Dietary food is prescribed by the attending physician when the first signs of inflammatory processes in the prostate are detected in men. Adequate nutrition, although an auxiliary method for dealing with this disease, has a very tangible effect, especially in combination with an active lifestyle or the implementation of physical therapy exercises.
A balanced diet can significantly improve the functioning of the immune system, prevent the formation of constipation, which negatively affects the functionality of the prostate and reduces the frequency of urination at night. In addition, the diet for the diagnosis of prostatitis in men provides natural blood flow to all internal organs. This increases the distribution of all essential nutrients and also prevents further irritation of the prostate during the exacerbation of the disease.
In the event that a patient is diagnosed with chronic prostatitis, a properly selected dietary food reduces the number of recurrences of the disease.
A balanced diet for prostatitis and prostate adenoma does not cause discomfort and does not need serious restrictions. The list of allowed dishes and products is quite extensive so the menu is varied. The constant use of prohibited foods can lead to a long treatment process or even the development of a chronic stage of prostate disease. Therefore, after consulting your doctor or nutritionist, you should completely abandon prohibited foods and limit those that are not recommended as much as possible.
Prohibited products
The list of prohibited foods for chronic prostatitis or its most benign form cannot be called too broad. Also, remember that many foods cannot be eaten in large quantities. If the patient feels a wild desire to eat something forbidden, he needs to take his own state of health into account. Therefore, in the acute course of the disease, a small portion of your favorite dish can cause discomfort.
In addition to alcoholic beverages, which can irritate the urinary tract and cause severe pain, the chronic prostatitis diet does not allow the use of the following foods:
- All legumes;
- Various soft drinks;
- All conservation;
- All types of semi-finished products and offal;
- Vegetables such as radish, sorrel, garlic and pepper;
- Fruits with a high acid content;
- Mushrooms;
- Muffins, white bread;
- Fatty meats;
- Chocolate
- Fatty and fried foods;
- Various smoked products.
In the presence of pathology, it is necessary to limit coffee consumption or make it less strong, and also to minimize the intake of savory and spicy dishes. Everything that is prohibited should be replaced with much healthier foods.
Useful products
A balanced diet in the diagnosis of prostatitis or prostate adenoma cannot fail to be tasty or varied, even despite the presence of a certain list of prohibited foods and foods. With this pathology, it is very important that the male body receives a sufficient amount of vitamin B6, which in turn contributes to the early absorption of useful microelements.
A high concentration of this vitamin is found in carrots, bran and sprouted wheat. In addition, for faster and more effective treatment, patients fighting prostatitis should include the following foods in their diet:
- Foods rich in fiber, which help to improve bowel function and prevent constipation. As a result, blood circulation in the pelvis is improved, which has a positive effect in reducing inflammatory reactions. These products include vegetables, fruits and cereals;
- Foods rich in zinc. It is this useful element that has a significant effect on the full functioning of the gland, normalizes an erection if there are such problems and reduces the risk of male infertility. To fully assimilate zinc, the body needs a sufficient amount of vitamin E, in which leafy vegetables are rich. You can saturate the body with zinc by consuming nuts and seafood;
- Vegetables, strawberries, fruits such as pumpkins, watermelons, melons, respectively, are very valuable for the return of male strength;
- Light vegetable soups, which are well absorbed by the patient's body and prevent the development of obesity;
- Fermented dairy products that help to clean the intestine;
- Various fruit drinks and jams. Drinking is especially important during an exacerbation of prostatitis. During this period, red fruit drinks will be very useful.
As you can see from the list of essential foods, they are all very common and do not need any special processing during preparation.
Sample menu
Knowing the list of allowed and prohibited products, it is very important to correctly compose the menu. During the exacerbation of prostatitis, it is best to grind the finished dish as much as possible and take it exclusively hot.
Breakfast can include the following:
- Porridge (oats, corn, barley) and non-acidic fruits;
- Omelet seasoned with fresh herbs, a piece of cheese and wild fruit compote;
- Cottage cheese casserole and fresh fruit.
Green or herbal tea, as well as mineral water or natural juice are perfect to complement your breakfast.
Lunch may include:
- Lean fish soup (it would be better to cook it in the second broth), in addition to an eggplant and tomato salad;
- Borscht, cooked without meat, carrot and fresh cucumber salad, steamed fish;
- Loose rice porridge with seafood and cooked asparagus;
- Broccoli puree soup, stewed duck and tomato, cucumber, low-fat cheese and olive oil salad;
- Cutlets, steamed meat, durum wheat spaghetti.
You can complement a hearty lunch with dried fruit jams, rosehip infusions, green tea and fresh natural juice.
Dinner may include:
- Cooked and braised seafood from vegetables;
- Beef stew with carrots and beets;
- Rabbit meat in sour cream, baked in the oven with vegetables;
- Meat stew with vegetables;
- Lean fish baked in the oven.
If you feel hungry during the day, you can have a snack with cheesecakes, muesli bars, smoothies, cottage cheese or skim cheese, plain yogurt, apples and bananas and dark bitter chocolate. Before brushing your teeth before bedtime, nutritionists recommend drinking a glass of low-fat kefir or yogurt and, if desired, a small portion of yogurt.
When following a diet, it is very important not to get out of control and suddenly start eating almost everything, because such action can cause a relapse of the disease or lead to stomach problems.
For urine to leave the body in a timely manner during an exacerbation of the prostate pathology, it is necessary to observe a fluid intake regime and drink at least 2 liters of water per day (in the absence of diseases in which the amount ofconsumed should be limited). Blueberry and blueberry fruit drinks promote the rapid removal of all bacteria through the urethra.
To prevent diseases that threaten man's health, it is imperative to have breakfast and eat some fruit every 2-3 hours. Lunch should contain low fat soup and you should not eat fried foods for dinner.
Proper nutrition is a necessary part of treating prostatitis. With the addition of regular physical activity or physical therapy exercises to the correct diet, the recovery progress will be much faster.