How long does it take for a new wound to heal?

If the wound is large or there is a defect, it often takes a long time to recover. Because of tissue defects, it takes a certain amount of time for new tissue to grow. It usually takes one to several months to recover, and a certain scar will be formed during this time. During the wound healing period, you should prevent infection, strengthen your diet, and eat more foods rich in collagen, which will help the sunken area of the new wound to gradually heal.

What not to eat while wound healing

1. Patients who are healing wounds should not eat soy sauce as it may cause scars on the wounds. 2. Patients with wound healing should not eat spicy and irritating foods, such as chili peppers. These foods can easily cause inflammation of the wound. 3. Patients whose wounds are healing cannot eat edible fungi, such as mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, etc. These foods are mostly high-protein foods. Eating too much of them can easily cause liver fire. People who usually have symptoms such as headaches and dizziness should try to eat less of them.

4. Patients whose wounds are healing should not eat seafood, such as hairtail, yellow croaker, pomfret, clam meat, shrimp, crab and other aquatic products. Most of them are cold and fishy in nature, which will affect the healing of wounds to a certain extent. 5. Patients whose wounds are healing should not eat fruits such as peaches and apricots. Eating too much of these fruits can cause indigestion, while eating too many apricots can easily damage bones and muscles, both of which will have a certain impact on wound healing. 6. Patients with wound healing should not eat foods such as chicken heads, chicken wings, chicken feet, goose meat, pork heads, etc. These foods can easily cause liver fire, thus affecting wound healing.

What to eat for wound healing

1. You can eat light vegetables such as tofu, cabbage, cauliflower, green beans, peanuts, jelly, green radish, white radish, bean sprouts, cucumber, yam, vermicelli, baotou cabbage, melon, bean curd, and beans. 2. Pig's trotters: Pig's trotters are rich in zinc and collagen. Zinc deficiency can reduce the function of fibroblasts. Supplementing more collagen can accelerate wound healing. 3. Sea bass: Sea bass is rich in easily digestible protein, fat, vitamin B2, niacin, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, copper, iron, selenium, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that sea bass is warm in nature and sweet in taste, and has the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, nourishing the liver and kidneys, and relieving cough and reducing phlegm. 4. Baby pigeon: Pigeon is the only bird without gallbladder. Its liver stores abundant bile, its blood contains abundant hemoglobin, and its bones contain large amounts of chondroitin. These special nutrients have special therapeutic effects on regulating the human brain and nervous system, improving sleep, increasing appetite, helping digestion, activating gonadal and pituitary secretions, and comprehensively balancing human functions, conditioning and strengthening the body. It is beneficial to the storage and utilization of human energy, maintains the normal functions of muscles and nervous systems, and improves myocardial contraction and coagulation functions. 5. Rainbow trout: Originated from mountain streams in California, USA, it likes to live in clear and unpolluted cold water. It mainly feeds on fish and shrimp and can be called a warrior of rapids. The fish has tender meat, delicious taste, no small bones, no fishy smell, high protein and low fat. It is listed as a high-end green food internationally. Rainbow trout can be made into exotic sashimi, and is suitable for steaming or stewing. It can also be made into shredded fish, braised, or smoked fish. It is an excellent food for promoting wound healing.

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