Often, when prescribing drug treatment, the attending doctor prescribes a specific diet. Indeed, depending on the state of the body, a certain diet may be required, which will allow you to recover as quickly as possible and cope with the disease. Today, diets of tables are used, which were prescribed by Pevzner in the last century. He believed that any pathology should be treated comprehensively, and nutrition plays an important role in this process. The consistency of this theory has been confirmed by time, because if the pancreas hurts, then fried food and alcohol will only aggravate the situation. And with hypertension, salty foods will only increase blood pressure, and so on. There are diets that allow you to lose weight or, on the contrary, gain weight.
Pevzner has developed several types of diets, depending on their purpose: anti-inflammatory, prophylactic, hyposensitizing , nutrition after surgery, and so on.
Diet table number 16 is recommended in the presence of gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer. With other gastric diseases, such as gastroduodenitis, gastritis. It is indicated after gastric bleeding, operations, tonsillectomy, after table number 1A and in a number of other cases. This diet is designed for adults and children. Its duration is short, about 2 weeks. In fact, this is a transitional diet to a normal diet.
Indications for the use of diet No. 16
The main goal of this diet is to alleviate the general condition of the patient in the presence of stomach diseases and a smooth transition to a normal diet. It is also used after abdominal operations. It is assigned to persons who observe a semi-bed regime. That is, a person is in a lying or sitting position about 50% of the time.
In pediatrics, the diet can be used to reduce the load on the digestive tract, if the child has colds, pneumonia, as a common dietary table. Shown a diet for diseases that occur against the background of general intoxication of the body.
Diet food provides all the physiological needs of the patient, saturates his body with all the necessary substances and vitamins. Food products are selected in such a way that they do not irritate the mucous membrane of the stomach and other internal organs, as well as that the patient does not have to spend a lot of energy on its digestion. The calorie content of the diet is small, only 2 thousand calories. Absolutely all foods that can stimulate appetite and provoke additional production of gastric juice are removed from the menu. The diet stimulates the healing of erosions on the mucous membrane and reduces the overall negative impact of the disease on the body.
General rules
The menu allows you to protect the gastrointestinal tract from mechanical irritation, since most of the products are served in a mushy state. As a last resort, even if a blender is not used, the food should be kneaded with a fork.
The diet does not involve the consumption of fried food. Any foods that can irritate the gastrointestinal tract, damage it, or take a long time to digest are excluded. Therefore, everything is grinded or steamed, boiled.
The diet is fractional, up to 6 meals per day. A day, the body should receive up to 150 g of proteins, no more than 120 g of fat and about 300 g of carbohydrates. The amount of salt is reduced, and its total amount in the diet should not exceed 8 g.
However, such strict restrictions do not mean at all that the patient will have to starve. The menu is designed to be tasty and nutritious.
While following the diet, the patient should not have physical activity.
What you can eat with diet number 16
The assortment of products for diet No. 16 almost completely coincides with diet No. 1A. That is, any provocateurs that can adversely affect the work of the gastrointestinal tract are removed. The inclusion of homogenized products is allowed, you can eat crushed crackers. Protein products, that is, fish and meat, are prepared in the form of cutlets, dumplings, meatballs. Instead of slimy soups, you will have to switch to grated ones. Simply put, any food products should not only boil well, but also be additionally frayed.
Eating excessively cold or hot foods is not allowed. It is necessary to eat often, but in very small portions, so as not to overload the digestive tract.
There are no restrictions on the types of meat and fish, but naturally they should not be fatty. They should be steamed or boiled and then crushed to an almost liquid consistency. The same rule applies to cereals, vegetables and fruits. You can use a little fat, such as butter, but not margarine. Only natural sweets, honey, sugar are allowed. All sauces should not be spicy, and should not contain flour, but you can make them on the basis of sour cream. Eggs are allowed, but only in the form of an omelet or soft-boiled.
You need to drink about 1.5-2 liters of water, but little by little all day. In no case should you drink food.
What you can’t eat with diet number 16
The menu should not contain any irritating gastrointestinal products. These include:
- pickles;
- marinades;
- smoked products;
- salted protein;
- hot spices;
- baked goods;
- confectionery;
- fresh fruits.
As for drinks, you will have to completely abandon any alcohol-containing drinks, drinks with gas, coffee and black tea.
Diet table number 16, menu for the week
As can be seen from the list of permitted and prohibited products, all familiar products are allowed to be consumed, but only they must be grated and not fried . Therefore, it will not be so difficult to create a menu.
Monday:
| Meal / menu option | one | 2 |
| Breakfast | Steam cutlets and rice porridge, you can use milk | Pearl barley soup, boiled chopped cod |
| Lunch | Milk, always warm and some grated crackers | Berry broth, dried biscuit |
| Dinner | Herculean soup, can be in milk, boiled and chopped carrots | Creamy broccoli soup, meatballs, porridge from any cereal |
| Snack | Berry juice | Rusks in cherry sauce |
| Dinner | Zucchini porridge, pollock soufflé | Pumpkin porridge, steamed cutlets |
Tuesday:
| Meal / menu option | one | 2 |
| Breakfast | Curd soufflé, green warm and weak tea | Semolina porridge with milk, a glass of warm milk and always with a low fat content |
| Lunch | Vegetable puree | Fruit puree, from permitted fruits |
| Dinner | Grated potato soup, cutlets, corn porridge | Puree soup, chicken souffle, buckwheat porridge |
| Snack | Compote | Kissel |
| Dinner | Mashed potatoes, boiled cod, chopped | Semolina porridge, honey |
Wednesday:
| Meal / menu option | one | 2 |
| Breakfast | Grated buckwheat porridge, meatballs | Barley porridge and a little boiled and chopped mackerel |
| Lunch | Glass of milk and croutons | Baked apples |
| Dinner | The broth is not rich, preferably vegetable, semolina and a little cottage cheese | Buckwheat milk soup, steamed turkey cutlets , mashed potatoes |
| Snack | Fruit drink | Cherry syrup and croutons |
| Dinner | Hercules porridge, can be in milk, some rabbit cutlets | Shredded low-fat cottage cheese, a little jam or honey |
Thursday:
| Meal / menu option | one | 2 |
| Breakfast | Steam omelet, chicken cutlets | Corn porridge and veal cutlets |
| Lunch | Baked pumpkin | Curd mass, it is possible with the addition of a small amount of sour cream |
| Dinner | Vegetable soup, beetroot puree and meatballs | Rice soup, carrot casserole, meatballs |
| Snack | Milk, dried unsweetened biscuits | Compote and some baked and chopped pumpkin |
| Dinner | Vegetable puree, steamed cutlets | Baked herring, carrot puree |
Friday:
| Meal / menu option | one | 2 |
| Breakfast | Oatmeal and a couple of hard-boiled eggs | Pumpkin puree, compote |
| Lunch | A glass of milk, some cookies | Kissel with crushed breadcrumbs |
| Dinner | Lentil soup, veal soufflé, | Tomato-rice soup, boiled meat, barley porridge |
| Snack | Oven-baked apples, but not necessarily sour | Baked milk, a little grated cottage cheese |
| Dinner | Buckwheat porridge with milk sauce, baked beef and then chopped | Millet porridge, boiled pollock |
Saturday:
| Meal / menu option | one | 2 |
| Breakfast | Mashed potatoes, can be in milk | Curd soufflé and compote |
| Lunch | Tea with milk | Baked apples |
| Dinner | Cabbage soup, always with all the grated ingredients, oatmeal and some meat | Borsch, buckwheat porridge with milk, corn porridge |
| Snack | Strawberry fruit drink | Milk |
| Dinner | Rye porridge, steamed cutlets | Barley porridge, meatballs |
Sunday:
| Meal / menu option | one | 2 |
| Breakfast | Steamed cutlets, a little rice and milk porridge | Whipped curd with added vanillin |
| Lunch | Soft-boiled egg | Milk and rusks |
| Dinner | Ukha, carrot puree, cutlet | Soup-puree from any vegetables, boiled chicken and mashed potatoes |
| Snack | Fruit drink | Baked apples |
| Dinner | Zucchini puree, stewed and chopped beef | Beetroot puree, boiled eggs |
Before going to bed, you can drink a glass of milk, always warm and the addition of honey is allowed. A small amount of crackers is allowed if you really want to eat.
Grated foodstuffs contribute to their maximum absorption by the stomach, while preserving all useful substances. Thanks to the diet of table number 16, the patient is not so acutely aware of the manifestations of the disease. However, it is impossible to change the diet on your own without a doctor. The same rule applies to taking medications and other procedures. Only with this approach will it be possible to eliminate the symptoms as quickly as possible and cope with the pathology that has arisen.