Dietary considerations in patients with biliary cirrhosis

Update Date: 2022-05-13 Source: Network

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Cirrhosis, this disease is a common liver disease, if not through active treatment at any time endanger our health, so we must ensure the method of treatment and the effect of treatment. In addition, attention to diet is also very important. So, what should we pay attention to in diet for biliary cirrhosis?

Dietary considerations in patients with biliary cirrhosis

1、 Eat less and eat more: the digestive ability of patients with liver cirrhosis is reduced, so it is not appropriate to eat too much each time, so as not to increase the burden on the liver. Eat 4-5 meals a day, provide soft and digestible, less fiber, less stimulating semi liquid or soft food. Such as meat must be fully cooked, and vegetables and fruits must be chewed slowly. Especially the patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding or varicose veins should be so, should be soft food and semi liquid food, avoid eating hard, fried food.

2、 Trace element: trace element zinc has protective effect on hepatocytes, so we must pay attention to the supply of zinc. We should eat more lean meat, aquatic products and coarse fiber food. In addition, the sodium intake of patients with liver cirrhosis is 7-8g per day. Once ascites is complicated, salt and other foods with high sodium content should be used less or prohibited, and the intake of salt should not exceed 2G. The water intake should be limited to 1000 ml. The daily intake of sodium in patients with severe ascites should be controlled within 500 mg.

3、 Vitamins: focus on intake of foods rich in vitamin B, vitamin C, a, D, e, K, B12 and folic acid, such as fresh vegetables, fruits, seafood, etc.

matters needing attention

Liver cirrhosis patients must be timely and effective treatment, this disease is not a good treatment in clinical, if found in daily life after the disease should actively pay attention to this disease, but also we should not lose the confidence to cure this disease, in the current view, there are still many ways to treat liver cirrhosis, so we do not have too many concerns .