The main dietary guidelines during diarrhea include an easily dismissed diet, fiber limit, the use of appropriate methods of cooking and proper hydration.
In adult diarrhea is defined as the presence of at least one liquid chair per day. If the symptom lasts less than 14 days, it is called acute diarrhea, and more than 14 days - chronic diarrhea. The causes of diarrhea may be viral and bacterial infections, a shortage of some enzymes (for example, lactases), food allergies, receiving certain drugs (for example, antibiotics), excessive use of laxatives, intestinal dysfunction (in particular irritable intestinal syndrome) or organic abdominal cavity diseases ( For example, inflammatory bowel diseases).
Main dietary recommendations
1. Take food for a day 4-5 times, but relatively small portions at normal time.
2. Eat in a relaxed atmosphere and does not hurry; Carefully chew food.
3. Eat moderately preheated food so as not to annoy the digestive tract. Avoid hot and cold food.
4. Exclude from its diet products that long time delay in the stomach, increase the release of gastric juice, cause meteorism and rich in food fibers, such as fatty foods, fried dishes, dry beans, alcohol, spices.
5. Limit the consumption of products with high fiber content. Use wheat bread, white rice, bright bread grades and pasta. Also limit the consumption of rich fiber of fruits, nuts and vegetables.
6. Use methods for cooking, thanks to which the food fibers are best transferred:
- Remove the peel and seeds with fruits and vegetables,
- separate and remove solid and fibrous parts of plants (for example, from beans, asparagus or kolrabi)
- Increase cooking time,
- Grind, for example, by mixing, grinding or sieving through a sieve.
7. Limit the consumption of sweeteners, such as sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, which are usually added to drinks,
Sweeteners, chewing gum, fructose, contained, in particular, in honey and fruit, as they can enhance diarrhea symptoms.
8. Drink at least 2 liters of fluid per day, preferably non-carbonated water.
9. Exclude roasted products - replace them with boiled boileds, stewed or baked in foil. escortes-de-france.com
