Diet for cleansing the intestines

Consequences of improper eating disorders of secretory and motor activity of the gastrointestinal tract, inflammation of the mucous membranes of the stomach and intestines.

Digestion is also affected by stress, bad habits, genetics, concomitant diseases. With pathologies of the intestine, the absorption of useful trace elements is impaired, the intensity of the rotting and fermentation process is increased, which provokes flatulence, the microflora is disturbed.

Diet for bowel cleansing normalizes motor skills( which means that it removes symptoms such as diarrhea or constipation), eliminates excessive gas production, lowers cholesterol, increases local and general immunity, improves liver function, and accelerates metabolism. In addition, the diet has a positive effect on the work of the nervous, cardiovascular and endocrine system, improves the complexion.

What promotes bowel cleansing

During the diet it is necessary: ​​

• to increase the amount of dietary fiber in the diet;
• is at the same time intervals, preferably at the same time;
• drink a lot of fluids( an adult should drink 2 liters of water);
• consumes a lot of sour-milk drinks;
• to limit the use of foods that irritate the stomach and intestinal mucosa;
• refrain from drinks containing tannins( strong coffee and tea, cocoa), as they provoke constipation;
• is not a dish, the splitting of which takes a long time( heavy, fatty foods, proteins of different origin, meat with veins).

What products improve bowel function

Fiber is found in vegetables, berries and fruits, groats, nuts, seeds. Cellulose is not digested in the intestine and is almost completely eliminated from the body in an unchanged form. It increases in size and, passing through the intestinal tract, "collects" toxins and toxins, cholesterol, promotes passage of stool.

Also, dietary fibers stimulate the motility of the gastrointestinal tract, causing the smooth muscles to contract more intensively. Soluble fiber( resin, pectin, inulin) is split by microorganisms that colonize the large intestine, and they, in turn, normalize the level of acidity.

An alkaline environment is necessary for beneficial bacteria and is not suitable for the development of pathogenic microflora. In addition, resins and pectin are able to slow the absorption of glucose and thereby normalize blood sugar levels. A lot of fiber is found in bran, legumes, products from wholemeal flour, buckwheat, oatmeal, corn, millet, nuts.

Beets, carrots, zucchini, pumpkin, cucumber, tomato, eggplant, artichoke are rich in dietary fiber. Of fruit, preference should be given to apples, kiwi, pear, melon, watermelon, banana.

A lot of fiber in strawberries, raspberries, prunes, dried apricots, dried figs. Coarse fibers in white cabbage, radish, radish, so if there are diseases of the digestive tract, then it is better to refuse altogether.

For cleaning the intestines, you can buy fiber from flax seeds or milk thistle. It should be taken three times a day for half an hour before meals for a month. It not only helps to clean the intestines, but also relieves of extra pounds, as it gives a feeling of satiety for a long time.

It should drink 20-30% more free liquid than required by the norm. On the first day of fiber cleaning you need to eat a little and gradually increase the dose to a tablespoon, so you can avoid bloating. Also it is necessary to take into account an anamnesis, since with propensities to diarrhea and inflammatory processes in the digestive tract, cellulose can damage.

Before you consume excessive amounts of dietary fiber, you should consult your doctor

Fruits and berries are rich in organic acids. These substances increase intestinal motility, normalize the stool, suppress the growth of putrefactive bacteria and fermentation, stimulate the secretion of gastric juice, and, therefore, accelerate digestion. These properties of acid are achieved by changing the pH level in the digestive tract. Useful ant, apple, tartaric, lactic, oxalic, citric and other acids.

The content of useful acids is dominated by lemons, cranberries, currants, mountain ash, cherry, pomegranate, mandarins, grapefruits, pineapples, peaches, grapes, cherry plums. Organic substances not only improve digestion, but also increase the endurance of the body, eliminate chronic fatigue, increase muscle tone, eliminate headaches and muscle spasms.

Fermented milk products are quickly absorbed in the body, as the milk proteins are already partially cleaved by bacteria and fungi. Lactic acid, contained in drinks, does not allow to reproduce putrefactive bacteria, whose vital activity negatively affects the intestinal mucosa and require enhanced liver function.

In beverages obtained by fermentation, there are natural antibacterial substances that can withstand infections. They also improve intestinal motility and reduce gas production. Sour milk products include cottage cheese, yogurt, kefir, yoghurt, acidophilus, fermented milk, cheese, melted milk.

Therefore, during the diet, you need to eat daily foods that purify the intestines:

• bran;
• freshly squeezed juices;
• sour-milk products;
• vegetables;
• green apples and citrus fruits;
• infusion of chamomile, dandelion or thyme;
• porridge;
• whole wheat bread.

Sample menu for three days

Short-term diets for cleaning

The intestinal cleansing diet can be of various lengths. There are diets that need to adhere to 1-3 days, and there are longer, but gentle, the effect of which will come in 10-30 days. To a diet to cleanse the intestine does not become a stress for the body to it you need to prepare.

For a few days, you should remove caffeinated drinks( energy, black and green tea, coffee, cola), spicy dishes, smoked meats, pickles, canned goods, carbonated sweet water, and also reduce salt intake and give up alcohol and smoking. If within a week the maximum limit the amount of fats, starch and simple carbohydrates, then the body will be easier to reorganize to a cleansing diet and there will not be a painful famine.

A ten-day diet allows you to consume foods with fiber( fruit, rice, oatmeal), kefir and water. During the diet can go up to six kilograms of body weight by removing water and cleaning the intestines. The first two days you can eat only green apples and drink green tea. In the days that follow, breakfast should be a porridge cooked on water and without salt, for low-fat meat and vegetables for dinner, and for dinner two fruits or kefir.

If there are no chronic diseases, then you can clean the intestines, observing kefir or rice diet. Adhere to kefir diet need three days. A day is recommended to drink 1.5 liters of fresh, low-fat kefir. To enhance the effect, you can add bran to the drink.

With a rice diet, it is better to use wild brown or red rice. During the week you need twice a day to eat boiled unsalted rice( one serving of 50 grams of dry cereals).The diet allows the use of compotes and fruit drinks without sugar.

If there are no diseases of the kidneys and liver, then for the purification of the intestines can be used salt water. Within a week it is necessary on an empty stomach to drink a liter of water with a teaspoon of salt. Such water promotes excretion of fecal stones, eliminates constipation, normalizes the acidity of gastric juice, removes toxins.

Breakfast with such a diet is replaced by vegetable cocktails with the addition of spinach, cucumber, parsley, celery, sorrel, green apple

Such diets are physiologically inferior, so they can provoke the development of serious pathologies and not only in the digestive tract. They are completely contraindicated if there are any chronic diseases, since they will contribute to their aggravation.

If symptoms of disturbed digestion( flatulence, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, nausea, belching, heartburn) should be consulted by a physician. Only after finding out the causes of the pathology gastroenterologist will appoint a diet, which will not fight with signs of the disease, but with its cause.

To normalize the work of the intestine and improve metabolism, it is best to adhere to a rational diet, that is, to eliminate fat, sharp, heavy food from the diet, to consume enough fiber, dairy products and organic acids. With proper nutrition, there is no need to clean the intestines.