Diet PlanGASTRIC ULCERS
*please note – the timings mentioned are approximate and to give you a rough idea of the time interval between meals.
*You can use the same ingredients to make different varieties of foods that you like.
Do's
- Have plenty of water – 2.5-3.5 litres per day
- Exercise regularly and be more active in the day
- Eat small frequent meals
- Avoid wheat/ gluten. Use millets like jowar, nachni, kuttu, amaranth etc
- Include spices and herbs like haldi, jeera, cinnamon, cloves, black pepper, ginger and garlic WHILE COOKING FOOD. Do NOT have them in form of kadhas/ shots as it is potent and can cause more acidity.
- Chew on roasted fennel seeds post meals. Have fennel tea in the day (Boil fennel seeds in water for 5-7mins, strain and drink. You can also consume the fennel seeds)
- Have at least 2 fresh fruits a day. Avoid citric fruits like oranges, mosambi, kiwi, grapes.
- Include prebiotic foods like pickle, kimchi, sauerkraut – 1 teaspoon – with your main meals
- Have lots of vegetables – especially gourd vegetables, sweet potato
- Eat fresh, home-made food
Dont's
- Completely avoid packaged and processed foods (biscuits, maggi, ready to eat foods)
- Completely avoid deep fried foods, excessively sweet foods, spicy foods and maida (chips, samosa, vadas, cakes, pastries, bakery items)
- Avoid sour and overnight fermented foods (like idli, dosa).
- Completely avoid alcohol and smoking
- Completely avoid tea, coffee and carbonated beverages
- Avoid milk. You can have small quantities of curd as a prebiotic with your main meals.
ON WAKING UP/ 6:30-7AM:
- Mix one small teaspoon of gulkand in 1 glass tepid water and start your day with this.
15-20 MINS AFTER WAKING UP/ 7:30 -8AM: Any one of these:
- 3-4 overnight soaked & peeled almonds + 6 soaked black raisins + 2 soaked figs + 2-3 halves walnut
- A fresh fruit (apple, banana, pear, papaya, any melon, dragonfruit, chikoo)
- Vegetable juice (ABC juice – apple, beet, carrot) – 1 glass (with the pulp)
BREAKFAST/ 8:30-9 AM: Any one of these:
- Poha with lot of veggies & cooked moong sprouts - 1 bowl
- Upma with lot of veggies - 1 bowl
- Moong dal chillas with veggies in it & green chutney – 2 nos
- 2 eggs + veggies (omelette/bhurji) with 1 multigrain toast
- Oats – overnight oats/ smoothie/ oats chia pudding/ masala oats with veggies
MID MEAL/ 10:30-11 AM: Any one of these:
- Fruit (apple, banana, pear, papaya, any melon, dragonfruit, chikoo) + fennel tea 1 cup
- Fruit (apple, banana, pear, papaya, any melon, dragonfruit, chikoo) + seeds (roasted flax, pumpkin and sunflower seeds -1 spoon)
- A glass of THIN buttermilk
- Coconut water
LUNCH/ 12-1pm:
- 1 medium katori rice OR 2 Rotis (jowar or nachni) + a small teaspoon of ghee
- 1 bowl cooked green subzi
- 1 bowl thin dal/ pulses gravy/ sprout/chicken breast
- 1 bowl raw green salad
- 1 bowl curd/ yogurt
MID MEAL/ 3-4pm: Any one of these:
- Fruit (apple, banana, pear, papaya, any melon, dragonfruit, chikoo) + fennel tea
MID MEAL/ 5:30-6:30pm: Any one of these:
- Dahi + poha with black salt – 1 small bowl
- Half cup roasted chana
- Roasted mumra/ makhana
- 2 pcs of sesame/ peanut/ rajgira chikki
DINNER/ 8-8:30PM:
- 1 bowl vegetable soup / clear soup
- 1 medium katori rice OR 2 Rotis (jowar or nachni) + small teaspoon of ghee
- 1 bowl cooked green subzi
- 1 bowl thin dal/ pulses gravy/ sprout/chicken breast
- Can also have Khichdi + veggies + curd as dinner meal
BEFORE BED:
- 1 small teaspoon gulkand in 1 glass milk