Diet in the treatment of Giardia in adults and children

Drug treatment of giardiasis helps to get rid of parasites in a short time. However, to increase the effectiveness of drugs requires compliance with a certain diet. A special diet with Giardia is aimed at improving the gastrointestinal tract and creating unfavorable conditions for the reproduction of protozoa.

Giardia and Giardiasis

Giardia - single-celled parasites that are infected by the fecal-oral route. They belong to the simplest organisms. They enter the body through the use of water, food containing cysts of the pathogen, in contact with a sick person. Possible epidemiological importance have domestic animals - cats, dogs; carriers of pathogens called flies, cockroaches.

On a note!

Lamblia can be found in 20-30% of persons living in the Russian Federation. The disease is more common among toddlers of preschool age. This is due to being in children's groups, non-compliance with the rules of personal hygiene.

Giardia settle in the human small intestine. They attach to its villi and feed on the contents passing through this section, sucking it in the entire cell area, then excrete their toxins, poisoning the body. Giardia do not leave the lumen of the digestive tract and do not spread to internal organs.

The main symptoms of giardiasis are associated with disruption of the normal functioning of the intestine, nervous system poisoning with toxins:

• bloating;
• alternating constipation with diarrhea;
• navel pains;
• weight loss;
• irritability, fatigue.

Important!

Often giardiasis develops asymptomatic, possibly chronic. Children tolerate it more easily than adults. Antiparasitic drugs are prescribed for treatment, agents for restoring normal intestinal microflora, if necessary, immunostimulants and vitamins. Diet for giardiasis plays a supporting role.

The basic principles of diet

When prescribing treatment for giardiasis, the doctor makes recommendations on nutrition. Diet for the disease is directed to:

• to create unfavorable living conditions for Giardia;
• cleansing the body of toxins and parasite decomposition products;
• restoration of normal functioning of the digestive system.

Diet in the treatment of Giardia

On a note!

The process of digestion in the small intestine occurs at alkaline pH values. In this environment Giardia feel comfortable. The diet against the parasite is built according to the principle: to feed the patient with the fact that Giardia does not like food. It is also important to spare and not overload the digestive system.

Instilled power

So a person who is on a medical diet,should organize your diet as follows:

1. When giardiasis should eat food, which leads to acidification of the environment and gastric contents.
2. The first week the main products in the diet should be berries, dried fruits, cereal without milk.
3. It is necessary to replace the butter, margarine, vegetable oil.
4. Parasites are more prolific if starch and sugar are present in the nutrient substrate. A diet that worsens the breeding of lamblia should be practically devoid of sweet, flour, starchy foods.
5. If it is impossible to completely abandon fast carbohydrates, it is recommended to switch to sweeteners.
6. Inflammation of the intestines leads to pain, bloating. It is necessary to refuse food that enhances gas formation, fermentation.
7. Giardia do not like foods with a sour taste, especially if they are consumed half an hour before the main meal.
8. To reduce the load on the digestive system with giardiasis, you should abandon fried, salted, smoked dishes, alcohol.
9. Food should be taken often - up to 6 times a day, but in small portions.
10. Every day should drink up to 3 liters of plain water.
11. It is necessary to avoid raw vegetables, the main part of the products should be in the form of boiled, baked without oil or steamed.
12. The duration of such nutrition is from 2 weeks, optimally up to 4 months.

In a diet for giardiasis include products that kill the parasite. Adult patients can use coconut from Giardia. To achieve the effect, one should eat daily the pulp of the whole nut, dividing it into three doses.

Important!

Dieting will not bring the desired result, if a patient with giardiasis does not follow the rules of hygiene - wash hands thoroughly, food, boil drinking water.

Allowed and prohibited products

Turning from the general principles of diet, it is important to give detailed information about what you can eat when treating Giardia.

Diet in the treatment of Giardia

The list of useful products includes:

• kefir, ryazhenka, natural yogurt without sugar;
• cottage cheese without adding butter;
• cereals for cooking porridge on the water;
• boiled sea fish;
• boiled lean meat;
• fruits, berries;
• boiled rice;
• bran;
• dried fruits;
• boiled vegetables: zucchini, potatoes, carrots;
• raw cucumbers and tomatoes;
• herbal teas and decoctions.

Allowed soups or broths without fat, passaged vegetables.

On a note!

Among the fruits and berries should choose those that increase the acidity of gastric juice. This citrus, plums, kiwi. Of the berries should be preferred lingonberry, cranberries, currants.

Apples on a diet with giardiasis are recommended in a baked form. The abundance of plant fibers is necessary for the deposition of parasite toxins on them and cleansing the body. With the same purpose it is advised to prepare salads from fresh vegetables. They stimulate intestinal peristalsis, removing the parasite and its waste.

In the diet for the treatment of Giardia in adults or children include fruit drinks from sour berries, sugar-free compotes for acidification of the environment.

What not to eat

The patient should exclude from your diet such products:

• any sweets;
• pastries and bread;
• carbonated and sweet drinks;
• fast food;
• sugar in pure form;
• milk;
• turnips, radishes, turnips;
• onion and garlic;
• legumes;
• any fatty foods;
• smoked products;
• spicy sauces, seasonings;
• any canned food;
• bananas, grapes;
• alcoholic beverages.

Products in the diet for the treatment of lamblia in children do not have fundamental differences with those in adults.Should pay more attention to the size of servings, not overfeeding the child, make sure that the baby does not eat prohibited foods, to control the washing of hands.

On a note!

The diet for children has a longer duration than in adults - up to six months. This is due to the high probability of developing dysbacteriosis, slower recovery of the intestine after Giardia.

Diet examples

An effective diet for giardiasis consists of approved products. Using the menu for the week helps to plan the purchase of food and combine a diet of ready-made recommendations.

Dishes with Giardiasis

The table below shows an exemplary menu for lamblia.

• a glass of kefir;
• 2 baked apples;
• 2 wholegrain bread;
• fruits or berries in moderation;
• a small portion of vegetable salad, dressed with yogurt;
• 2-3 tablespoons of cottage cheese with kefir.

On a note!

Daily use in the diet of giardiasis of cereals, cottage cheese helps to fight the feeling of hunger, and berries and fruits quench their thirst for sweets.

Diet reviews

Studying the opinions of patients who have already undergone giardiasis treatment and were able to restore the work of the digestive system will provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the diet. In their reviews, they share the difficulties that they had to face in order to continue to adhere to the diet and not to fall for the use of prohibited dishes.

Diet and giardiasis

We treated giardiasis in a three-year-old child.My daughter went to kindergarten, was like a month and began to complain of pain in the navel. After the discovery of the parasite, we were prescribed treatment and a diet to restore the intestines. There was no particular difficulty with feeding my daughter - I was already used to cooking everything boiled and pureed. Instead of milk at night, she began to drink kefir.

If we talk about the amount of food, the daughter was enough, she is a little one. But "just in case," we decided to eat so the whole family. I could barely withstand the diet, I always wanted to have a sweet, I felt dizzy. Croup was not enough for me. And my husband liked it. After the treatment, the tests were done - all is well, the lamblia were not found.

Evgenia, Krasnodar

I have had discomfort in my stomach for a long time: I was inflated, I was sick, I felt that food was badly digested. After an attack of diarrhea, I went to a gastroenterologist for a diagnosis. I was found Giardia, prescribed drugs against them, then drugs to restore the intestinal flora. The doctor also approved the diet. I switched to this diet, I immediately liked it and approached. I treated the lambliosis, the tests do not reveal it, I continue to sit on this diet for the fourth month.Sometimes it is difficult to choose products, because the main set is already tired, sometimes I want to roast, but I suffer. The condition of the skin has improved, the stomach has ceased to hurt, in the right side it no longer hurts and does not pull. Recommend? Yes!

Alina, Tver