Post Date December, 03 2023
The health of the prostate is very important for men, but most elderly men can develop prostatitis, which brings a lot of trouble to the urinary system. Patients often experience frequent urination, pain in urination, and other symptoms. They may also feel decreased libido, and may even suspect that they cannot have children. What do male patients need to pay attention to during the treatment of prostatitis? Many patients will ask the question of what to eat for prostatitis. Next, let's take a look at what prostatitis can and cannot be eaten.
Appropriate for prostatitis
1. Apple
Some studies have found that long-term consumption of apples is beneficial for preventing the occurrence of prostatitis. Why is this? Prostate patients have lower zinc levels in their bodies than normal people, and it is difficult to increase zinc levels during the treatment of prostatitis. Apples are rich in zinc, and patients can supplement zinc by eating them for a long time, which not only helps to absorb the nutrients contained in apples, but also does not have side effects on the body. Therefore, patients with prostatitis should eat more apples.
2. Mung beans
When prostatitis patients have astringent pain in urination, they can eat mung bean Congee, which is good for patients.
3. Zinc containing foods
For patients with prostatitis, eating some meat foods can have a diuretic effect, such as pork, chicken, white duck, carp, herring, whitebait, yellow croaker, bass, and so on. Especially, chicken and shellfish are the best sources of selenium, such as oysters and oysters, while lamb is rich in zinc.
4. Diuretic food
Patients with prostatitis should also eat some diuretic staple foods, such as japonica rice, millet, corn flour, corn residue, sorghum rice, flour, red beans, mung beans, broad beans, soybeans, black beans, etc., especially soybeans and bean products, such as tofu, soybean milk, dried tofu, are rich in soybean isoflavones.
What should I not eat for prostatitis
1. Spicy food
It is best for patients with prostatitis not to eat stimulating foods such as scallions, chilies, raw garlic, and peppers, as these foods can cause vasodilation and organ congestion. Some patients have a habit of eating spicy food, which they can usually control when the condition is severe, but they start eating spicy food again after the condition improves, leading to repeated episodes of the disease, which is also an important reason for the persistence and difficulty in healing of prostatitis. In addition, it is prohibited to eat meat, dog, beef, lamb, seafood, etc.
2. Tobacco and alcohol
Wine is a drink that has a vasodilator effect. Alcohol can cause congestion in internal organs, including the prostate. Smoking is harmful to the body. Toxic substances such as nicotine, tar, nitrosamines, and carbon monoxide in cigarettes can affect the blood circulation of the prostate and worsen its congestion.
The above is the answer to what prostatitis cannot and can eat. I hope that patients with prostatitis should pay attention to their daily diet, eat more healthy vegetables and fruits, and eat less spicy and stimulating foods. Family members should also pay more attention to the patient's dietary health. Patients should exercise properly while maintaining a healthy diet.
