Patient's question:
My friend's sister usually says she doesn't eat anything when she's on a diet. Recently, she has been feeling a constant pain in her stomach, like the kind she often gets when she's sick. Painkillers can provide some relief, but it's not a long-term solution. She went to a hospital in town for a follow-up visit and found out that my friend's sister has chronic gastritis. How should she adjust her diet?Doctor's answer:
Pay attention to the acid-base balance of food. When there is excessive gastric acid secretion, you can drink milk, soy milk, eat steamed buns, or bread to neutralize the stomach acid. When gastric acid secretion increases, you can use refined broth, chicken soup, or acidic fruits or juices to affect gastric juice secretion and help with absorption. Avoid foods that may cause abdominal pain and gas and those high in fiber, such as beans and bean products, sucrose, celery, and chives. When suffering from atrophic gastritis, it is advisable to drink yogurt because the phospholipid substances in yogurt can provide some protective effects on the gastric mucosa, enhance the acidity in the stomach, inhibit harmful bacteria from compressing proteins to produce toxins, and protect the stomach from toxin corrosion, which helps in the treatment and full recovery of gastritis.