Crohn's Disease Nutrition
Being a disease of the gastrointestinal tract, Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease whose common symptoms include diarrhea, cramping, weight loss, fever bleeding and abdominal pain. It is a disease which is more prevalent in the developed world with approximately some 2 million people feared to have it.
Since Crohn’s disease has tendency to reduce the appetite of the victims, as well as weight loss and also reduced rate of the body to absorb mineral salt and vitamins, it is quite important for every victim to maintain a healthy diet and proper nutrition. Managing the disease well means you will have to restrict yourself to certain specific foods. You need to see your nutritionist to find the best diet that can help you cope with this condition.
Because this condition has no cure, it heavily relies on immunosuppressive drugs, steroids, antibiotics and proper nutrition for treatment. You do not have a choice but to adhere to a strict nutritional guide that will help mitigate the effects of this disease.
Good health for everyone means eating right in terms of the quantity and quality of food we take in everyday. But for people with Crohn’s disease, it is a must that they eat right since this condition is known to deplete the body of important nutrients. Intakes of enough protein, calories, vitamins (A, D, C, B-12) is mandatory. In addition, folic acid and mineral salts such as calcium and zinc are also required for one to stay healthy.
You need to especially include the following foods in your diet: fruits sand vegetables, dairy, cereals and grains and meat or other protein sources. You must also observe how certain foods affect your body for you to come up with a proper diet. Try to eliminate those foods that exacerbate your symptoms.
The tips below will help you stay healthy if adhered to.
-Partake of three meals a day aside from three smaller meals everyday
-Make sure you have a source of protein at every meal. This could be meat, chicken, egg or tofu.
-Do include dairy products which not only provide protein but also calories and vitamins
-Remember also to eat foods with extra fats as advised by your doctor. Fat-rich foods include nuts, peanut butter, and margarine and canola oil. Fats provide more calories (twice) than even carbohydrates or proteins.
-Also remember to take plenty of vitamins in every meal.
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Monday, June 23, 2014
Crohn's Disease Diet
Crohn's Disease Diet
Crohn's disease patients often experience several problems related to nutrition due to the nature of the disease. The patient is more prawn to suffer bouts of diarrhea and fevers which are usually accompanied by loss of appetite. As a result, the patient is in serious need of a diet that can adequately counter the calorie loses occasioned by the symptoms of the disease.
Judging from the above paragraph, a crohn's disease patient should have a diet that enriches him/her in terms of minerals, proteins and vitamins so that the patient can be able to prevent nutritional deficiencies. The foods taken should also minimize stress on the patient's digestive tract since such patients frequently surfer indigestion. The emphasis here is to get the patient to consume foods in small portions frequently so that the digestive system does not get overloaded unnecessarily. Most people take approximately three main meals per day, a patient suffering from crohn's disease should however try to increase the number of times they take meals to about six or more but at the same time reduce the amounts consumed per session.
With the knowledge about the factors to consider when preparing a crohn's disease patient's diet lets now have a look at the most effective diets that can enhance the patient's health. As an introduction, it is quite important to take lots of fluids in your diet if you are a victim of this disease as most patients experience diarrhea and fever which lead to water loss from the body. The fluids should help in reducing your body's dehydration as well as in cleaning your digestive system. Water or fluids play a major role in cleansing a person's body in general
High fiber foods should be taken as they helping breaking down of other foods. It is nonetheless very important to ensure that you only take the high fiber foods during times when the disease is under control. In times of flare ups however, try to steer clear of fiber foods and citrus juices as they are likely to create high inflammation to the intestines.
Some crohn's disease patients can be quite intolerant to lactose and related stuff. It is important to know your status regarding this matter. If you are confirmed to experience problems with these categories of foods please stay clear of milk and other dairy products. If in any case situations force you to take dairy products, then it is important to ensure that they are lactase pretreated. Lastly it is very important to steer clear of caffeine, alcohol and narcotics as they will only worsen your situation.
Crohn's disease patients often experience several problems related to nutrition due to the nature of the disease. The patient is more prawn to suffer bouts of diarrhea and fevers which are usually accompanied by loss of appetite. As a result, the patient is in serious need of a diet that can adequately counter the calorie loses occasioned by the symptoms of the disease.
Judging from the above paragraph, a crohn's disease patient should have a diet that enriches him/her in terms of minerals, proteins and vitamins so that the patient can be able to prevent nutritional deficiencies. The foods taken should also minimize stress on the patient's digestive tract since such patients frequently surfer indigestion. The emphasis here is to get the patient to consume foods in small portions frequently so that the digestive system does not get overloaded unnecessarily. Most people take approximately three main meals per day, a patient suffering from crohn's disease should however try to increase the number of times they take meals to about six or more but at the same time reduce the amounts consumed per session.
With the knowledge about the factors to consider when preparing a crohn's disease patient's diet lets now have a look at the most effective diets that can enhance the patient's health. As an introduction, it is quite important to take lots of fluids in your diet if you are a victim of this disease as most patients experience diarrhea and fever which lead to water loss from the body. The fluids should help in reducing your body's dehydration as well as in cleaning your digestive system. Water or fluids play a major role in cleansing a person's body in general
High fiber foods should be taken as they helping breaking down of other foods. It is nonetheless very important to ensure that you only take the high fiber foods during times when the disease is under control. In times of flare ups however, try to steer clear of fiber foods and citrus juices as they are likely to create high inflammation to the intestines.
Some crohn's disease patients can be quite intolerant to lactose and related stuff. It is important to know your status regarding this matter. If you are confirmed to experience problems with these categories of foods please stay clear of milk and other dairy products. If in any case situations force you to take dairy products, then it is important to ensure that they are lactase pretreated. Lastly it is very important to steer clear of caffeine, alcohol and narcotics as they will only worsen your situation.
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