Diet No. 4

Diet No. 4: features, recommendations and sample menu

Diet No. 4 is a special diet that is recommended for patients with acute and chronic intestinal diseases with profuse diarrhea, severe pain in the intestines and bloating. This diet is aimed at reducing the load on the digestive system, reducing inflammation and improving the general condition of the patient.

Features of diet No. 4

Diet No. 4 is characterized by a reduced amount of fat (70 g), carbohydrates (250 g) and salt (8-10 g). At the same time, the diet contains the physiological norm of proteins (100 g) and liquid (1.5-2 l). The weight of the daily ration is 2 kg, and the calorie content of the diet is reduced to 2100 kcal.

An important aspect of diet No. 4 is the exclusion from the diet of milk, foods rich in plant fiber and cell membranes, as well as stimulating bile secretion, the secretory function of the stomach and pancreas.

Food on diet No. 4 is prepared boiled or steamed, and also served pureed. The temperature of cold dishes should not be lower than 15°C, and hot food should not be higher than 62°C. It is recommended to eat 5-6 times a day in small portions.

Diet Recommendations #4

Diet No. 4 recommends including the following foods:

1. White crackers;
2. Soups in a weak low-fat broth with meat or fish quenelles, meatballs (you can add egg flakes, boiled pureed meat);
3. Steamed or boiled dumplings of meat, fish, meatballs, cutlets, soufflé;
4. Porridges made from rice, oatmeal, buckwheat or semolina (cooked in water or low-fat meat broth);
5. Eggs (no more than 1 piece per day) in dishes; if well tolerated, dietary eggs are allowed soft-boiled, or in a bag, or in the form of steam omelettes (no more than 2 pieces per day);
6. Freshly prepared cottage cheese, mashed or in the form of a steam soufflé;
7. Sugar up to 40 g per day, jelly, blueberry, bird cherry jelly, ripe pears, rosehip, blueberry, bird cherry decoction, tea, black coffee, water cocoa.

At the same time, the following foods should be excluded from diet No. 4:

1. Fresh white, black bread, pastry, pancakes, pancakes;
2. Soups with vegetables, legumes;
3. Milk, cold, strong and fatty broths;
4. Fatty meats and fish, duck, goose, fried and stewed meat, sausages, smoked meats, canned food;
5. Salted, smoked, marinated fish;
6. Whole milk, cream, sour cream, cheese, fried, raw, hard-boiled eggs;
7. All fats except butter;
8. Legumes, millet, pearl barley and barley cereals, crumbly porridges, pasta, casseroles;
9. All vegetables, cold snacks, fresh fruits and berries, dried fruits, compotes, jam, honey and other sweets;
10. Coffee and cocoa with milk, carbonated and cold drinks, grape juice.

Sample diet menu No. 4

Breakfast:

1. Freshly pureed cottage cheese;
2. Liquid pureed rice porridge in a weak meat broth;
3. Tea.

2nd breakfast:

1. Jelly made from blueberry decoction.

Dinner:

1. Meat broth with meat profiteroles;
2. Steamed chicken dumplings;
3. Cahors jelly.

Dinner:

1. Steamed meat soufflé;
2. Liquid buckwheat porridge pureed in water;
3. Tea.

For the night:

1. Warm, unsweetened rosehip decoction.

It is important to note that this menu is just an example and may be modified depending on individual needs and doctor's recommendations. It is also necessary to take into account that diet No. 4 is a temporary diet and the duration of its use should be determined by a doctor.