What to eat for ulcerative colitis, 4 kinds of health-preserving porridge

Diarrhea in people with ulcerative colitis can come and go. The main symptoms include fever, abdominal pain, and weight loss. The most important thing for this disease is dietary adjustment. The following four types of porridge are most suitable for patients with ulcerative colitis.

1. Purslane and Job's tears porridge

Ingredients: 100 grams of fresh purslane, 60 grams of coix seeds, and 60 grams of polished rice.

Preparation method: Pick out the fresh purslane, wash it and cut it into small pieces. Wash coix seeds and glutinous rice, put them into a casserole, add appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat first, add small pieces of purslane, and then cook over low heat until it becomes thick porridge. Eat in the morning and evening.

Efficacy: The purslane in this prescription clears the intestines and eliminates dampness, clears away heat and detoxifies; the coix seed strengthens the spleen and eliminates dampness, dries up dampness and stops diarrhea; the japonica rice replenishes the middle Qi and strengthens the spleen and stomach. This prescription is mainly used to treat ulcerative colitis of the type with internal damp-heat.

2. Dandelion and Pulsatilla Congee

Ingredients: 30 grams of dandelion, 15 grams of white peony, 60 grams of polished rice.

Preparation method: Wash dandelions and whiteheads, add appropriate amount of water into the pot, boil for 30 minutes, remove the residue and take the juice, add the washed japonica rice and cook into thick porridge. Eat in the morning and evening.

Efficacy: The dandelion in this recipe is an excellent food and medicine with the effects of clearing away heat, removing dampness and detoxifying. It can be cooked into porridge with rice and eaten regularly. It is effective for mucus and bloody stools caused by ulcerative colitis. This recipe is mainly used to treat ulcerative colitis with internal damp-heat.

3. Chinese Yam and Gorgon Fruit Porridge

Ingredients: 100 grams of yam, 20 grams of water chestnut, 100 grams of polished rice.

Preparation method: Wash the yam, peel off the outer skin, cut into half-moon shaped slices, put into a casserole together with the washed water chestnut and rice, add appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat, then simmer until it becomes thick porridge. Eat in the morning and evening.

Efficacy: The yam in this recipe is a nourishing, mild, and spleen and stomach tonifying food and medicine. It is boiled with the water chestnuts, which can strengthen the spleen and intestines and stop diarrhea, into a medicinal porridge that is easy to digest and absorb. It is nourishing but not greasy, and is especially suitable for elderly patients with long-term illnesses. This recipe is mainly used to treat ulcerative colitis of spleen deficiency and dysfunction type.

4. Gorgon Fruit and Lotus Seed Porridge

Ingredients: 100 grams each of lotus seeds, water chestnuts, and fresh lotus leaves, appropriate amount of glutinous rice, and appropriate amount of white sugar.

Preparation method: Peel and core the lotus seeds, put them in a bowl, add a small amount of water and steam them in a steamer for half an hour. Wash the glutinous rice and put them into the pot

After adding water and bringing to a boil, simmer for ten minutes on low heat, add steamed lotus seeds (with soup), and cover the porridge with lotus leaves. Bring to a boil again and simmer for three to five minutes, then remove the lotus leaves and add sugar. Eat in the morning and evening.

Efficacy: The Gorgon fruit in this prescription strengthens the spleen, astringes the intestines and stops diarrhea, while the lotus seeds strengthen the spleen and astringe the intestines. This medicinal porridge has a good effect on long-term diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency and dysfunction of transportation and transformation. This prescription is mainly used to treat ulcerative colitis of spleen deficiency and dysfunction type.