Gastritis (inflammation of the gastric mucosa) is a fairly common disease. Usually she has a chronic course, many patients suffer from the disease for many years. Together with the treatment prescribed by a doctor, proper nutrition is very important. A strict diet is necessary only during the period of exacerbation, then the diet can be varied. An important meal in the diet is salads. With gastritis, they should be cooked using simple rules. In this case, they will provide vitamins and make the diet less uniform.
Features of the treatment of gastritis
Inflammation of the gastric mucosa occurs for various reasons. The main factor causing it is considered infection with the Helicobacter pylori bacterium. But it actively reproduces only in the body, weakened by improper nutrition, stress, bad habits. Therefore, the treatment of gastritis should be comprehensive, prescribed by a doctor. Various medications help eradicate the infection, relieve inflammation and improve digestion.
But it is very important how the patient eats. Many products can cause exacerbation of gastritis. Therefore, diet is an integral part of treatment. Without proper nutrition, no medicine will help. During the period of exacerbation, the diet should be strict, containing only a few products. But with remission, it can be diversified. Various dietary salads for gastritis will help to eat tasty, but will not lead to exacerbation.
What is a salad?
Salad is a cold dish usually used as a snack. It is made from fresh or boiled vegetables, fruits, berries, meat or seafood. A feature of the salad is that all components are crushed, mixed and seasoned with sauce. Vegetable oil, mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice are usually used as dressing.
Salads, especially those made with fresh vegetables, are a valuable source of essential nutrients and vitamins. They diversify the diet and improve digestion. It is also valuable that they have a lot of fiber, different minerals, but the calorie content is low.
To eat salads for gastritis, you must follow the special rules for their preparation. After all, not all vegetables can be consumed with inflammation of the gastric mucosa, you can not spicy seasonings and mayonnaise. But you should not completely abandon this beloved dish by many, you just need to slightly change the recipes.
Cooking rules
Such dishes are used only for remission of the disease. There are certain rules for the preparation of salads, but each person is individual, so you need to carefully monitor your reaction to the food eaten. Someone does not tolerate peas or corn, while others normally eat salads with these products. The same applies to tomatoes, cucumbers, many fruits.
But there are general recommendations for the preparation of salads, which should be followed by all patients with gastritis.
- You can eat these dishes only during remission and after consultation with a gastroenterologist.
- If fresh fruits or vegetables are used, they should be washed and peeled well. It is advisable to pour tomatoes for this with boiling water.
- All components need to be cut into small pieces, and even better - grated. This will provide a gentle effect on the gastric mucosa and faster digestion.
- Salad products should be fresh, not sluggish and not rotten.
- Meat, fish, seafood and some vegetables should be well boiled.
- For refueling, you can use only refined vegetable oil, low-fat sour cream or natural yogurt. It is advisable not to add spices and salt less.
- After cooking, you need to eat salad immediately, you can not store it.
Features of preparation depending on the acidity of the stomach
The diet for gastritis with high and low acidity is different. With hyperacid gastritis, a lot of gastric juice is produced, it irritates the inflamed mucosa and causes the formation of ulcers or erosion. Many products stimulate an increase in its amount, leading to an exacerbation of the disease. Therefore, salads with gastritis with high acidity should be eaten with caution. It is recommended to exclude all acidic foods: berries, citrus fruits, tomatoes, vinegar, lemon juice and seasonings. It is best to cook salads from starchy boiled vegetables, non-acidic fruits, lean meat or fish. You need to fill them with yogurt, non-acidic sour cream or vegetable oil. It is very important to add less salt.
With low acidity, on the contrary, there is too little digestive juice in the stomach. With this gastritis, salads should stimulate its production and increase the amount of hydrochloric acid. Otherwise, digestion slows down, fermentation and flatulence occur. Therefore, you should try to include fresh vegetables in salads, especially cabbage and fresh tomatoes. Citrus fruits, fresh sour berries, apples, boiled carrots, broccoli, and zucchini are also added.
Prohibited Products
Gastritis salads will be beneficial if they are made from the right foods. In order not to cause exacerbation, everything acute and oily should be excluded. It is unacceptable to use in salads those products that are prohibited for gastritis:
- vinegar, spicy spices;
- mayonnaise;
- smoked fish, sausage, ham;
- canned and semi-finished products;
- sauerkraut, pickled or salted vegetables;
- onions, garlic, horseradish, turnips, radishes, radishes, sorrel.
For this reason, all Korean spicy salads are contraindicated in patients with gastritis.
What products to make
Gastritis salads can also be tasty and nutritious. There are many products that do not cause irritation of the mucosa, therefore, are allowed during remission. You can make salads from them.
- Most often they are made from vegetables. It is best to use them in boiled form. These are potatoes, carrots, beets, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans. If raw vegetables do not cause bloating, you can use them. It can be carrots, peeled cucumbers. Tomato salads are the most common, but with high acidity they should be used in small quantities.
- Legumes - beans and peas can be used only in those cases when they do not cause flatulence. It is undesirable to take canned food, it is better to cook dried beans or frozen peas. The same goes for corn, a common ingredient in salads. It is not prohibited for gastritis, but it can only be used if it does not cause bloating.
- It is useful to add greens to salads, especially with gastritis with low acidity. Dill, parsley, lettuce leaves are allowed.
- In the preparation of fruit salads are used mainly pears, apples, apricots, persimmons, watermelons. Peel the fruit better to remove. If fermentation occurs, it is advised to add only baked apples and pears.
- From meat products, you can use chicken, turkey or low-fat veal. Meat should be well boiled and chopped. It is sometimes permissible to add sausage to a salad with gastritis - only boiled without fat, for example, a doctor's.
- You can make seafood salads. Used low-fat fish, squid, shrimp.
What salads are possible for gastritis
If you use the rules for the preparation of salads, exclude prohibited foods and follow the advice of a doctor, you can extend the period of remission for a long time. At this time, it is recommended to eat different salads daily, even several times a day, but in small portions. This will help diversify the diet, make it more tasty and nutritious.
You can eat different salads for gastritis: vegetable, with meat or fish, fruit. If you use authorized products, they will not bring harm. There are many recipes, but according to statistics, most people use traditional dishes. Most often, patients with gastritis eat a salad of tomatoes, carrots, beets, vinaigrette or olivier. But it is allowed to diversify the diet with fruit, with seafood or meat. The main thing is that they do not use prohibited products.
Vegetable salads for gastritis
Most often, in remission of the disease, vinaigrette is recommended. But you need to cook it according to the modified recipe. Boiled potatoes, carrots and beets remain from the traditional vinaigrette. Instead of canned peas, it is better to add boiled fresh-frozen, if there is no flatulence from it. With hyperacid gastritis, nothing else can be added, and if the acidity is lowered, a little pickled cucumbers or sauerkraut are allowed. You need to fill the vinaigrette with vegetable oil.
You can also make lighter salads. For example, a tomato and cucumber salad is popular. They need to be peeled, chopped, seasoned with vegetable oil or low-fat sour cream. You can also add dill or parsley. Beetroot salad is also useful for gastritis. Be sure to boil it. If mixed with prunes, such a dish perfectly helps with constipation.
If there is no flatulence, you can make a salad with white cabbage. It is especially useful for gastritis with low acidity. You can just chop cabbage and carrots, mash with your hands and season with oil. Or add boiled egg and season with sour cream.
Festive
The most popular salad that most people cook for all holidays is Olivier. If you slightly change the traditional recipe, it can be used for gastritis. Delicious salad Olivier is obtained even without pickled cucumbers and canned peas. Cucumber can be added fresh, after peeling it from the skin, and take the peas boiled. Take lean meat - chicken or turkey, sometimes it is acceptable to use boiled sausage. In addition to potatoes, carrots and boiled eggs, you can also add an apple. Dressed with sour cream or yogurt.
A delicious and unusual salad is obtained from squid. They need to be boiled, cut into strips and mixed with chopped boiled carrots and eggs. You can add a little green peas. Season the salad with sour cream. In case of intolerance to seafood, squid should be replaced with boiled chicken meat or sausage, but then the egg is not added.