Feeding habits when pyelonephritis and cystitis

Contents:

• Why do I need a special diet?
• On what should be discarded
• Approximate diet
• Recommendations on diet

Pyelonephritis and cystitis are urological diseases, widespread in our time. The first disease affects the kidneys, the second provokes inflammation of the walls of the bladder. The peculiar features of the structure of sexual organs leads to the fact that according to statistics, every fifth woman at least once in his life faced with cystitis.
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Why do I need a special diet?

Treatment is required to be carried out under the supervision of a physician, but limited solely to the appointment of medication is not enough. Be sure to perform and advice on nutrition, as some products can be irritating to the mucous membrane of the urinary tract. Their exclusion would contribute to a speedy recovery.

Diet with pyelonephritis or cystitis should be treating urologist. Its main goal - to increase the flow of urine. It is achieved by reducing the consumption of salt in the diet of the introduction of alkalizing foods, reduced consumption of protein and fat.

It is recommended to eat at least 4 times a day, but in small portions.

During the breaks should be to saturate the body with plenty of water. When pyelonephritis and cystitis will be useful:

• porridge, soups,
• boiled meat, fish,
• vegetables
• fruits (except for highly exotic, for the best natural areas)
• dairy,
• boiled beets,
• occasionally eggs and butter,
• very rare honey, caramel, marshmallow, jam, marmalade, biscuits, if suppress the urge to sweet fails.

Good to include in the diet cranberry juice, or out of it. Berry increases the acidity of urine and its protective bactericidal properties. Frequent consumption of cranberry relieves symptoms of acute inflammation, reduces the temperature normalizes urination, pain stops.

Diet with pyelonephritis or cystitis usually complementary tea from rose hips, black currant, mountain ash. They saturate the body with vitamins C and P, improve immunity. Drink drink 2-3 times a day before meals. However overzealous liquid patients is not recommended, it is better to keep the amount of fluid entering the body throughout the day, in the range 2-2, 5 l. In the first days of treatment longer lean on vegetables and fruits. Will be useful and fruit drinks, cranberry, plum, grape and apple juices. It allows a little tea or coffee unnatural.

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On what should be discarded

In the treatment of cystitis or pyelonephritis should be excluded from the diet:

• parsley, onion, sharp spices (mustard, vinegar, pepper, horseradish)
• Rye bread,
• garlic,
• legumes,
• salted, pickled, fried, smoked foods,
• canned,
• cauliflower,
• cakes, chocolates, cakes,
• celery,
• alcohol,
• radish,
• spinach,
• nourishing and mushroom broth,
• soft drinks, coffee and cocoa.

Citrus fruits such as tangerines, oranges, grapefruit, can cause allergies, so better to abandon them. The caffeine in chocolate and coffee causes painful muscle spasms of the bladder. Excess sweets adversely affect the reaction, and urine can contribute to inflammation of the bladder.

Early recovery from pyelonephritis or cystitis provide a diet of high-calorie and well-digestible foods that are rich in vitamins, which are easily digested. During an exacerbation of symptoms is allowed only vegetarian food, as they are introduced into the diet subsided cereals, dairy products. If treatment is successful, it may be cooked lean meat. If you count calories, keep their daily amount does not exceed 3,200 Vegetables and fruits are best eaten raw, of heat treatment may be steaming in the oven or provarivaniya.
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Approximate diet

When pyelonephritis or cystitis can use the following variants of the diet.

A simple menu:

• Breakfast: salt-free bread with butter, protein omelet of one egg, boiled vegetables in white sauce.
• Lunch: salt-free bread, salad, vegetarian soup, lean boiled chicken with mushroom sauce and roasted vegetables, yogurt.
• Lunch: mashed potatoes, low-fat boiled fish, sour cream (fat content of 5-10%).
• Dinner: low-fat cottage cheese, fruit sauce, infusion of rose hips.

Easy menu:

• Breakfast: fruit salad or vegetables, mashed potatoes or porridge, butter, bread, tea.
• Second breakfast: a cup of yogurt or juice.
• Lunch: vegetable soup, boiled fish or meat, porridge or mashed potatoes, jelly or compote.
• Dinner: cottage cheese casserole, grated carrots with sour cream and baked apple or plum tea.

Tasty menu:

• Breakfast: vegetable soup and milk porridge, scrambled or boiled eggs, unsalted cheese or cottage cheese.
• Lunch: vegetable soup or cereal soups, meatballs steamed or boiled fish, steamed vegetables, pasta or cereal, mousse, jelly, juice or juice.
• Afternoon snack: yogurt, baked potato with butter, fruit.
• Dinner: casserole with cheese, macaroni and cheese and vinaigrette.

Remember that the best thing a professional urologist menu is made based on analysis of the patient. Diet with pyelonephritis or cystitis depends on the stage of the disease, the patient's health, age and other factors, therefore, in the preparation of the diet should be sure to take into account the opinion of the expert.

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Recommendations on diet

When pyelonephritis or cystitis effective will be the diet that uses the following recommendations. Firstly, if the season allows, there should be plenty of melons, squash and watermelons. They have a strong diuretic effect. If pyelonephritis accompanied by anemic syndrome, increase the consumption of the rich in the iron and cobalt products (pomegranates, strawberries, apples, strawberries). Do not get hung up on yogurt and cottage cheese, add to your diet acidophilus, fermented baked milk, yogurt, sour cream, yogurt, soft cheese.

Meat is better to give preference to low-fat beef, chicken and rabbit. In these varieties contain complete proteins, absolutely all essential amino acids in the right ratio for the assimilation, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and other elements. Remember, better to cook the meat in small pieces over low heat to remove extractives. Fish cystitis and pyelonephritis suitable sea and river, the main thing to choose lean or medium fat content. The fish contains digestible proteins and mineral salts.

Cereals, wheat bread, macaroni, confections can be included in the diet, but they should be of high quality durum and in a minimum amount. Good effect in cystitis and pyelonephritis give herbal, typically the result is noticeable after 2 weeks. Recommended teas from:

• blueberry leaf,
• white willow bark,
• knotweed,
• nettle
• licorice root,
• birch leaves,
• kidney St. John's wort.

If there uremic syndrome should be emphasized in the diet on the sorbents and excrete residues products: fiber in fruits and vegetables, limit protein intake to 25 grams per day. If the patient once manifested allergy allergen should be carefully excluded from the diet since it may enhance the inflammatory process in the kidneys.

If pyelonephritis is accompanied by glomerulonephritis, the limited fluid intake to 600 ml per day in the period of exacerbation. After the dose is gradually increased. Impose restrictions on the consumption of salt to 2-3 grams per day, and protein. Follow the recommendations of your doctor, consume healthy foods and be healthy!