Diet No. 4B, table No. 4B

Diet No. 4B, table No. 4B: rational nutrition for intestinal health

Diet No. 4B, also known as table No. 4B, is part of a dietary nutrition system designed to treat diseases of the digestive system. Diet No. 4B is recommended for patients with acute and chronic intestinal diseases during the period of recovery after an exacerbation, as well as outside of an exacerbation with concomitant lesions of other digestive organs.

The purpose of diet No. 4B is to provide adequate nutrition with some insufficiency of intestinal functions, while promoting the restoration of the latter and the activity of other digestive organs. To achieve this goal, it is recommended to follow a certain diet and choose certain foods and dishes.

Basic principles of diet No. 4B

The basic principles of diet No. 4B are moderate limitation of table salt, mechanical and chemical irritants of the intestines, exclusion of foods and dishes that increase fermentation and putrefaction in the intestines, sharply increasing its secretory and motor functions, secretion of the stomach, pancreas, and bile secretion. Food is given unground, steamed, boiled in water or baked. The food temperature is normal.

Chemical composition and calorie content of dietary table No. 4B

Diet No. 4B has a physiologically complete chemical composition and contains a small amount of proteins and a moderate amount of vegetable fats. The calorie content of the diet is 2900-3000 kcal. It is recommended to limit the consumption of table salt to 10 g per day, and free liquid to 1.5 liters per day.

Diet No. 4B

The diet for diet No. 4B involves eating 5 times a day.

Recommended and excluded foods and dishes

Soups with diet No. 4B should be prepared in weak low-fat meat and fish broth, vegetable broth with meatballs, dumplings, various cereals (except millet), vermicelli, noodles, potatoes, finely chopped carrots, cauliflower, zucchini; if tolerated - with white cabbage, beets, green peas. Strong, fatty broths, dairy broths, cabbage soup, borscht, rassolnik, okroshka, and bean and mushroom soup are excluded.

It is recommended to consume bread and flour products only in the form of white bread, crackers, and crackers. Fried, fatty, heavy breads, cookies, confectionery, and buns are excluded.

It is recommended to consume meat and meat products in the form of lean beef, veal, rabbit, skinless chicken, turkey, fish (except fatty types). Fatty meats, offal (liver, kidneys, spleen), sausages, sausages, and smoked meats are excluded.

It is recommended to consume dairy products in the form of low-fat cottage cheese, kefir, yogurt, and low-fat cheeses. Avoid fatty cheeses, cream, condensed milk, and milkshakes.

Vegetables and fruits are recommended to be consumed fresh, boiled, baked, or stewed. It is recommended to eat potatoes, carrots, beets, pumpkin, eggplants, cauliflower, broccoli, green peas, apples, pears, bananas, peaches, and apricots. Excluded are cabbage, white cabbage, Brussels sprouts, radishes, turnips, radishes, cucumbers, tomatoes, oranges, tangerines, grapefruits, pineapples, and grapes.

It is recommended to consume fats only in the form of vegetable oils (olive, sunflower, corn, soybean). Animal fats, margarine, butter, and fatty sauces are excluded.

It is recommended to consume sweets in the form of small portions of honey, jam, jam, and sugar-free cookies. Chocolate, sweets, ice cream, and sweet drinks are excluded.

With diet No. 4B, it is recommended to avoid drinking alcohol, strong coffee, and carbonated drinks.

It is important to remember that diet No. 4B is medical and should be prescribed by a gastroenterologist. Compliance with the recommendations of diet No. 4B is an important condition for successful treatment and restoration of intestinal health.