43, gastroenterologist:

"The diet is important both at the initial stage of the disease, and within 2-3 weeks after recovery. Do not immediately stop eating properly, as soon as symptoms disappear: there is a risk that they will return again, becauseheavy food stimulates and loads the gastrointestinal tract »

Olesya, 39, gastroenterologist:

"Together with medication, it is very important to adhere to a special diet. I most often prescribe a diet - table number 4 b, t.

Marina, 30 years old, gastroenterologist:

"The rate of recovery directly depends on nutrition, and if you take medicine while continuing to eat fatty foods that contribute to putrefaction in the intestine - there will be no benefit from it"