Dietary conditioning for pleurisy

Since pleurisy can easily lead to protein loss in the early stages, or other systemic diseases may cause the patient to have no attention to nutritional regulation, thus aggravating the condition of pleurisy, patients should pay attention to dietary regulation.

1. Eat more garlic. Garlic has the effects of dispelling cold and dampness, killing insects and detoxifying. Garlic contains allicin, which has a strong bactericidal effect on Mycobacterium tuberculosis and can prevent the formation of tuberculous pleurisy. It can be cooked and eaten as a condiment, or made into pickled garlic or salted garlic and eaten as a dish.

2. It is advisable to eat light food that is easy to digest and nutritious. When there is pleural effusion, the amount of salt intake should be limited, and low-salt, low-fat, high-protein foods should be eaten, such as meat, eggs, tofu, soybeans, peas, etc.

3. Give the patient a high-calorie, high-protein, full-vitamin diet. Usually, one egg or duck egg should be added to breakfast, and 100-150 grams of meat should be added to lunch and dinner. To ensure sufficient calories, 2-3 snacks, such as milk, cakes, biscuits, etc., can be added to the main meals.

4. Eat more green vegetables, such as cabbage, lettuce, spinach, water spinach, etc.

5. Eat more beef, milk, eggs, animal offal, poultry and soy products.

6. Eat more fruits, such as oranges, tangerines, pears, apples, bananas, etc.