Vegetables suitable for patients with liver cirrhosis should be mainly rich in protein, vitamins and chlorophyll, as follows:
1. Wax gourd: Wax gourd contains protein, sugar, carotene, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron and various vitamins. Has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting diuresis, eliminating phlegm, relieving vexation, quenching thirst, eliminating dampness and relieving summer heat. In addition, wax gourd contains high potassium salt and low sodium salt, which is especially suitable for patients with ascites due to liver cirrhosis.
2. Luffa: Luffa not only contains protein, fat, carbohydrate, calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamin B 1 and C, but also contains many special substances, such as saponin, bitter substance of Luffa, mucus, citrulline, xylan, interferon, etc. It has the functions of cooling, diuresis, promoting blood circulation, dredging menstruation and detoxifying, and is suitable for use.
3. Carrot: Carrot is rich in vitamin A, which is not only one of the first choice foods for nourishing and protecting the liver, but also can effectively improve the vitamin level of patients with liver cirrhosis, indirectly prevent the occurrence of cancer, and is also of great benefit to the treatment and health care of liver cirrhosis.
4. Celery: Celery is an acidic food, which is rich in vitamin C and chlorophyll. It not only enhances the body's resistance, but also has the functions of clearing away heat and nourishing the liver and maintaining the acid-base balance of the body. It is also good for the treatment and health care of liver cirrhosis.
5. Spinach: Spinach is rich in chlorophyll, which can not only maintain the acid-base balance of the body, but also prevent cancer, relieve stress and regulate the function of liver and gallbladder, and is also beneficial to the treatment and health care of liver cirrhosis.
6. Mushrooms: Mushrooms contain nutrients such as polysaccharides, vitamins, sun elements, protein, fat and inorganic salts. Proper consumption can not only improve the body's immunity and enhance the body's disease resistance, but also prevent liver cancer and liver disease, which is also beneficial to the treatment and health care of liver cirrhosis.
7. Shepherd's purse: Shepherd's purse is rich in vitamin B, vitamin C, carotene, nicotinic acid and inorganic salts, which can shorten the clotting time and stop bleeding. It is suitable for patients with liver cirrhosis with bleeding tendency such as nosebleeds and gingival bleeding.
Patients with liver cirrhosis often have indigestion, portal hypertension and other adverse phenomena, so the vegetables eaten by patients with liver cirrhosis must be soft and rotten.