Arthritis is a common name for diseases having similar symptoms, including:
- pain and inflammation of the joint;
- loss of joint mobility;
- sometimes, deformation of the joint.
The causes of these diseases can be very different: from injuries and infections, to the violation of metabolic processes. The most common forms of arthritis are:
- osteoarthritis - most often from him hip, knee joints, as well as the joints of hands. It begins usually in elderly and mature age;
- rheumatoid arthritis - manifests itself as a chronic inflammation of not only the joints but also other organs (heart, lungs, eyes). Sometimes it develops as a complication after ARI;
- gouty and pseudotografichesky arthritis - the cause of the disease is a violation of the exchange of uric acid or calcium, which results in the deposition of salt crystals in the joints.
What kind of diet is recommended for arthritis?
Depends on what kind of arthritis hit the body. So, with osteoarthritis, the main task of the diet is to fight against excess weight, which complicates the course of the disease, increasing the load on the joints. In addition, nutritionists advise patients with osteoarthritis to include in their diet more fruits and vegetables - especially citrus fruits, strawberries, black currants, broccoli, Bulgarian peppers - are sources of vitamin C, which is necessary for the formation of collagen, fatty sea fish, olive oil. Also, for mild and moderate disease, exercise therapy is recommended.
With rheumatoid arthritis for feeding patients, therapeutic diets - 10 and 10a in the period of exacerbations were developed. Outside exacerbations it is recommended to reduce the use of "fast" carbohydrates, increase the number of vegetables and fruits, and regularly every 1-2 weeks to carry out unloading fruit and vegetable days.
Particular attention should be paid to nutrition for gout, as well as gouty arthritis, which is its aggravation. The cause of this disease is the excess of uric acid in the body. In order to reduce its formation, it is necessary to exclude from the diet rich food, purine bases, since it is one of the products of their metabolism.
Therefore, in case of gout disease, a special diet is recommended. It allows the following products:
Fresh and pickled vegetables (except beans) and any dishes from them;- vegetarian soups;
- boiled or baked low-fat meat, no more than 3 times a week;
- eggs - 1 per day;
- any fruit and berries - the more, the better;
- milk and dairy products;
- in limited quantities, cereals;
- bread, from any flour, except flour of the highest grade;
- sauces on vegetable broth (for example - tomato);
- marmalade, pastille, jam, honey;
- citrus;
- loose tea;
- alkaline mineral water.
And forbids to use:
- meat, fish, mushroom soups and broths;
- soups from sorrel;
- beans and soups from them;
- canned food;
- sausages, smoked products;
- animal fats;
- by-products - liver, kidneys;
- cheeses;
- salted and pickled vegetables ;
- Coffee, strong tea, cocoa, chocolate;
- salted fish;
- alcohol.
Despite the fact that food restrictions are quite tough, you need to remember that diet is the only effective treatment for gout. It is the diet that makes it possible to alleviate the course of gout and prevent its exacerbations - arthritis.