Tuberculosis is a very dangerous lung disease. It not only requires timely treatment, but also requires good care to avoid aggravation of the disease and further damage to health. So what foods should be eaten for tuberculosis diet? Can lotus root treat tuberculosis? There are many foods suitable for tuberculosis. Let’s learn more about what foods to eat.
1. Diet suitable for tuberculosis
(1) Tremella fungus and pigeon egg custard
Tremella 2 grams, rock sugar 20 grams, 1 pigeon egg. First soak the white fungus in water for 20 minutes, then mash it, add 400 ml of water, boil over high heat, add rock sugar, and simmer over low heat; then open the pigeon eggs, steam over low heat for 3 minutes, and then add them to the stewed white fungus soup. , just boil. Take it 3 times a day, 50 grams each time. This recipe nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, benefits the stomach and promotes fluid production, and is suitable for tuberculosis dry cough.
(2) Cordyceps sinensis stewed duck
Use 4 cordyceps sinensis, 1 male duck, appropriate amounts of ginger, salt, soy sauce and MSG. Eviscerate the duck, add appropriate amount of water, cordyceps and various seasonings, and stew until the duck is cooked. Eat meat and drink soup twice a day. Cordyceps sinensis is sweet in taste and neutral in nature. It can nourish the kidneys and strengthen yang, nourish the lungs, relieve asthma, stop bleeding and reduce phlegm.
(3) Pig lung and Sichuan Fritillaria
Use 1 pig lung, 15 grams of Sichuan Fritillaria and 60 grams of white sugar. Make a small opening of the pig lungs, add Sichuan scallop hen and white sugar, steam until cooked, and eat. 2 times a day. After eating, continue to steam and eat. Fritillaria Fritillaria is bitter in taste and slightly cold in nature. It returns to the lung meridian. It has the effect of clearing away heat, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It can be used to treat cough due to phlegm-heat. It also has a sweet taste, so it is good at moistening the lungs and relieving cough. Regular consumption can moisten the lungs and clear away heat, making the combined lesions quickly absorbed.
(4) Oujie soup
Use 5 lotus root joints, 30 grams each of Imperata root and white sugar. Decoct 2 flavors in water and take it. Take 1 dose per day, decoct it twice in water, mix the decoction juice into sugar, and take it twice a day. Or wash the lotus root joints and Imperata cognac roots, make them into coarse powder, put them into a cup together, add sugar, and brew with boiling water. You can drink it instead of tea. It can clear away heat, diuresis, cool blood and stop bleeding. It is suitable for tuberculosis, hemoptysis, etc.
(5) Five Juice Drink
120 grams each of white juice, autumn pear juice, fresh lotus root juice, sugar cane juice, yam juice, persimmons, walnut kernels, and honey. Mash the persimmons and walnut kernels into mud, dilute the honey, stir well with the persimmons, walnuts, and yam juice, heat it slightly, and after blending, remove from the fire and cool slightly, add the remaining four juices while they are still warm, stir well, and use a porcelain Tank collection and storage. Take 2 teaspoons each time, 3-4 times a day. It can nourish yin, clear away heat, relieve cough and stop bleeding. Suitable for lung yin deficiency type pulmonary tuberculosis.
2. Need to know about tuberculosis care
1. Keep the air in the ward fresh and ventilate it twice a day for 15-30 minutes each time. The appropriate temperature in the ward is 18-22°C, and the humidity is controlled at 50%-70%.
2. Choose appropriate cooling methods according to the condition, such as drug cooling, alcohol bath, warm water bath, ice compress, etc. After sweating, change clothes in time and keep warm.
3. Instruct the patient to eat a light and easy-to-digest high-protein and high-calorie diet. Rest in bed more often, minimize unnecessary activities, and reduce energy consumption
4. Closely observe changes in body temperature and condition, measure body temperature, pulse, and respiration every 4 hours, record them at any time, observe heat patterns, and assist diagnosis.
5. Regularly monitor albumin, hemoglobin levels and skin elasticity thickness.
6. Ensure patients get adequate sleep and rest, and provide a comfortable and quiet rest environment.
7. Assist patients with daily care and hygiene to reduce their energy consumption.