Diet for arthrosis: how to eat right?

2023 Author: Alfred Shackley | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-21 13:14

The diet for arthrosis of the hip joint must be carefully selected. In order for dietary food to have the maximum benefit in the fight against ailment, special attention should be paid to each component of the daily diet.

The doctor will help you to choose the option corresponding to the individual case (taking into account the patient's age, the degree of development of the inflammatory process of the hip joint, special needs of the body, allergy tests, etc.).

My own nutritionist

If for any reason it is not possible to get advice from a nutritionist, you can try to figure out on your own what properties certain foods have on the human body, and create an individual menu.

You can highlight the basic rules for the independent formation of a diet:

1. One of the initial goals of dietary nutrition is weight control. Overweight is the enemy of the joints;
2. The daily diet should be saturated with vitamins, carbohydrates, minerals, proteins and fats.

What you need to know about daily nutrition?

First of all, you need to remember that, having identified excess weight as a threat to bone tissue, you should not take drastic measures. The option "to lose weight in any way" is excluded.

Nutritional regulation in arthrosis must be done with great care. The body needs to be provided with enough calories to support its internal processes to the fullest.

Fasting is out of the question. This remark is very relevant for people over 45 years old and lovers of self-cleaning procedures.

By resorting to bowel cleansing in order to correct weight and remove toxins, you can worsen the condition to a critical level. This will aggravate arthrosis of the hip joint, and provoke a number of other inflammatory processes.

Sometimes, with the development of the disease, the destruction of bone and cartilaginous tissues occurs, cysts are formed on the bone endings.

Diet in combination with medications will speed up the process of restoration of cartilage joints and have an overall positive effect on health.

The necessary microelements to activate the regeneration processes can be obtained by eating healthy and wholesome food.

What to include in the diet?

There is no unequivocally established diet for arthrosis. Many factors influence the course of the disease, and, accordingly, the dietary menu should be selected on an individual basis.

And yet, there are some useful foods that can be highlighted:

• give preference to poultry from meat;
• fatty fish;
• linseed oil and seed;
• foods rich in calcium;
• you cannot do without vitamin E (nuts, sprouted wheat);
• complex carbohydrates;
• fruits (pineapples can be especially preferred for arthritis - they will help remove inflammation);
• freshly squeezed juices;
• vegetables;
• with arthrosis, you need to eat plant foods, for example, legumes;
• butter;
• be sure to use B vitamins (peas, potatoes, whole grain bread, dairy products, bananas, eggs, berry infusions, cheese, liver, etc.).

This is an incomplete list of products.

Forming a daily menu of healthy and affordable ingredients will provide an invaluable service to the whole body, will help prevent inflammation of the hip joint or alleviate the course of an illness of any degree.

What to remove from the diet?

Diet for arthrosis requires the exclusion of the following:

• fatty meat (pork, beef);
• desserts;
• foods containing chocolate;
• strong tea and coffee;
• fatty dairy products;
• muffins and wheat bread;
• sweet soda;
• hot sauces and condiments;
• pickles and smoked meats;
• fatty fish (sturgeon, halibut, salmon);
• products from the "fast food" category;
• caviar;
• alcohol;
• semi-finished products;
• roast;
• food preservatives and additives.

Popular recipes

The very word "diet" evokes a feeling of discomfort and hunger. In fact, nutritious and healthy meals can be prepared from healthy products that will adorn the dietary menu for arthrosis.

For example, the following recipes are worth trying.

Baked mackerel

You will need:

• mackerel - 1 pc.;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• vegetable oil;
• lemon - 1 pc.;
• salt to taste.

Preparation:

Prepare fish:

• remove the head;
• cut off the fins;
• clear;
• gut;
• rinse well;
• remove the ridge.

1. Rub the mackerel with salt and sprinkle with lemon juice;
2. Stuff the fish with lemon wedges and onion rings, adding a couple of drops of vegetable oil;
3. Place the fish in a roasting sleeve;
4. Bake for about 40 minutes at 180 °;
5. Serve with a side dish, such as boiled potatoes or vegetables, garnish with herbs and a slice of lemon.

Aspic

You will need:

• pork legs - 4 pcs.;
• gelatin - 20 g;
• meat (pork) - 0.5 kg;
• carrots - 1 pc;
• onion - 1 pc;
• laurel leaf - 2 pcs;
• salt.

Preparation:

Prepare the pork legs:

• wash;
• put in a container;
• add water (the total cooking time is 6 hours, initially you need to pour water into the container so that you do not add it later);
• boil.

1. Remove limescale;
2. Cook over low heat for about 4 hours;
3. Take some liquid and dilute gelatin in it;
4. Add meat to the container and cook for another 1 hour;
5. Add diced carrots and onions, bay leaves;
6. Salt and cook for another hour;
7. Take out the meat, finely chop the legs;
8. Return ingredients to container;
9. Boil;
10. Add dissolved gelatin;
11. Pour into molds;
12. Cool down.

Dessert

Sweet lovers can treat themselves to dessert.

You will need:

• cottage cheese - 0.5 kg;
• raisins - 100 g;
• dried apricots - 100 g;
• honey to taste.

Preparation:

1. Bring the cottage cheese to a puree mass;
2. Heat the honey a little, add it to the mass, mix;
3. Wash and chop dried fruits;
4. Mix everything well.

Peeled potatoes baked in foil

You will need:

• potato;
• butter;
• Dill.

Preparation:

1. Wash and dry the potatoes;
2. Make a cut and put butter there;
3. Wrap the vegetable in foil, adding dill;
4. Bake for forty minutes at 200 °;
5. Expand, cool, salt;
6. Eat unrefined.

Diet food with the development of arthrosis can be tasty and varied, for this you just need to show a little patience and creativity. Healthy meals will help to normalize the body's work.

Tips for Beginners

Diet is necessary when diagnosing arthrosis of the hip joint. For beginners, this recommendation item can cause complications. Changes in the habitual diet cause acute bouts of hunger.

It is easy to overcome, knowing some secrets:

• minimize salt intake;
• consume 1.5 liters of water per day (not less);
• eat at least 4 times a day;
• before meals (half an hour) drink 200 ml of water;
• after eating, walk, a hundred steps will be enough;
• exclude alcohol consumption;
• use small plates for table setting;
• eating should take place slowly, with short pauses.

Arthrosis of the hip joint causes severe painful sensations and affects the quality of human life, the main treatment delivers a lot of unpleasant sensations. And only a properly selected diet can brighten up the course of the disease.