Beets are useful to include in the diet for diseases of the gallbladder. You can add it to vegetable salads or prepare juice and decoctions according to traditional medicine recipes.
Before using such tools, it is important to learn about contraindications and side effects, as well as find out the nuances of the preparation of the drug. In the process of treatment strictly follow the instructions.
How exactly to use beets at JCB, in order not to harm the body, but, on the contrary, to benefit it, will be described in detail in this article.
Use of root vegetables for gallstone disease
The main disease of the gallbladder is cholelithiasis. In this case, there is stagnation of bile in the gallbladder and ducts. In the second stage of the disease in the gall bladder or in the ducts begin to form stones.
Beets are rich in vitamin B4 and flavonoids, which cause relaxation of the biliary tract and improve the flow of bile. Funds based on this root are able to gently reduce the stones, the cause of which is the stagnation of bile.
Is it possible to eat a vegetable after the removal of HP?
Consider whether you can eat fresh beets, if there is no gallbladder. Beetroot is one of the most useful vegetables after surgical removal of the gallbladder (read on how the beet is good for human health).
Fresh root vegetables can be eaten in moderation within a week after discharge from the hospital. Beetroot helps to normalize the process of digestion after removal of the gallbladder. In detail about whether it is possible to eat a vegetable every day, what is the norm and what threatens to exceed it, we told in a separate material.
The benefits and harms of the product
Drinking beet drinks is useful for people suffering from a violation of the outflow of bile. The substances contained in the vegetable, improve liver function and the functioning of the gallbladder, contribute to the dissolution of stones.
- root crop removes toxic substances from the liver (how to clean the liver with beet juice, read here);
- prevents the formation of gallstones;
- splits available stones and removes them.
Before the use of folk remedies of beets need to consult with a specialist. Improper use of this method can cause aggravation and other side effects.
There are contraindications to the treatment of gallstone disease by the vegetable:
- Individual intolerance.
- Gastritis with high acidity. Beetroot stimulates the production of hydrochloric acid (more about the features of the use of beets with gastritis, see a separate article).
- Tendency to diarrhea. Cellulose and organic acids increase intestinal motility. Funds based on the root have a laxative effect.
- Hypotension. Drinks from this vegetable lower blood pressure (how beets affect pressure, read here).
- Diabetes. High concentration of sucrose in beets can lead to complications.
- Osteoporosis. Root can impede the absorption of calcium by the body.
- Urolithiasis disease. A high percentage of oxalic acid may aggravate the problem.
- Gastric and intestinal ulcer. A shock dose of oxalic acid and vitamin C provokes seizures (in detail about whether people can eat beets with a stomach ulcer and duodenal ulcer, we told here).
For diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, special care must be taken.. A high concentration of fiber is hardly absorbed by the inflamed organ.
Fresh beet juice can cause stomach cramps, as well as vascular spasm. To avoid this, before use, it should be allowed to stand for at least two hours, allowing the harmful substances to evaporate.
Important! Fresh beet juice, taken in large quantities, can lead to dizziness, weakness, vomiting, diarrhea. In the process of cooking must strictly follow the recipe. Do not allow an increase in the recommended dosage.
We talked more about the benefits and harms of eating beets for human health in our material.
Step-by-step treatment instructions
Good results are brought by the use of drinks from beet: broths and juice. For their preparation, it is recommended to take fresh root vegetables of rich red color, without light streaks. The surface of the vegetables should not have dents and damage.
Dissolving decoction
For therapeutic broth, it is recommended to use not ordinary boiled, but specially prepared water:
Pour five liters of cold water into one or more containers. Suitable dishes with enameled surface or glass.- Place the water containers in the freezer.
- Wait for the formation of the first ice.
- Throw ice. The remaining water is poured into another dish and put in the freezer.
- When half of the water freezes, pour out the liquid.
- Melt the remaining ice at room temperature.
Pour five liters of cold water into one or more containers. Suitable dishes with enameled surface or glass.The resulting water does not include harmful salts and impurities and is ideal for the preparation of healing broth.
Ingredients:
- fresh maroon beet large size - 2 pieces;
- melt water.
Cooking:
- Wash the vegetables under running water.
- Clear.
- Cut into two halves.
- Thinly cut into half rings.
- Place on the bottom of a deep pan with an enamelled surface.
- Pour water up to half the height of the dish.
- Cover the pan with a lid.
- Put on a low fire.
- Boil the beets for two hours until thick.
- Strain.
Store in the refrigerator for no longer than two days.
The course of treatment: Take a tablespoon of the resulting broth three times a day for half an hour before meals. If the broth was stored in the refrigerator, it should be heated to room temperature before use.
Juice with cucumber and carrot
Ingredients:
- red beet - 1 piece;
- cucumber - 1 piece;
- medium-sized carrots - 4 pieces.
Cooking:
- Wash and clean the vegetables.
- Grate beets on a fine grater. Squeeze the slurry through several layers of gauze. Or use a juicer.
- Leave the beet juice for two hours in an open container in the refrigerator.
- While the juice is settling, cook fresh cucumber and carrot.
- Remove the foam from the beetroot juice. Strain.
- Mix fresh beetroot with carrot and cucumber juice.
The course of treatment: Drink a mixture of juices twice a day on an empty stomach for two weeks.
Learn about the benefits and harm of beetroot and carrot juice, as well as how to make and take such a drink, here.
Apple Juice
Ingredients:
- fresh apple juice - 0.5 cups;
- beet juice - 0.5 glasses.
Cooking: Mix the ingredients.
The course of treatment: Take the remedy once a week.
In the case of gallbladder disease, it is not necessary to be limited to drug therapy. After consulting with a doctor and not finding any contraindications, you can use beets as an additional method of treatment.
Funds from this root, prepared according to popular recipes, have a choleretic effect and can improve the functioning of the gall bladder. The main thing is to carry out the treatment correctly and not to exceed the allowable dosage of healing drinks.
