What foods should patients with pelvic peritonitis not eat?

Pelvic peritonitis is a common and serious gynecological disease caused by bacterial infection, chemical stimulation or injury. Most cases are pelvic peritonitis, which originate from infection of abdominal organs, necrosis, perforation, trauma, etc. So how should patients with pelvic peritonitis eat? Here is an introduction for you.

1. Dietary considerations for pelvic peritonitis

Patients with pelvic peritonitis should eat small meals frequently, which can be divided into 5 to 6 meals a day, with 1 to 2 kinds of food provided for each meal. Pay attention to choosing soft and easily digestible semi-liquid or soft foods, and avoid overeating.

After the condition gradually stabilizes, the amount of food is gradually increased and changed to a low-fat semi-liquid diet. The protein should be moderate, not too much, and sufficient carbohydrates should be provided.

Pay attention to supplementing vitamins and trace elements.

2. Dietary precautions for pelvic peritonitis

It is advisable to eat more heat-clearing and diuretic foods, such as water spinach, amaranth, winter melon, winter melon seeds, cucumber, gourd, kelp, coix seed, mung bean, houttuynia cordata, light bamboo leaves, alfalfa sprouts, etc.

You can drink more vegetable and fruit juices that can clear away heat, promote diuresis and reduce inflammation, such as pear juice, apple juice, watermelon juice, orange juice, Plectranthus orange juice, Houttuynia cordata tea, etc.

Patients should drink more than 2500 ml of water per day.

Avoid spicy and irritating foods, such as chili peppers, hot sauce, onions, pepper, curry powder, etc., which aggravate inflammation.

Avoid eating raw or cold foods, such as frozen foods, drinks, ice cream, etc.

Avoid eating fried, deep-fried, grilled, smoked foods.

Avoid eating hot fruits, such as cherries, longans, lychees, durian, black dates, peaches, etc.