Treatment of duodenitis - we make the right diet

Duodenitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane of the duodenum) is now as common a pathology as gastritis, cholecystitis and other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Moreover, often this ailment is a companion of stomach ulcer and enterocolitis, which further worsens the patient's condition.

Clinically isolated acute and chronic duodenitis. Timely treatment of duodenitis will help to avoid unpleasant complications, will not allow the disease from the acute form to pass into the chronic.

As a rule, duodenitis occurs as a result of taking rough food, because of alcohol or tobacco poisoning , and also after a systematic casting of the acidic stomach contents into the duodenum. Infectious agents or food poisoning can also cause duodenitis. Symptoms, treatment of this disease - all this is worth talking to the doctor. Measures aimed at stabilizing the state should then be started immediately. And they should be aimed at eliminating the root cause of the pathological process.

Inflammatory processes in the duodenal mucosa quite quickly lead to severe complications (such as acute cholangitis with mechanical jaundice and acute pancreatitis).

For duodenitis, the following symptoms are typical: epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, lack of appetite, general weakness. To establish the final diagnosis, a special study is appointed - fibrogastroduodenoscopy (abbreviated - FGDS). This diagnostic procedure will visualize the pathological processes in the mucosa, take pieces of tissue for further study.

Treatment of duodenitis, in the first place, begins with the appointment of a special diet. Therapeutic diet is the basis for the therapy of all gastrointestinal diseases, without exception, and, of course, diseases such as gastritis and duodenitis. Diet with duodenitis is aimed at excluding from the diet mainly those products that create unfavorable conditions for the healing of defects in the mucous membrane of the duodenum. The food should be soft, crushed or grated, boiled and steamed. Optimum option is considered liquid porridge, as they do not injure and do not and do not strain the digestive tract.

When treating duodenitis, it is necessary to completely change the diet: food intake is about 4-6 times a day. Portions should be small, about 250 grams. Chew food slowly, making at least 10 chewing movements for one sip, because in this case, the food lump is well saturated with saliva, and the food will be sufficiently chopped. Also, you need to reduce the intake of fats, carbohydrates and increase the amount of incoming protein and liquid.

It is worth highlighting the undeniable benefits of fruit juices, which are natural sources of vitamins B, C and E. Also, treatment of duodenitis is impossible without switching to the use of soups (better vegetables, cereals). Recommended boiled vegetables. You can eat a piece of white bread.

From the diet are completely excluded: alcohol, chocolate, ice cream, any carbonated drinks, sweet, coffee and strong tea. Absolutely contraindicated salty, smoked and pickled products, fried or fatty foods, as well as spices, onions, garlic.

If you follow these recommendations in the diet, drug treatment will be most effective. You will quickly feel the improvement. And gradually you will be able to expand the range of products allowed for use.