During the observance of any medical diet, every patient has many questions. It is very interesting, for example, how water is used in gastritis, what drinking regime should be adhered to during exacerbation of the disease of the gastrointestinal tract, what other drinks other than water can still be drunk during a diet.
Of course, it is difficult to find universal answers. And all because each patient has his own clinical picture. But there are general rules that need to be adhered to during an exacerbation. There are only seven of them.
How to drink water with gastritis?
Rule number 1 - moderate volume. Diet is the best cure for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, it is necessary to drink water with gastritis moderately, while it is important to listen to your body and take fluids at the first symptom of thirst. For a healthy person, the daily allowance is two liters minimum. It is not necessary to stick to this volume. During the therapeutic diet for gastritis, it is important not how much to consume water, but how to do it correctly.
Rule number 2 - drink before eating. With gastritis it is important to drink water half an hour before meals. Such a regime will help to satisfy hunger and reduce the amount of food consumed. This mode allows you to reduce the burden on the stomach and intestines. And this is the first step to recovery.
Rule number 3 - a complete ban on cold water. Cold water with gastritis is prohibited. During the exacerbation of the disease and in the process of remission, it is important to eat food at room temperature. Cold water slows down digestion, food stagnates in the stomach and aggravates the situation. But the warm is absorbed instantly, so the digestion processes it does not interfere.
Rule number 4 - a taboo on tea and coffee. Many drinks with gastritis can provoke a worsening of the patient's condition. For example, tea and coffee should be minimized. Strictly you can not drink them before meals and immediately after it.
Rule number 5 - you can only boiled water. It is important to understand what water to drink when gastritis. It is necessary to choose the one that is sold in glass bottles, the water from the tap is better to boil. The liquid in plastic bottles often contains harmful bisphenol. At boiling, this substance becomes toxic, it destroys the walls of the stomach, so gastroenterologists advise to refuse to purchase water in plastic bottles.
Rule number 6 - you can not "fill" with water. Many people prefer to add citrus juice or artificial sweeteners to regular drinking water. It is important to understand that water with lemon with gastritis with increased secretion is strictly prohibited. Any acid irritates the walls of the stomach, if the mucous membrane is damaged, the acid is capable of provoking a burn. In addition, any citrus juices strengthen the secretory process, so with increased acidity, such "refueling" is prohibited.
Regulation No. 7 - strict "no" to soda drinks. Any carbonated water with gastritis is also strictly prohibited. And all because of its composition is a substance such as carbonate. It is harmless in itself, but many people after drinking carbonated water there is a bloating, there is heartburn, and this is an additional burden on the stomach mucosa. That is why sweet fizzy drinks with gastritis can not be drunk.
Freshly squeezed juices
Freshly squeezed juices are very useful, but only with a healthy stomach. If the mucous walls are damaged, it is necessary to choose drinks carefully. So, for example, to drink lemon juice is allowed in minimal quantities with gastritis with low acidity. Strictly forbidden are orange fresh, apple and cherry drinks, pomegranate juices. It is also worthwhile to refrain from peach and apricot juice to anyone who has stomach acidity increased.
Potato and cabbage juices are actively used during the treatment of acute phases of the disease. They relieve inflammation of the gastric mucosa and start the process of regeneration of its walls. Juice treatment is carried out by observing the following recommendations:
- You can drink only freshly squeezed drinks.
- Take them three times a day.
- Single dose should not exceed 100 grams.
- You can not salivate and sweeten juices.
- The course of treatment consists of two weeks. Then it is necessary to make a two-week break and only then to apply again to the course of treatment.
- Continue the procedure for taking freshly squeezed juices until complete recovery.
- If, after taking the juice, bloating develops, their use should be stopped.
- To reduce the load on the stomach, it is useful to dilute the juices with water in a ratio of 1x1.
Description of indications and contra-indications of other drinks, such as compotes, kissels, teas and cocoa will be offered in the following articles. It is also worth familiarizing with them in more detail to all those who are prescribed a strict diet for gastritis.