Cirrhosis of the liver is considered a rather dangerous, incurable disease. Often it appears due to alcohol abuse, viral hepatitis, as well as in the case of fatty, hepatic degeneration. It is very important for hepatic cirrhosis to adhere to a special diet. If you break the diet, refuse to treat with medicines, everything will end in severe complications, the death of the patient. What can and cannot be eaten with liver pathology?

Basic nutrition rules

The basis of the diet for hepatic cirrhosis should be complex carbohydrates. They are responsible for the production of energy in the body. Depending on how the disease proceeds, the diet may be different. Someone needs to limit liquid, protein, salt. It is important to understand that protein is considered a building material for any cells, especially for the liver. Therefore, it is necessary to limit or completely exclude it in case of serious violations of the functionality of the organ.

With cirrhosis, nutritionists recommend reducing the amount of animal fat, you may have to completely abandon it. All food is steamed, boiled, baked in foil or in special bags (baking sleeve).

The diet for hepatic cirrhosis should be fractional. Food is allowed to be consumed in small portions, while the dishes should be warm. Also be sure to follow these rules:

Give up table salt, use it in a minimal amount.
Stick to your drinking regimen. It is recommended to drink at least 2 liters of water per day.
Important! In the case of compensated hepatic cirrhosis, when the organ is still coping with its function, protein cannot be limited, because the body needs amino acids, they are necessary for regenerative processes in the liver cells.

If ascites appears – fluid accumulates in the abdominal cavity, you will have to reduce the amount of water per day, salt to 2 grams. When the patient’s condition worsens, cirrhosis begins to progress, an urgent need to consult a doctor.

Did the analyzes show a detoxification disorder of the liver function? Then reduce the amount of protein, it is in the case of its splitting that toxic, ammonia compounds begin to form. In this situation, it is worth limiting vegetable fats. When the disease progresses rapidly, completely exclude protein, and the amount of water should be no more than 500 ml.

What products are prohibited?

From the menu it is worth deleting:

Fatty poultry, meat, fish, offal, caviar, canned food, sausages, various delicacies.
Dairy fatty products – margarine, butter, spicy cheese.
Fried and hard boiled eggs.
Sour cabbage soup, mushroom soup, okroshka boiled in fatty broth.
Vegetables with coarse fiber – radish, radish, white cabbage.
Horseradish, garlic, onion, beans.
Spices, spices.
Fresh buns, bread, puff and pastry pastries, chocolate, cakes, strong coffee, soda.
Alcohol.
What foods to include on the menu?

With hepatic cirrhosis, the body desperately needs protein, so you can not do without fish and meat. What type of meat do you prefer? Rabbit, lean beef, turkey. As for fish, it is better to give preference to pollock, cod, pike, navaga, river perch. A lot of protein is found in squid, mussels, crabs, crayfish, octopuses.

The first cook on a weak low-fat broth, milk, vegetarian soup is also suitable. Include in the menu:

Dairy products. Consider! All foods must be low fat. Give preference to yogurt, fermented baked milk, fat-free cottage cheese, kefir.
Eggs. Every day you can eat one yolk a day. It is recommended to use in the form of an omelette.
Complex carbohydrates are an energy source, so the menu should have a lot of different cereals – rice, buckwheat, semolina, millet, barley, pearl barley.
Vegetables and fruits should be in the daily menu.
Vegetable oils. Milk thistle oil is considered especially useful. In addition to the fact that it has many useful components, it contains a substance for healing the liver – silymarin.
Weak herbal, black tea, decoction of chicory, wild rose, non-acidic freshly squeezed juice (previously dilute it with water), kissels, compotes, mineral water.
Sweets: marshmallow, marshmallow, honey, jam, marmalade, fat.
Seasonings, spices should not be added to food with cirrhosis of the liver. Do you want to improve the quality of your meals? Try to add lemon juice, bay leaf, tomato sauce, basil, cilantro, thyme, cumin, mint, garlic, dried onion.
Menu

You can use this option:

Have breakfast with oatmeal with milk, tea with crackers, cottage cheese with sour cream.
For second breakfast it is allowed to use fresh banana, baked apple.
Dine on vegetarian soup, rice with boiled chicken, drink a glass of compote.
Dine on boiled fish, salad.
Before going to bed, drink low-fat yogurt (200 ml).
The second option will do:

For breakfast, steam a protein omelet + eat boiled lean beef, drink tea. With sweets, biscuit cookies are allowed.
For the second breakfast, cheese (cottage cheese) + milk is allowed.
Have lunch with potato soup + croutons. For the second, eat pasta + steam cutlet. You can drink everything with apple-plum compote.
Dine on charlotte. How to cook it? It is necessary to rinse a glass of rice, cook it until it is ready (the water is drained, the rice is washed with cold water). After you need to peel the apples, cut them into slices, put rice on top, sprinkle everything with sugar. Milk (150 ml) is used for pouring, it must be mixed with a raw egg until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Charlotte is baked for about 25 minutes. Rice can be replaced with vermicelli, apples with boiled chicken. Brush the top of the casserole with sour cream.
Thus, cirrhosis of the liver is considered a rather dangerous disease that leads to death. It is very important to treat it in a timely manner, to start it. The main component of therapy is a diet, be sure to stick to it.