What should I pay attention to in my diet for antral gastritis?

Antral gastritis, also known as chronic non-atrophic gastritis, is a common stomach disease in clinical practice. The disease is mainly caused by Helicobacter pylori infection. Because the course of the disease is long, patients need to pay attention to many things during treatment, the first of which is diet. If you want to achieve good treatment results for antral gastritis, diet is the first thing to consider. So what specific things should you pay attention to in your diet for antral gastritis?

1. Chew slowly when eating to allow food to be fully mixed with digestive juices. The diet should be light and less irritating. Do not eat too much at dinner and go to bed after the food is digested. Otherwise, it will increase stomach discomfort.

2. In your daily diet, try to eat light, less greasy, and less high-fat foods, such as fatty meat, cream, and fried foods, which can delay stomach emptying and easily increase the feeling of fullness in the abdomen. You should reduce the intake of irritating foods, such as chili peppers, onions, curry, pepper, mustard powder, strong coffee, etc., which are not conducive to the recovery of gastric mucosal inflammation and should not be consumed.

3. Nutritious food, eat more high-protein and high-vitamin foods to ensure the body's adequate nutrients and prevent anemia and malnutrition. For those with anemia and malnutrition, they should add foods rich in protein and heme iron to their diet, such as lean meat, chicken, fish, liver, kidneys and other offal. Foods high in vitamins include dark-colored fresh vegetables and fruits, such as green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, eggplants, red dates, etc.

4. Pay attention to the acid-base balance of food. When gastric acid secretion is excessive, you can drink milk, soy milk, eat steamed bread or bread to neutralize stomach acid. When gastric acid secretion decreases, you can use thick broth, chicken soup, sour fruit or juice to stimulate the secretion of gastric juice and help digestion. Avoid foods that cause abdominal bloating and contain high fiber content, such as beans, soy products, sucrose, celery, leeks, etc.

The above is a detailed introduction to what you need to pay attention to in your diet for antral gastritis. Hereby remind all patients with antral gastritis that the treatment of this disease is mainly aimed at Helicobacter pylori infection. If your antral gastritis is accompanied by symptoms of indigestion, it is recommended that you take some drugs to aid digestion while treating Helicobacter pylori infection.