The dietary avoidance of patients with urinary tract infection mainly includes the following aspects:
Avoid tobacco and alcohol: Tobacco and alcohol can irritate the urinary tract, aggravate infection, and affect recovery.
It should be light: The food should be light and easy to digest, and avoid irritating foods such as too salty, too sour, and too spicy.
Avoid spicy foods: spicy and irritating foods such as leeks, onions, garlic, pepper, ginger, etc., so as not to aggravate inflammation.
Avoid warm foods, such as lamb, dog, rabbit and other greasy foods, to avoid exacerbating inflammation.
Choose foods that have the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, diuretic, and drenching: such as chrysanthemum, camellia, marantou, winter melon, etc.
Eat more vegetables and fruits: such as various green leafy vegetables, watermelon, grapes, etc., which are rich in vitamin C and carotene, which are conducive to the resolution of inflammation and urinary tract health.
Drink more water: the daily water intake should be more than 1500 2000ml, drinking water can increase urine output, and has a "flushing" cleaning effect on the infected urinary tract. Especially during the acute attack of urinary tract infection, you should drink plenty of water, more than 2000ml per day.
Avoid acidic foods: Acidic foods may affect the ability of antibiotics to work, so avoid eating acidic foods such as pork, beef, chicken, duck, eggs, carp, oysters, and shrimp.
Avoid flatulence: Flatulence includes milk, soy milk, sucrose, etc., urinary tract infections often cause a feeling of distension and pain in the lower abdomen, and abdominal distension often makes it more difficult to urinate.
Avoid foods that promote dampness and heat: including alcohol, desserts, and fatty foods that may aggravate the condition.
Hair taboos: such as pork head meat, chicken, mushrooms, hairtail, crabs, bamboo shoots, peaches, etc., these foods may aggravate inflammation.
In conclusion, patients with urinary tract infections should eat a light and easily digestible diet, avoiding irritating foods and acidic foods. At the same time, drinking plenty of water and eating more fruits and vegetables can also help with the recovery of urinary tract infections. However, the specific dietary avoidance should be determined according to your own condition and the doctor's advice. If in doubt or symptomatic, seek medical attention promptly.