Prostatitis, as one of the most common diseases in men, can affect patients’ life severely. For the treatment of prostatitis, diet is as important as medications. However, some patients pay no attention to their meals and ignore the triggers that make the symptoms worse. In fact, it’s necessary to maintain a dietary intake diary to look at the substances that worsen the symptoms and avoid them.
What foods should prostatitis patients eat?
Fruits and vegetables: Most of fruits and vegetables are cold in nature and sweet in flavor, such as watermelon, muskmelon, grape, kiwi, sugarcane, wax gourd, cucumber, etc. Besides, they have multiple properties in
treating prostatitis, including inducing diuresis to relieve stranguria, clearing heat and toxins to kill causative bacteria and dissipating dampness. Thus, the inflammation can be inhibited.
Beans and grains: Some beans and grains contain a large amount of microelements and B-vitamins, they can provide nutrition, clear heat, promote bowel movement, and thereby unblock the prostate gland and eliminate the inflammation. These foods include adzuki beans, mung beans, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, coix seed, walnut kernel, sesame, and so on.
What foods should prostatitis patients avoid?
1. Avoid alcohol and nicotine. Smoking can lead to impotence and increase the prostate congestion, thus, the prostatitis symptoms can also be exacerbated. As for alcohol, drinking too much alcohol can expand the blood vessels of organs and increase blood flow, so that the prostate congestion can also be aggravated, which resulting in recurrence of prostatitis.
2. Avoid spicy foods. Though some seasoner can make dishes more delicious, they will also aggravate prostatitis symptoms, such as onion, raw garlic, pepper, chil, etc.
3. Avoid specific meat. Some meat like beef, mutton, seafood can worsening the symptoms of prostatitis. Therefore, these foods should be avoided during the treatment.
4. Avoid specific drinks. Patients should also stay away from caffeinated drinks and citrus juices for they may irritate the bladder and prostate.
Diet plays an important role in the treatment of prostatitis. Patients need to keep a proper dietary therapy during the medication treatment. It is beneficial for hastening the recovery and treatment of prostatitis. In addition, patients should also take a safe and effective medication such as herbal medicine called
Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory Pill. This medicine is authorized by State Intellectual Property Office of China with the patent number 200910157894. It is reliable with good therapeutic effect.