Food items for a patient with Peptic Ulcer
Permitted foods-Wheat chapattis, rice, maize, jowar, bajra or ragi, cereal of wheat, rice, oatmeal or maize, rice cooked, pulses and beans, vegetable soups, cooked vegetables, potato, sweet potato, meat, fish, chicken, eggs, milk & milk products, fat or butter for cooking, fresh fruits, dried fruits, nuts, jam or murabba, pastries biscuits or soft cakes, desserts as custard, pudding or jelly, beverages as light tea or coffee, water as desired. …show more content…
It is characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrosis (scar tissue) and regenerative nodules (lumps that occur due to attempted repair of damaged tissue). These changes lead to loss of liver function. Cirrhosis is a slowly progressing disease in which healthy liver tissue is replaced with scar tissue, eventually preventing the liver from functioning properly. The scar tissue blocks the flow of blood through the liver and slows the processing of nutrients, hormones, drugs, and naturally produced toxins. It also slows the production of proteins and other substances made by the …show more content…
Chillies and spices are irritant foods when absorbed are likely to damage the liver cells. The effects of such substances on the liver are as yet unknown. Metabolic disturbances such as haemochromatosis or Wilson’s disease (disturbance in copper metabolism) can lead to cirrhosis of liver. Indian childhood cirrhosis is a common disease in India. The clinical and histological features are similar to those of adult cirrhosis. Usually they are seen between the age of 1-3 years but even babies less than one year old may show an advanced stage of the