Diet for liver disease: what you can and cannot eat

Doctors are sounding the alarm: the number of people with liver disease is steadily increasing. The statistics get worse every year. There are many reasons for this: unhealthy eating habits, drinking alcohol, viral diseases, taking medications. Today, there are effective drugs that can fully restore liver function, but this is only possible with the right diet. Let's figure out which diet for liver disease can speed up recovery.

• Why the right diet is so important for liver disease
• What can and should be included in your menu
• What should be completely eliminated from the diet
• The main thing about dietary nutrition in liver diseases

Why is the right diet so important for liver disease

The liver performs many vital functions for the body. It is she who is largely responsible for the work of the digestive tract. The state of the liver directly depends on the diet of a person. Properly selected diet for liver disease — this is a step towards recovery, and violation of the regimen will lead to deterioration and reduce all the efforts of doctors.

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There are 3 main functions of this body:

• Digestive. Bile is necessary for normal digestion. It produces the liver. If she is healthy, then per day supplies up to 1-1.5 l of bile to the gastrointestinal tract system. Due to this, fats are broken down and fat-soluble vitamins A, E, D, K are absorbed. Bile is also needed to convert beta-carotene into vitamin A, normal absorption of calcium. At the same time, it stimulates intestinal peristalsis.

• Barrier. Liver — the body's main filter. While it is healthy, it protects against all types of toxins, breaking them down to simple compounds. Also, this organ is responsible for cleansing the body of excess hormones, excess vitamins, toxins that appear as a result of metabolic processes.

• Metabolic. Metabolic processes depend on the liver. It is involved in the processing of fats, carbohydrates, normalizes sugar levels and stores glycogen. When needed, the liver releases glycogen, which is converted back to glucose and provides energy to the body. Liver — important hematopoietic organ. It is she who gives an additional volume of blood if there is a significant blood loss. Also, the liver is associated with the work of the thyroid gland.

The human body — most complex system. In many ways, the mechanism of its work depends on the liver, which can become either stronger or weaker, depending on the peculiarities of nutrition. So a diet for liver disease can play a decisive role in the health of the whole organism.

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What can  should you include in your menu

When compiling the menu, it is important to calculate it so as not to overload the already weakened liver. At the same time, the diet should include products that will fully provide the body with useful substances. It should also be taken into account that due to the disease, appetite may decrease, i.e. there will be less food, but it should saturate well.

Diet table No. 5 is suitable, providing meals 4-6 times times day. The list of allowed products is extensive:

• Fats. Only lard and  margarine are strictly prohibited. Other fats can be consumed, but only in limited quantities.

• Meat. Chicken, maybe. From lean meats (veal, beef, rabbit), it is better to cook meatballs or steamed cutlets. Diet sausages are also allowed.

• Fish. All fatty varieties are prohibited, but you can cook dishes from pike perch, carp, saffron cod, hake, pollock.

• Dairy products. Soups and  porridges with milk, yogurt, kefir are welcome. You can eat fat-free cottage cheese, but not more than 200 g per day. Fatty cheeses, cream are prohibited, and sour cream is allowed only as a sauce.

• Eggs. You can use a protein omelet and some dishes prepared with egg additions.

• Vegetables. All vegetables that can be consumed fresh are allowed. You can also boiled — potatoes, beets, cauliflower, zucchini, green peas.

• Fruits. All sweet fruits and nuts are allowed. It is important that they are fully ripe.

• Sweets. Anything that does not contain fat — honey, marshmallow, marmalade, marshmallow. You can also eat dry lean cookies.

Bread of your choice — White or black. It is desirable that it be slightly dry. And & nbsp; here you will have to refuse from & nbsp; rich buns and & nbsp; buns. Also, you can not cook soups on & nbsp; mushroom, meat, fish broths. Suitable heat treatment methods — cooking in water and steaming, stewing, baking in oven.

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What should be completely eliminated from diet

The following product groups are prohibited:

•  high fat. Animal fats are especially dangerous.

• Gastrointestinal irritant (with  spicy seasonings). Foods that increase the secretion of digestive secretions will overload the liver.

• Food that promotes fermentation. Its consumption will lead to gas formation and deterioration of liver function.

• Smoked meats, marinated and fermented foods, fried foods. It is important to adhere to the cooking regimen.

• With alcohol. Anything containing alcohol, including liqueur-based desserts, must be completely excluded.

The  diet should not include scrambled eggs, fatty confectionery (these include  chocolate), pickled and  pickled vegetables, and legumes. Pay attention to the temperature of the food. She must be warm. Too hot and cold dishes — this is an additional load on the & nbsp; gastrointestinal tract.

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The main thing about dietary nutrition in liver diseases

It not only products are of fundamental importance, but and the way of their preparation. You will have to give up & nbsp; fried and & nbsp; smoked foods. The menu should include the following products:

• Vegetable fats and butter. The quantity should be small.

• Low-fat dairy products. Milk soups are especially useful.

• Low-fat meats and fish. We will have to give up salmon, pork and lamb, but there are many other meat and fish products in the list of allowed varieties.

• Vegetables and fruits. They can be eaten raw and cooked. The main thing is that they are well-ripened and not sour.

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Diet table № 5 practically doesn differs from healthy eating. You might enjoy this system so much that you will stick with it for the rest of your life. Your liver will thank you.

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