What should patients with lumbar disc herniation supplement in their diet?

In life, more and more people suffer from lumbar disc herniation. There are many causes of lumbar disc herniation, but the main reasons are the patient's long-term bad living habits and some external factors. When suffering from lumbar disc herniation, it will have a lot of impact on the patient's physical health and life, so the patient must also adjust his diet while undergoing treatment.

What should patients with lumbar disc herniation supplement in their diet?

1. First of all, to put it simply, for patients with lumbar disc herniation, we must pay attention to supplementing vitamin E to relieve pain. Foods rich in vitamin E include: eel, soybeans, peanuts, sesame, almonds, brown rice, and vegetable oil.

2. Next, patients with lumbar disc herniation should also pay attention to the intake of vitamin C. Foods containing vitamin C include: sweet potatoes, potatoes, rape flowers, green peppers, green and white radish leaves, rapeseed, cauliflower, cabbage, celery, strawberries, sweet persimmons, lemons, and oranges.

Eat mainly vegetables and fruits. Add a little salt and oil to cook the vegetables, and drink the soup; drink more fresh fruit juice. Pay attention to protein supplementation, it is best to choose milk, egg yolk, yogurt, etc. Drink less tea and coffee. Add some animal liver, blood products, tofu, etc. to your diet. Eat small, frequent meals.

3. Finally, the food eaten by patients with lumbar disc herniation should also contain sufficient protein, because protein is an indispensable nutrient for the formation of muscles, ligaments, and bones. Foods high in protein include: pork, chicken, beef, liver, fish, shellfish, cheese, eggs, soybeans, and soy products.

Diet therapy for lumbar disc herniation

1. Eucommia ulmoides walnut pork kidney soup

Recipe: 1 pair of sliced ​​pig kidneys (pork loins), 2 pitted dates, 10 grams of eucommia, 20 grams of walnut meat, 2 slices of ginger, and 3 ml of rice wine.

Method: Clean the stewing pot, add water and boil, then simmer over low heat for 1 hour. Drink the soup and eat the meat, 1 dose per day.

Efficacy: Tonifies Qi and nourishes the kidney, strengthens the waist and aids Yang, mainly used to treat lumbar disc herniation caused by insufficient kidney Qi.

2. Angelica, ginger and mutton soup

Recipe: 30g each of angelica and ginger cut into large slices, 500g of mutton blanched in boiling water, let cool, cut into pieces, 10 red dates.

Method: Put mutton, angelica, ginger and 10 red dates into a casserole, add appropriate amount of water and boil together. Skim off the foam after boiling, then simmer on low heat until the mutton is cooked. Drink the soup and eat the meat as desired, one dose every other day.

Efficacy: Warming the meridians and dispelling cold, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain. It is mainly used to treat lumbar disc herniation caused by internal excess of yin and cold, and stagnation of qi and blood.

3. Sesame porridge

Recipe: 15 grams of sesame seeds, 100 grams of rice.

Method: Wash the sesame seeds, fry them until they turn slightly yellow, grind them into a paste, add rice and cook into porridge. Take 1 dose daily with breakfast.

Efficacy: It can relieve lumbar disc herniation.

4. Stewed Pig’s Tail with Chiton

Recipe: 50 grams of Cistanche deserticola, 30 grams of Cibotium barometz, 1 pig tail, and 2 slices of ginger.

Method: Boil 5 bowls of water until 1 bowl is left, drink the soup and eat the pig tail.

Efficacy: Used in the remission period of lumbar disc herniation.