Diet And Proper Nutrition For Cholecystitis, Menus And Recipes

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Diet, sample menu and recipes for cholecystitis

What can you eat with cholecystitis?

Content:

• What can you eat?
• What shouldn't be eaten?
• Can I get honey?
• Menu for the week
• Recipes for dishes and soups
• Salad recipes

The development of gallbladder inflammation is directly related to dietary habits, therefore a rational diet becomes a prerequisite for treating the disease and well-being. It should contain all the nutrients the body needs, help thin bile and eliminate inflammation. It is advisable to choose the method of cooking that puts the least strain on the digestive system.

The list of foods permitted for cholecystitis includes:

• Low-fat poultry and meat, seafood, fish, premium sausages that do not contain hot spices and lard. You can eat no more than 1 chicken yolk daily.

• Fresh, non-acidic fruits, vegetables and a variety of greens. These foods are valuable sources of vitamins, dietary fiber and trace elements. Pears are especially useful for cholecystitis, they promote recovery, so their use can be increased.
• The diet may include cereals, especially oat and buckwheat, as well as pasta. They can be used to cook porridge, puddings and casseroles.



• Low-fat dairy products and non-acidic products such as low-fat cottage cheese, sour cream, and low-fat cheeses. Yoghurts with bifidobacteria will prevent intestinal dysbiosis.
• Bread is recommended to be consumed in a dried or slightly stale form, giving preference to cereal bakery products and bran products. Non-sweet cookies allowed.
• Natural vegetable oils that have not been refined, olive oil is especially useful.
• From sweets, you can afford marshmallows, jam, marmalade.

• Drinks - rosehip broth, jelly, sweet fruit compotes and juices, coffee with milk and weak tea. Drinking half a cup of beet juice twice a day significantly reduces the risk of painful attacks with cholecystitis. Consumption of chicory has a beneficial effect on the state of the gallbladder, therefore it is recommended to include drinks from it in the diet.
• Using turmeric in cooking will stop inflammation in the gallbladder and enhance the flow of bile.

What can not be eaten with cholecystitis?

People who suffer from this disease should avoid foods that irritate the mucous membranes, increase cholesterol and impede digestion. Saturated fats are strictly prohibited.

Products, the use of which is prohibited by patients with cholecystitis:

• Fatty pork, lamb, goose, duck, fish with a high fat content, lard, liver and kidneys.
• Peas, beans and other legumes.
• Sour fruits and berries
• Radishes, spinach, sorrel, onions, garlic, whose essential oils irritate the stomach walls.
• Mushrooms will also have to be discarded.
• Canned food, caviar (fish), smoked meats, marinades.
• Butter dough products, baked goods, especially fresh ones, cocoa products, chocolate, ice cream, fat cream.
• Spices, vinegar, hot sauces and rich meat, and even fish broths, fried foods.
• It is not recommended to consume alcohol, carbonated drinks and strong coffee.
• Horseradish and mustard must be excluded from the menu.

Excessive consumption of sugar leads to a deterioration in the composition of bile and a violation of bile secretion, therefore its daily rate should not exceed 70 g, taking into account its content in dishes, this is about 9 teaspoons. The permissible amount of salt intake does not exceed 10 g.

Can honey be used for cholecystitis?

Honey contains many useful substances that have a beneficial effect on the state of the body as a whole, but for people with cholecystitis, it will be especially valuable for its choleretic effect. It is not only included in the diet, but also used as a remedy. For this purpose, it is recommended to drink 100 g of water with a tablespoon of honey dissolved in it in the morning on an empty stomach, lie down on the right side and put a pre-prepared heating pad under you. You need to stay in this position for about 3 minutes. You need to repeat the procedure within 5 days. This measure will allow you to expel all the bile accumulated there during the night from the biliary tract.

For the prevention and relief of calculous cholecystitis, it is recommended to eat boiled corn cobs with honey.

Cholecystitis menu

When drawing up a daily menu, it is necessary to take into account some of the rules inherent in a diet for cholecystitis:

• The total daily volume of food should not exceed 3.5 kg, taking into account the consumed liquid.
• Meals should be frequent, 5 times a day at a strictly fixed time, but portions should not be made large. Such a measure will improve the outflow of bile and regulate its production.
• Three main meals are interspersed with two complementary meals, which can include sandwiches, fruit, and legal drinks as snacks.
• It is important to choose the right way for cooking. Boiling and steaming is preferred, baking is allowed, but in this case no additional fat or oil should be used.
• So that the extractive substances in meat and fish do not irritate the liver, these products are cooked with steam or in water. The resulting broth should not be eaten during an exacerbation of cholecystitis, and occasionally during remission. Before cooking, the meat is cleaned of films and tendons, and the poultry is freed from the skin.
• Vegetable oils have a choleretic effect, but they can only be added to the finished dish and must not be heated to avoid losing their beneficial properties.
• The temperature of food before meals should be moderate (not less than 15 ° C and not more than 62 ° C), too hot or cold dishes can provoke an attack.
• Vegetables are recommended to be eaten raw and cooked with every meal. Fruit is a must on the daily menu, especially avocados.
• Only fresh and natural products can be used for cooking.

An example of a weekly menu for people with cholecystitis:

Monday

• 1 breakfast - oatmeal with sausage, rosehip broth or tea.
• 2 breakfast - banana with 100 grams of low-fat cottage cheese.
• Lunch - vegetable soup with wheat grits, pepper stuffed with meat and rice, rosehip broth or compote.
• Afternoon snack - salad with tomato and cucumber, seasoned with vegetable oil, a slice of bread made from rye flour.
• Dinner - milk rice soup, 3 pcs. unhealthy cookies.

Tuesday

• 1 breakfast - cottage cheese casserole with raisins (150 g), coffee with milk.
• 2nd breakfast - apple and pear salad, watered 1 h. l. honey, sprinkled with crushed nuts.
• Lunch - buckwheat porridge with a steam cutlet, seaweed, compote.
• Afternoon snack - baked apple, jelly.
• Dinner - vinaigrette, protein omelet from greens and 1 egg.

Wednesday

• 1 breakfast - lazy dumplings (200 g), rosehip broth.
• 2nd breakfast - sandwiches with squash caviar - 2 pcs.
• Lunch - vegetable puree soup, seasoned with herbs and olive oil, boiled chicken leg, compote.
• Afternoon snack is a salad made from carrots and apples, sprinkled with honey.
• Dinner - macaroni and cheese, tea.

Thursday

• 1 breakfast - semolina porridge with a spoonful of jam, tea with milk.
• 2 breakfast - a slice of grain bread, a protein omelet from greens and 1 egg.
• Lunch - mashed potatoes, low-fat boiled fish, a tomato, sprinkled with vegetable oil and sprinkled with herbs.
• Afternoon snack - tea and marshmallows.
• Dinner - fruit pilaf, rosehip broth.

Friday

• 1 breakfast - millet porridge, boiled doctor's sausage (50 g), coffee with milk.
• 2nd breakfast - baked pumpkin (150 g), rosehip broth.
• Lunch - stewed cabbage (200 g), beef stroganoff (100 g), bran bread.
• Afternoon snack - a slice of cheese, tea with milk.
• Dinner - vegetable stew (200 g), grain bread.

Saturday

• 1 breakfast - noodles milk soup, 2 dryers, tea.
• 2nd breakfast - vegetable casserole (150 g), rosehip broth.
• Lunch - vegetarian soup, boiled beef (100 g), compote.
• Afternoon snack - Adyghe cheese (50 g), tomato with herbs.
• Dinner - fish boiled and baked with vegetables (200 g), rosehip broth.

Sunday

• 1 breakfast - puff pastry meat pie (150 g), coffee with milk.
• 2nd breakfast - 2 handfuls of dried fruits, tea.
• Lunch - pilaf with boiled meat (200 g), salad of cucumber, cabbage and herbs (100 g).
• Afternoon snack - a slice of grain bread, covered with curd cheese with herbs, tea.
• Dinner - pumpkin porridge, milk.

The menu can be modified to accommodate permitted products.

You can find out the list of the most useful products for cholecystitis from this article.

Recipes for dishes and soups for cholecystitis

Squid, cucumber and Brussels sprouts soup:

• Squid, Brussels sprouts (200 g), cucumbers (200 g), herbs, vegetable broth (700 ml), salt.
• Preparation: peel the squid and cut into thin strips, boil the broth, put the cabbage, cook for 5 minutes. Add prepared seafood, diced cucumbers to a saucepan, season with salt and cook for 4 minutes. Sprinkle the prepared soup with chopped herbs.

Vegetable puree soup

• Zucchini (2 pcs.), Eggplant (2 pcs.), Carrots (2 pcs.), Bell peppers (2 pcs.), Onion (2 pcs.), Large potatoes (5 pcs.), Olive oil (2 tbsp.) l.), salt, herbs.
• Preparation: peel and dice the vegetables, remove the skin from the pepper, chop the onion. Put potatoes in 3 liters of boiling salted water, after 10 minutes add the rest of the vegetables, excluding zucchini, add them 5 minutes before turning off. Beat the ready-made slightly cooled soup with a blender, season with olive oil and herbs.

Potato, broccoli and beet soup

• Beets (100 g), potatoes (100 g), broccoli (200 g), vegetable broth (650 ml), salt.
• Preparation: boil the broth over low heat, add potatoes, beets cut into small pieces, divide the inflorescences from broccoli and put them in water, salt. Boil the soup until the vegetables are soft.

Beetroot, kohlrabi and mussel soup

• Mussel meat (220 g), beetroot (150 g), kohlrabi (150 g), herbs, vegetable broth (750 g), salt.
• Preparation: chop the kohlrabi, chop the beets, dip in the boiled broth and cook until soft, then salt, add the mussel meat and wait 6 minutes. Sprinkle the prepared soup with herbs.

Beef cutlets with vegetables

• Cauliflower (400 g), beef (600 g), egg, carrots (150 g), butter (50 g), cheese (15 g), flour (tablespoon), sour cream (100 g), a little salt.
• Preparation: boil the beef and cut into small pieces, carrots into cubes, disassemble the cabbage into inflorescences. Mix the meat with vegetables, add salt, pass the mass through a meat grinder, add an egg, knead the minced meat. Form cutlets from it, put on a skillet wiped with butter, pour sour cream, sprinkle with cheese and bake.

Fish souffle

• Milk (30 g), fish (90 g), flour (2 g), egg, salt, butter (2 g).
• Preparation: boil the fish fillet, grind in a meat grinder, add the yolk, milk, salt, oil to the mass, mix everything. Beat the protein thoroughly and add to the main products. Put the resulting mass in an oiled frying pan and bake at 180 ° C. You can place the soufflé in prepared molds and steam it.

Stuffed pepper

• Large sweet peppers (6 pcs.), Lean beef or chicken fillet (500 g), boiled rice (3 tbsp. L.), Onions (2 pcs.), Tomato juice (1 tbsp.), Garlic (2 cloves), bay leaf, paprika, salt.
• Preparation: peel the pepper and chop in several places, make minced meat, add spices, rice and chopped garlic to it. Chop the onion, grate the carrots, simmer them in water until soft, then pour over the tomato juice and boil. Put the minced meat tightly in the pepper, place the pods on a baking sheet, put the roast on top, add water and bake for about 40 minutes.

Cholecystitis salads

Vegetable salad

• Cucumber (1 pc.), Tomato (1 pc.), Pepper (1 pc.), Lettuce, herbs, corn or olive oil, salt.
• Preparation: cut vegetables into large pieces, add lettuce, herbs, season with oil, salt.

Cabbage salad

• White cabbage (220 g), carrots (25 g), sugar (2 g), salt, vegetable oil (10 g), citric acid 2% (10 g).
• Preparation: finely chop the cabbage, grind with citric acid and salt, squeeze the juice, add sugar, grate the carrots, add to the bulk and season with oil.

Sweet beetroot salad with dried apricots

• Beets (900 g), dried apricots (100 g), sour cream (150 g), sugar (20 g).
• Preparation: soak dried apricots for half an hour and chop finely, boil the beets and chop them into strips, mix the ingredients, season with sour cream and sprinkle with sugar.

The author of the article: Kuzmina Vera Valerievna | Endocrinologist, nutritionist

Education: Diploma of the Russian State Medical University named after NI Pirogov with a degree in General Medicine (2004). Residency at Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, diploma in Endocrinology (2006).