Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate caused by a malfunction of the male body. The acute form is manifested by severe pain in the perineum, fever, painful urination, and high fever.
Chronic prostatitis, unlike acute, can only occasionally bother the patient. This form is characterized by intermittent pain in the perineum, a common urge to urinate that is rare.
If you do not seek timely help from a qualified professional, the consequences can be severe: purulent prostatitis, impotence, infertility, etc.
Causes of inflammation of the prostate and adenoma
- bacterial infection.
- A viral infection that is often caused by a cold.
- Office work, lack of physical activity.
- Violation of sexual activity.
- Tension.
- Lack of proper rest and sleep.
- An unbalanced diet.
Nutrition for the treatment of prostatitis in men
The nutritional system of prostatitis plays an important role. For treatment to be comprehensive, the body must be supported with a balanced diet along with the medication.
Of course, fatty, fried, salty, smoked foods and fast foods should be excluded for the duration of the illness. Alcohol, sweets and fresh sweets are also worth the wait.
Essential foods for prostatitis:
- Fresh fruits and vegetables: cauliflower, carrots, potatoes, zucchini, beets, cucumbers, melons, tomatoes, melons, watermelons.
- Greens: dill, parsley, lettuce.
- Low - fat cooked or fried meat and fish (beef, chicken, rabbit, turkey, cod, pollock, perch).
- Vegetarian soups (beetroot, cabbage soup without cabbage, milk soup);
- Fermented milk products (kefir, sour cream, cream, natural yoghurt, cottage cheese).
- Garnishes and cereals made from cereals (barley, oatmeal, buckwheat).
- Durum wheat pasta with brown rice.
- Whole wheat bread.
- Pumpkin seeds, walnuts.
- Unrefined vegetable oil (sunflower, olive).
- The dessert features dried fruit and honey. You can also add small amounts of healthy sweets to your diet: marshmallows, marshmallows, jam.
- Drinks: compotes, jelly, fruit drinks, rosehip soup.
Nutrition for prostatitis. Contraindications
As mentioned above, unhealthy foods should be excluded from the diet for a long time. It delays healing and irritates the prostate.
Foods that should not be added to prostatitis:
- Alcohol;
- spicy and savory foods;
- Products that increase blood cholesterol levels;
- Offal (liver, kidney, heart);
- Fatty broths;
- Mushroom;
- Flour and confectionery;
- smoked foods;
- Carbonated drinks, strong tea and coffee:
- Mayonnaise, fatty sauces, spicy spices;
- Cabbage, beans, peas (due to increased fermentation in the intestines caused by these foods);
- Artificial food additives (dyes, preservatives, stabilizers, emulsifiers, etc. )
In the treatment of prostatitis, the diet is similar to the usual set of rules for people who follow a proper balanced diet. Only healthy foods can guarantee healthy digestion and maximum absorption of important substances. Nutrition should be monitored particularly closely as chronic prostatitis worsens.
The principle of nutrition in prostatitis and adenoma
Principle of nutrition for prostatitis:
- Take vitamin complexes and foods that are rich in all important trace elements.
- Achieving optimal absorption of food.
- Remove constipation as one of the causes of prostate stagnation. This requires fiber, which is abundant in vegetables and fruits. It is also recommended to use rye or wheat bran. Adequate amounts of water daily (compotes, juices, jellies) will help prevent constipation and digestive problems.
- Get rid of being overweight. Obesity triggers stagnant processes in the prostate gland. But if you follow a diet, eat healthy food and give up the harmful ones, the weight itself will decrease imperceptibly.
Diet and norms of prostatitis
- Eat up to four times a day.
- Eat dinner 3 hours before bed. Just before going to bed, you can drink a fermented dairy product with excruciating hunger.
- Reduce the amount of fat on the menu. Do not eat fatty meats, sausages, bacon or sweets.
- The meat must be lean. It's beef, rabbit, chicken, turkey. They can be baked, cooked, cooked in a double boiler.
- Meat products should be consumed with cereals, vegetables and fruits.
- If you have a sweet mouth, you can sometimes afford healthy sweets in small quantities: honey, marshmallows, marshmallows, marmalades, homemade marmalades.
Final recommendations
All food should be properly prepared, free of excess fat, salt, sugar and spices. To do this, use "modern kitchen helpers": double boiler, slow cooker, oven.
As a rule, keep eating healthy berries like cranberries and cranberries. But it is better to use fresh, not cooked. You can make juice, compote, add it to a smoothie.
At first, you may feel uncomfortable rejecting unfamiliar foods and harmful foods. The most important thing is to put together a menu that will make your diet not only healthy but also delicious.
A healthy eating habit will help prevent problems caused by prostatitis and adenoma, as well as improve digestion and strengthen the immune system.