Types of cabbage beneficial for gastritis
For the prevention and treatment of gastritis, white cabbage, Chinese cabbage and cauliflower are used. Vegetables are rich in vitamins (C, B, D) and microelements (calcium, sodium, iron), and exhibit an enveloping, analgesic, and restorative effect.
- White cabbage contains a substance (methylmethionine (vitamin U) with regenerating ability) that heals the mucous membrane and activates the functioning of the stomach. The vegetable contains sulfur, chlorine, iodine, which cleanse the gastrointestinal mucosa. The properties relate to red cabbage, which is useful for vascular difficulties due to its bioflavonoids.
- Chinese cabbage and its juice have a beneficial effect on the gastrointestinal tract, easing the patient's condition with gastritis and ulcers. The vegetable stimulates the immune system and removes heavy metal salts.
- Chinese cabbage is similar in vitamin composition to cabbage and broccoli. The vegetable is filled with magnesium and carotene (protects the gastric mucosa from radicals). After just three days of use, a positive effect is noticeable.
- Cauliflower is useful for gastritis. The vegetable is easily digested when stewed or boiled, improving blood circulation.
If you have gastritis, you should not eat fresh cabbage; the abundance of fiber affects the surface of the stomach and increases painful symptoms. The vegetable is eaten exclusively stewed or boiled during periods of remission. Cabbage juice, while retaining the beneficial properties of cabbage, is indicated even during periods of exacerbation of the disease (with low stomach acidity).
Gastritis of the stomach
The benefits and harms of using cabbage juice for patients with gastritis
Treatment of gastritis with cabbage juice is recognized by official medicine. But only those forms that occur with normal or reduced levels of gastric acidity.
Juice from fresh cabbage stimulates the production of gastric juice and hydrochloric acid, therefore further aggravating the situation in patients with increased secretory function.
Fresh cabbage is contraindicated for all types of gastritis, as it contains a large amount of coarse plant fibers, which, moving through the diseased stomach, irritate the inner surface of its walls, increasing pain, disrupting the normal digestion process and in some cases causing vomiting with blood streaks.
Therefore, drinking juice and fresh cabbage for gastritis with high acidity is not recommended.
Is it possible to drink during exacerbations?
Doctors advise to relieve attacks of exacerbations with cabbage juice if the acidity of gastric juice is normal or low. Observations show that after drinking a glass of drink, after about a quarter of an hour:
- the patient feels a decrease in pain and epigastric discomfort;
- Nausea and heartburn go away.
In this situation, the effect of a natural remedy is comparable to that of medications, but without the side effects.
Useful qualities of the product
Among the products, cabbage is distinguished by its availability and low price. It consistently produces a rich harvest and is present on the shelves of vegetable stores and markets all year round. But not everyone knows how to use this real storehouse of vitamins and other useful elements to maintain health and treat gastritis without drugs.
Vegetable leaves contain:
- Vitamin U. A rare component, it is the vitamins of this group that are actively involved in the treatment of gastritis, peptic ulcers, and colitis.
- A large group of other vitamins - C, PP, B1, B2.
- Important microelements and substances beneficial to the body.
- Easily soluble fats, fructose, sucrose.
Observations have shown that cabbage has many beneficial properties for the body:
- accelerates metabolic processes and wound healing;
- stimulates the production of gastric enzymes, this is important for gastritis with low acidity;
- relieves inflammation;
- relieves pain;
- strengthens vascular walls;
- reduces the risk of bleeding.
The protective and softening properties of cabbage juice are important for the treatment of gastritis.
When is cabbage juice contraindicated?
Before starting cabbage juice therapy, you should consult your doctor. The drink has great benefits, but there are a number of contraindications and restrictions. With the consumption of cabbage drink, the stomach begins to actively produce hydrochloric acid - the main component of gastric juice. With increased acidity, the process leads to aggravation of the disease. You should not drink cabbage juice:
- If you are allergic to cabbage (intolerance).
- For inflammatory processes in the intestines and kidneys.
- After a heart attack and intestinal surgery.
- For pancreatitis.
For gastritis with high acidity, cabbage juice is allowed, only during periods of remission and in the absence of allergies.
Cabbage juice causes gas formation, which should be kept in mind when prescribing. If the disease is accompanied by bloating, constipation, or diarrhea, it is better to wait for recovery and use cabbage juice in the future for preventive purposes.
Contraindications for use
Despite the enormous benefits, not all patients can drink cabbage juice; in some cases it is contraindicated:
- gastroenterologists do not recommend treating gastritis with high acidity with cabbage juice;
- during pregnancy;
- young children, due to imperfections in the digestive system;
- after intestinal surgery.
- enterocolitis;
- pancreatitis;
- intestinal spasms.
In all these cases, drinks made from fresh vegetables are not recommended.
Cabbage juice: what is important to know
Remember, in treatment with cabbage juice, much depends on the quality of the cabbage, on the correct use (preparation, storage, consumption) of the juice.
How to choose cabbage
For a cabbage drink to be beneficial, you need to choose the right head of cabbage. Try to avoid damage, black spots, stains, and insect marks. It is better to give preference to mid-ripening varieties; early-ripening varieties have a lower concentration of nutrients.
How to prepare and store cabbage juice
An easy way to get juice is to use a juicer. It is permissible to grind the vegetable in a meat grinder, in a blender, or roughly chop the cabbage, peeled from the top leaves and stalks. Then squeeze the resulting mass through a sieve or cheesecloth.
The healthy drink is ready to drink. It is allowed to store no more than 1-2 days in the refrigerator (in enamel or glass containers). The longer the juice is stored, the fewer vitamins remain and the lower the beneficial effect.
How to take cabbage juice correctly
Juice squeezed from cabbage often causes gas formation; the drink is taken on an empty stomach when the stomach is empty. It is better to first drink carrot juice for a couple of weeks, which helps cleanse the intestines, and do enemas.
Cabbage juice should be introduced into the diet in small portions (2-3 tablespoons), gradually increasing the one-time intake to 0.5 (maximum 1) glass. It is recommended to drink cabbage juice three times a day, half an hour before meals, for a month (one and a half months).
It is important to remember that the juice should be warm so as not to irritate the inside of the stomach. You cannot add salt to the drink - the seasoning will negate the beneficial properties.
It is allowed to mix cabbage juice with carrot or potato juice in a 1:1 ratio. A drink made from cabbage juice and honey is beneficial. Remember, this composition increases acidity.
Basic cooking rules
It is best to produce juice from white cabbage and cauliflower. These varieties contain many beneficial substances and few harmful ones. In addition, they yield the most liquid when squeezed.
In order to obtain a medicinal liquid, you need to grind the phytomass and then put it under a press. Grinding can be done in a meat grinder or blender.
Some people prefer to press the freshly crushed leaves through a sieve. However, in this case it is difficult to obtain pure juice freed from pulp. It is better to wrap the green pulp in gauze, put it on a sieve, and press it on top with a press. This increases the volume of juice obtained and reduces the presence of solid particles in it. This is especially important when treating gastritis in the acute stage.
If there is a juicer, then the process is carried out in standard mode. In this case, it is possible to obtain the amount of liquid in a 1:1 ratio.
The resulting juice should be stored in the refrigerator for no more than a day. It is best to consume freshly squeezed liquid. You need to be treated for at least a month with a break of about a week. Take 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals. To do this, you need to dilute half a glass of juice with warm water 2 times.
Some people believe that freshly squeezed juice can be replaced with sauerkraut brine. This brine has a whole range of useful properties. Just like freshly squeezed juice, it is taken when there is low acidity and weak secretory activity. However, the brine has a different composition of nutrients. In particular, it contains less of the most valuable vitamin U for gastritis. Brine has a pronounced acidic reaction, which can negatively affect the condition of the gastric mucosa even in the absence of spices.
Brine – sauerkraut juice
When fermented, cabbage produces abundant juice with lactic and acetic acids. The lack of fiber ensures a gentle effect on the stomach. Indications for use are similar to those of fresh juice. Brine will help with gastritis with acidity below normal during calm periods (in case of high acidity, it is better to avoid cabbage brine). Heart disease and hypertension are added to the contraindications - the brine contains salt and spices.
You need to drink, starting with 1-2 spoons, gradually increasing the intake to 1/2 cup, over the course of a month. A few drops of lemon won't hurt.
If consuming sauerkraut brine causes unpleasant symptoms, it is better to forget about the product until you recover.
Contraindications
It is not advisable to drink cabbage juice if you have gastritis with high acidity, because it stimulates additional production of gastric juice.
Since cabbage nectar decomposes and removes waste from the intestines, too large doses can cause stomach rumbling and discomfort. You need to start your daily consumption of cabbage nectar with small doses so as not to overdo it and get the opposite effect. Cabbage juice is also contraindicated after operations on the intestines.
Cabbage is an affordable product. It consistently produces a rich harvest, is available in stores and markets all year round, and is inexpensive. By regularly drinking cabbage juice, a person takes advantage of his chance to look healthy and energetic at any time of the year, and also gets the opportunity to improve digestion without taking medications.
Author : Stashevskaya Evgeniya Valerievna, especially for the site Moizhivot.ru
Conclusion
Nature has taken care of medicines for the human body. Fresh cabbage juice is an effective natural remedy that helps alleviate the condition of a patient with gastritis (low acidity) and even stomach ulcers. But treatment with cabbage juice will be effective only if you follow a strict diet: excluding fried, pickled, smoked, salty and spicy foods.
Preparing a drink from cabbage will not be difficult; it is important to take the drink correctly: before meals, no more than a glass at a time, 3 times a day. Moreover, it is better to drink freshly squeezed juice, which has lost its beneficial properties. If you follow the recommendations, relief comes within a few days: pain and heaviness in the stomach go away, heartburn disappears.
If you like sauerkraut, brine will help cope with the disease. All vitamins and nutrients are preserved in the product.
Contraindications
The use of juice for gastritis with high acidity is unacceptable. The remedy will not only not have a positive effect, but will also lead to complications.
It is necessary to monitor the dosage of an effective folk remedy. Drinking can remove toxins from the intestines. But, a large dose causes rumbling and frequent gases. To begin with, you can take 100 ml of cabbage remedy.
You should not drink the drink if you have had gastrointestinal surgery. If you take brine, it is not recommended to use it if you have heart disease or hypertension. It contains salt and spices.
White cabbage is widespread in Russia. It doesn't matter which variety you use to obtain the remedy. You should choose a vegetable grown in your own garden. Otherwise, buy directly from the farmer. This way you can be sure that the product does not contain toxins. Although in stores a head of cabbage is quite cheap.
Anyone can buy it; the beneficial properties will not be as many as a homegrown vegetable, but the treatment is worth it. Treatment of gastritis with cabbage juice is considered an effective method that is used in medical therapy. It is necessary to consider how to drink the resulting product correctly.
