Cookies for gastritis

Who of us doesn't love cookies? After all, it is practically a universal snack, an invariable attribute for tea and a popular treat for all occasions. Such baked goods are different: sugar or dry, muffin or lingering, as well as sandy, puff pastry, oatmeal and so on. True, doctors do not always advise the use of such confectionery. In particular, cookies with gastritis is allowed not all and not all. This does not mean that it is necessary to absolutely get rid of baked goods in the diet. Just need to know a few basic points to get from cookies not harm, but benefit.

Can cookies be eaten with gastritis?

It is impossible to answer this question unequivocally. After all, and cookies are different, and gastritis can not be the same for everyone.

First of all, if the pastry was not prepared by you, you should always specify the composition, as well as the degree of fat content of the product. It should be taken into account that almost any confectionery products contain sugar. The combination of sugar and fat is a considerable load on the digestive system. In addition, delicious and flavorful cookies are easy to overeat, which aggravates the course of gastritis.

What shouldn't be in cookies when you have gastritis:

• hydrogenated oils and margarines;
• synthetic additives (stabilizers, taste correctors, flavorings);
• hard-to-digest dried fruits (figs, pineapple, prunes);
• marshmallow, confit, jam;
• chocolate (any kind);
• almonds;
• citric acid;
• fake sweetened condensed milk;
• Confectionery decorations (sprinkles, dragees, icing, etc.).

And here are what ingredients are acceptable in cookies when you have gastritis:

• med;
• natural condensed milk;
• rolled oats;
• butter or vegetable oil;
• vanilla, ginger, lemon zest.

It is important to remember the following: in the acute period of gastritis under the prohibition of the use of any baked goods, including cookies.

And another thing: before you start eating, you need to make sure that all the ingredients and the product itself is fresh. Old, rough cookies, as well as just baked (hot, "from scratch") patients with gastritis should not be consumed.

Cookies in gastritis with hyperacidity

If the acidity is excessive, it is definitely necessary to cut out of the menu sugar and muffin cookies, as well as baked goods made of coarse flour, with the addition of dried fruits and nuts. Such confectionery varieties increase the production of stomach acid.

As for dry, puffed and galette cookies, made by yeast-free technology, with a low presence of fats, it can be added to the diet of a gentle diet, but only as a supplement - in no case should not replace the main full meal with it.

If the pastry is dry and stiff, it should be moistened with tea, milk or compote beforehand.

The most recommended baking for excess acidity is oatmeal homemade cookies. Its recipe you will find in our article.

Cookies for erosive gastritis

Patients with erosive gastritis in the subacute period, or at the initial stage of recovery should exclude products that excite gastric juice secretion. Baked goods at this time is strictly forbidden. But dry cookies are quite acceptable, especially if it is prepared on the basis of oatmeal, buckwheat, rice flour.

In the chronic form of the disease is allowed indigestible pastries, unsalted crackers, galettes.

It is worth noting that changes in nutrition with erosive gastritis in most cases are not temporary. Therefore, certain dietary rules will have to be adhered to throughout life to prevent exacerbation of pathology.

It should not be forgotten that the consumption of cookies by patients should be limited. It is not allowed to eat a lot of confectionery products, use them on an empty stomach - for example, as a first breakfast. It is important that the daily diet includes all the necessary nutritional components - vitamins and minerals.

Benefits

Few people find cookies useful. Nevertheless, the benefits in it are really there - especially if the baked goods are prepared at home, using quality products. If you examine its composition in detail, you will find B vitamins, nicotinic acid, iron, phosphorus, potassium, organic acids.

Cookies with gastritis can act as an excellent source of energy. And if you add nuts and dried fruits to the dough, the beneficial properties will be enhanced several times, and the body will receive an additional amount of vitamins and other nutrients.

Products made from whole wheat flour, bran, ground cereals, etc. Are particularly beneficial. The main advantage of whole wheat flour is the presence of all the components of whole wheat grain. It is a well-known fact that most of the vitamin and mineral components of grains are contained in their shells, which are usually removed before milling. Whole-grain cookies have a positive effect on blood circulation, cardiovascular and digestive system. Due to the presence of fiber, there is a stimulation of intestinal peristalsis, stools, impedes the absorption of cholesterol, inhibits the process of putrefaction in the intestine.

What kind of cookies with gastritis are okay?

Selecting confectionery products for a patient with gastritis, it is important to remember a few rules:

• baked goods should be as natural as possible, from quality ingredients, with a minimum shelf life;
• do not choose cookies with fillings, icing, cocoa or chocolate.

With gastritis, the best kind of cookies is the simplest, without unnecessary ingredients. It should be consumed in small quantities and not regularly.

• Oatmeal cookies in gastritis are considered the "number one" confectionery product: in small quantities it will not cause harm if it is made in compliance with the required technologies, and in its composition there are really oat flour or flakes. Quality oat products provide a protective function for the gastric mucosa, enveloping and preventing its damage by aggressive acid. Oatmeal cookies are classified as allowed during gastritis.
• Galette cookies with gastritis are often attributed to permitted products: they are classified as dietary, low-calorie, low-allergenic baked goods. Usually it is unsweetened, with a fine puffed texture. If it is a galettes of industrial production, then their composition usually contains white flour, leavening agent or yeast, sugar and salt, fat, other flavor additives. Choosing such cookies for a patient with a sick stomach, you need to pay attention to the fact that the composition contains as few chemical components as possible. It is optimal to prepare such cookies yourself. Galettes should not be consumed in large quantities, as well as on an empty stomach.
• Dry cookies with gastritis are often included in a special diet. To such baked goods usually include galettes, products with a fresh or slightly brackish flavor. They are well combined with almost any dish, can be used instead of bread - for example, with soup or garnish. Dry cookies are made of white flour, sometimes an egg is added to the dough, but never yeast. The sweetish varieties of dry biscuits include, for example, the well-known "Maria".
• Cookies Maria with gastritis is the most popular: it is affordable and belongs to dietary types of confectionery products. "Maria" is a rounded galette puff pastry, contains little sugar and very little salt. Nutritionists recommend consuming "Mary" not only patients with gastritis, but also children, pregnant and lactating women. The main thing is not to forget that in everything you need measure.
• Sand cookies with gastritis can be consumed, but here, too, home-made baked goods are a priority. Sandy products are fragile, crumbly, have a pleasant texture. In the composition, in addition to white flour, usually includes sugar and butter. This is where the catch lies: in the sand cookies of industrial production in 99% there is not butter, but margarine or its substitutes. That's why it will be better if baked goods for a patient with gastritis will be prepared at home, from quality products.
• Jubilee cookies with gastritis is allowed to use, if it is prepared according to GOST norms. If there are deviations in technology, and the product contains third-party synthetic ingredients, then it is better to refuse its use. It is better to prepare baked goods yourself.

Recipes of unbaked cookies for gastritis

When they talk about unbaked cookies, they mean baked goods that do not contain yeast, eggs, dairy products. Such products are low-calorie, easily digested by the digestive system, so their use is welcomed in the diet - for example, with gastritis.

We suggest you consider three delicious variants of unbaked pastries: galette, oatmeal and citrus cookies.

• Galettes are prepared as follows:
  • 20 g sugar and a pinch of salt are dissolved in heated water (60 ml);
  • 120 g flour is mixed with 20 g cornstarch and leavening agent;
  • gradually mix the liquid with the flour and 10 ml of vegetable oil;
  • knead a dense dough, leave to rest for 15 minutes;
  • roll out into a layer 3 mm thick, cut out cookies of any shape;
  • bake in the oven at +150°C for about 30 minutes.
• Citrus cookies are prepared as follows:
  • prepare 200 g flour, 3 tbsp. Powdered sugar, 2 tbsp. Sunflower oil, ½ tsp. Baking soda, an orange, 100 ml. Water and a little salt;
  • remove some zest from the orange, mix with the powdered sugar;
  • add warm water, then sifted flour, sunflower oil, a little salt and baking soda (the soda is quenched with a spoonful of orange juice);
  • knead the dough, roll out into a thin layer (up to 5 mm);
  • cut out the required shape, place on a greased baking tray, bake for half an hour at +170°C.
• Oatmeal homemade cookies can be prepared as follows:
  • prepare the ingredients: 100 g tender oat flakes, 50 g rye or oat flour, 80 g sugar, 40 ml sunflower oil, 2 tbsp honey, 50 ml orange juice;
  • combine cereal, sugar and flour;
  • add oil, orange juice and honey;
  • knead the dough, let it rest for 5 minutes;
  • roll the dough into balls, then make scones out of them;
  • place the cookies on a greased baking tray and bake for 15 minutes at +190°C.

Contraindications

When are cookies contraindicated in gastritis?

• In the acute period of the disease (the first 1-2 days from the moment of exacerbation it is recommended to exclude any food, that is, fasting).
• In gastritis complicated by pancreatitis.
• In malignant lesions of the digestive tract.

In addition, it is forbidden to use too fatty types of baked goods, cookies with fillings, icing, sprinkles, chocolate, as well as products with a long shelf life (six months or more). A high percentage of salt and sugar in the composition is also discouraged.

Biscuit pastries are allowed in strictly limited quantities.

Complications

Observance of diet for patients with gastritis is a very important factor in recovery. There are many cases where the patient disappeared all the symptoms of the disease even without the use of medication, but only on the background of changes in diet.

Some people suffer from a kind of addiction to sweets and, in particular, to baked goods. Cookies in gastritis can be eaten, but in moderation, not on an empty stomach, and preferably - homemade.

The appearance of gastritis is often associated with hereditary features and with the nature of a person's diet. If violations of the dietary regime occur infrequently, the stomach usually has time to recover, and the inflammatory process does not develop. If disruptions in nutrition occur regularly, the appearance of inflammation - mainly chronic - is almost guaranteed. In the worst case, the development of malignant processes of the digestive organs is not excluded.

If cookies in gastritis consumed too often or in large quantities, it can increase gas formation in the intestine, acidity will increase, pain will appear. It should be remembered that no baked goods should not replace a full meal, otherwise it will be impossible to cure the disease.