DIET GASTRIC PROTECTION

DIET GASTRIC PROTECTION

It is common to feel discomfort (burning, bloating, reflux or heaviness) in our stomach, mainly to poor diet or drugs consumption irritating gastric mucosa.The main function of a diet of gastric protection is to keep the stomach in a state of functional semireposo, so we recommend making small meals, frequent, based on soft foods. In this diet also we avoid certain foods irritating gastric mucosa and as we will favor other beneficial nutrients to the gastrointestinal system.This meal plan should be followed by those who suffer or present gastric or duodenal ulcers and / or gastritis.
 So we give some recommendations:

 .- Make frequent meals (5 a day) and sparingly..- It is important the temperature of the food we eat keeps the hot stuff.
 .- Avoid coffee, tea, alcohol, snuff, spices, sugar amount, vinegar, chocolate, salt and soda.
.- Eat slowly and chew well (at least 20 times each mouthful), so that the enzymes in saliva have time to begin the process of digestion.
 .- Prepare your food without fat, the best way to cook in these cases is steamed, boiled or grilled or baked. With little salt. No spices or spicy..- We suggest you avoid certain foods because they are irritating or promote bloating, namely red meat, sausages (salami, mortadella, etc.), sardines, shellfish, acidic juices (orange, passion fruit, pineapple, etc.), thus avoiding raw fruits (watermelon, cantaloupe, bananas) and citrus, vegetables (lettuce, tomato, peppers, onion, garlic, cabbage, cabbage, broccoli, cucumbers, turnips, and fried foods, salty, spicy stews, sauces; avoid whole grains products (lentils, peas, chickpeas, beans, etc.), vinegar and lemon.

.- You can eat safely and according to your nutritional and caloric needs: chicken, pork, fish and white hake in general (boiled or grilled), ham, omelette with a little oil and hard-boiled egg, or scrambled eggs; Starchy between: rice, pasta, mashed potatoes, boiled potatoes, oatmeal, white bread, banana; Cooked vegetables (zucchini, eggplant, beets, spinach, carrot, chayota). All puree (at first) and whole (below). DAIRY: Milk (skim or low-fat), yogurt, white cheese.

.- If you fancy a dessert, we suggest: Ripe fruit (papaya, apple, pear), yogurt, ricotta cheese with sweetener, cookies, custard, flan, compote (avoid citrus), fruit in syrup.We have other advice for you ... To supplement your diet gastric protection:

 .- Restrict the use of aspirin or medications containing aspirin and other nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, known as NSAIDs
. - Try to avoid as much stress, it performs some activity that will help drain (exercises, painting, dancing, reading, etc.).

 .- Sleep at least 6 to 8 hours..- Try not to drink water or other beverage with food, unless it is indispensable, because in this way the gastric juice concentrate and digestion is more efficient and less time.