What foods are unsuitable for patients with Dermatomyositis?
*Foods that can cause allergic reactions should be avoided, such as sea fish, shrimps, crabs, etc.
*Foods containing aseptic and addictive, such as cans, drinks, cold
*Foods that promote light sensitivity or immune function, such as caraway, leek, celery, day lily, mushroom, fig, etc.
*Spicy or stimulating foods like mutton, pepper, tea, green onion, ginger, garlic, etc.
*Quit alcohol and cigarettes.
*Avoid eating cold or greasy foods.
What are beneficial foods to fight Dermatomyositis?
In the active stage of disease, the patients may have fever and dry mouth. Generally, all kinds of fruits can be chosen by the patients to supply vitamins and other necessary elements to the body. Taking anti-rheumatic drugs can cause gastrointestinal tract symptoms and reduce appetite. In this case, light-flavored foods are suitable for the patients, and taking more fresh fruits and vegetables will be beneficial for slaking thirst and supplementing fluid to the body.
The diet should be adjusted according to change of the illness condition. If the patients exhibit symptoms only in the joints, without fever, spleen or stomach discomforts, there is no much restrictions on daily diet.. For the patients with gastrointestinal damage caused by ulcer or medications, digestible well-cooked foods are suggested to relieve the damage and ease symptoms.
In traditional Chinese medicine treatment, the diet is changed according to changes of tongue coating. Patients with thin and white tongue coating should choose moderate foods such as ginger tea, ginger soup added by sugar, ginger skin soup, etc. Thin and yellow tongue coating is often a sign of heat gathering in the body, so light-flavored foods such as white gourd soup, mung soup, tomato and green leaf soup are often suggested to the patients.
A balanced diet and healthy foods can help the patients with Dermatomyositis to fight against Dermatomyositis. Since the above is just a general introduction, the patients should be clear of their condition and make a dietary plan after consulting their doctor and dietitian, or you can also submit a description of your illness condition to get expert guidance
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