Diet for osteochondrosis of the spine

Diet for osteochondrosis of the spine is part of complex therapy, without which it is impossible to achieve recovery. Nutrition for osteochondrosis of the spine does not require strict restrictions, if there is no excess weight. The health of any patient directly depends on what is eaten. Therefore, you need to eat only healthy foods.

It is rational to organize fractional meals, consisting of 5-6 meals of low-calorie food. Enter a sufficient amount of vegetable fiber, proteins, complex carbohydrates and "correct" fats.

The energy value of the diet varies depending on the individual characteristics of the organism, height, gender, age and occupation of the patient. An average of 2300-2500 calories for women and 3000-3200 calories for men. In the presence of excess body weight, the calorie content of the diet is cut.

Healthy foods

Proper nutrition for osteochondrosis helps to normalize the digestion process and supply the soft tissues of the vertebrae with the necessary substances. For patients with osteochondrosis, it is necessary to organize a diet enriched with:

• Calcium, which is abundant in dairy products, eggs, nuts and seeds, black bread, and beets. The mineral is also found in dates, sesame, broccoli and herbs (parsley, basil dill);
• Magnesium. Its rate can be dialed with bananas, avocados, seaweed, cucumbers, oatmeal, millet, dried apricots and legumes. Magnesium is rich in nuts (peanuts, hazelnuts, almonds, cashews);
• Phosphorus. In sufficient quantities, it is found in white cabbage and broccoli, cottage cheese and hard cheeses, fish and seafood, figs, dates and celery;
• Vitamin A - carrots, peaches, apricots, potatoes, green peas and tomatoes;
• Vitamin B - milk, seafood, red meat, broccoli;
• Vitamin C - rose hips, citrus fruits, black currants, sauerkraut, parsley, bell peppers, sea buckthorn and viburnum;
• Vitamin D - butter 82%, eggs, hard cheeses, beans, beef liver and sea fish.

Prohibited Products

One of the causes of the disease and an obstacle to a speedy recovery is overweight. Each extra kilogram has a negative effect on the spine and intervertebral discs, deforming and destroying cartilage tissue. This problem is especially common in women. Therefore, the diet for osteochondrosis must be adjusted so that it does not contain high-calorie foods that do not benefit the body.

Also, with the development of the disease, it is absolutely impossible to eat:

• Fast foods and semi-finished products;
• Excessively salty and spicy food;
• Sweet carbonated drinks and alcohol;

You also need to know that you can not abuse at first glance completely harmless products:

• Sweet pastries and sweets;
• Sausages and smoked meats;
• Beef and pork fat, lard;
• concentrated broths.

The list of undesirable products also includes strong tea and coffee. The caffeine contained in drinks prevents the absorption of nutrients necessary for osteochondrosis, washes calcium and zinc from the body. Therefore, it is better to replace coffee with chicory, and drink weak tea.

We remove salt from the body

With the development of cervical osteochondrosis, doctors strongly recommend that patients exclude salt from the menu. Many attribute this to the deposition of spikes on the spine, allegedly due to the excessive use of sodium chloride. In fact, osteochondrosis can increase blood pressure and lead to cerebrovascular accidents with unlimited use of salt.

Nutrition for cervical osteochondrosis should provide the patient with all the necessary vitamins and minerals. The basis of the diet should be complex carbohydrates and complete proteins. It is worth leaving a place for 10% fats, mainly of vegetable origin.

The diet for osteochondrosis of the cervical region pays great attention to the drinking regimen. It is necessary to drink at least 2.5-3 liters of pure non-carbonated water per day. At the same time, liquid in dishes (soups, borscht, compotes) does not count.

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Nutrition for osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine and lumbar does not differ from the diet therapy of thoracic osteochondrosis.

How to eat right

If osteochondrosis is diagnosed, nutrition does not have strict restrictions. Most likely, it can not be called a medical food, but a menu of the basics of proper nutrition, which can be followed indefinitely. However, the desired effect from it will be obtained with the strict exclusion of prohibited products. An approximate variant of the daily diet for 3 days is as follows.

1 day

• Breakfast: steam omelette, a cup of weak tea;
• Lunch: baked apple with cottage cheese and honey;
• Lunch: noodle soup, steamed turkey with vegetable salad;
• Afternoon snack: seasonal berries or fruits;
• Dinner: baked fish with vegetables, a glass of yogurt.

2 day

• Breakfast: cottage cheese with nuts and unsweetened yogurt;
• Lunch: aspic or lentil puree;
• Lunch: lean borscht, steam cutlets with buckwheat;
• Afternoon snack: vegetable stew, rosehip jelly;
• Dinner: seafood and greens salad, a glass of fermented baked milk;

3 day

• Breakfast: oatmeal in milk with raisins and dried fruits;
• Lunch: fruit jelly or bird's milk dessert;
• Lunch: soup with meatballs, chicken chop with wheat porridge;
• Snack: grated carrot or green apple;
• Dinner: liver pie with fresh parsley, a glass of curdled milk.

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The diet for lumbar osteochondrosis is identical, except that it may have a slightly lower daily calorie intake. The region of the sacral spine requires weight loss to relieve the load.

A portion of fresh vegetables and fruits should always be present in the daily diet. The list includes apples, pears, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, parsley roots, celery and other seasonal products. Fruits and vegetables containing vitamin C should be eaten every day, as it does not accumulate in the body.

Popular nutritional methods

Nutrition for osteochondrosis should not be short-term. A high-quality balanced diet is part of a complex therapy aimed at eliminating the disease and minimizing the risk of osteochondrosis in the future. In addition to proper nutrition, there are special diets that are popular with osteochondrosis.

salt-free diet

All types of sodium chloride contribute to fluid loss. Dystrophy and deformation of intercartilaginous tissues resulting from dehydration leads to the development of osteochondrosis. Therefore, it is advisable if nutrition for osteochondrosis of the cervical spine and other parts of the back contains a minimum amount of salt. You don't have to give up this product completely. Salt is involved in some vital processes for the body.

In parallel with the restriction of salt, it is necessary to exclude excessive consumption of sugar. An excellent substitute for it will be honey and dried fruits.

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rice diet

Another way to reduce the manifestations of osteochondrosis is rice breakfasts. Every morning for 6 weeks, start with slimy rice porridge without the addition of oil and any spices. After breakfast, do not eat or drink anything for 4-5 hours, then the usual diet from the list of allowed foods follows the plan.

The rice diet regimen removes excess water from the body that accumulates in the vertebrae, lowers the salt content in cartilage tissue and reduces the amount of toxins that cause pathological processes.

A healthy lifestyle with osteochondrosis is the right path aimed at a speedy recovery. Mobility restrictions characteristic of the period of the disease must be eliminated. The patient must learn to lie, sit, stand and take the load correctly. Proper nutrition, like walking in the fresh air or gymnastics for scoliosis, is part of a healthy lifestyle. If it is impeccably observed, the disease will definitely “give way back”.