How to control diet in acute pericarditis

Many diseases are acute. Because of the frequent attacks, they can cause various complications. Therefore, when patients have acute pericarditis, we must first find the cause from the symptoms and choose appropriate drug treatment according to the cause. As a patient, you cannot only follow the drugs provided by the doctor for treatment, but also give personal care in diet. Eating healthy food will be more helpful for recovery from the disease.

Diet and health care

(1) Provide a high-calorie diet.

A high-calorie diet is based on a normal diet and provides high-carbohydrate foods to increase calories. In addition to the three basic meals, you can have a snack once in the morning, afternoon or evening. If conditions permit, you can use sweets such as milk, soy milk, lotus root powder, as well as cakes, bread, biscuits, etc.

(2) Provide a high-protein diet.

Protein-rich foods can be divided into beans, mountain products, animal offal, meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, etc. Generally speaking, a piece of cooked meat the size of a playing card contains about 60-70 grams of protein, a large glass of milk contains about 16-20 grams, and half a cup of various beans contains about 12-16 grams. So eating a piece of meat the size of a playing card, drinking two large glasses of milk, some beans, plus a small amount of vegetables, fruits and rice, can get about 120-140 grams of protein, enough for a long-distance runner weighing 60 kg. If your needs are greater, you can drink an extra glass of milk or eat more meat to get enough protein.

(3) Provide easily digestible food.

Easily digestible foods include: green vegetables, tofu, mung bean porridge, fresh milk, various eggs, fish, melons such as winter melon, loofah, bitter melon, water melon, cucumber, tomatoes, cabbage, etc. Foods that aid digestion must be easy to digest, such as hawthorn, radish, soup vegetables, etc.

Fold to edit this section Preventive care

Actively controlling the prevalence of tuberculosis and HIV can significantly reduce the incidence of tuberculosis- and HIV-related pericarditis; early coronary reperfusion therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction can reduce the infarct area and the incidence of pericarditis; actively treating various kidney diseases and preventing the development of end-stage renal disease is the most economical and effective measure to reduce uremic pericarditis. Once acute pericarditis occurs in various diseases, there is no effective measure to prevent it from developing into pericardial effusion or cardiac tamponade.