Diet for dermatitis

Dermatitis is an inflammatory process in the skin, which can be caused by many reasons. Therefore, therapeutic measures for dermatitis also depend on the factors of the disease development. However, experts say that following certain principles in nutrition significantly accelerates and facilitates recovery. Thus, a diet for dermatitis is the most important link in the successful treatment of the pathology.

This disease can occur in several variants: atopic dermatitis, seborrheic, perioral, allergic, etc., so the diet is usually prescribed by a doctor after examining the patient. Let's consider the most common types of diets for dermatitis depending on the course of the inflammatory process.

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Diet for atopic dermatitis

Unfortunately, the cause of this disease cannot always be determined: it may be a hereditary pathology, weak immunity, significant nervous stress or food intoxication.

The diet for atopic dermatitis begins with the exclusion of allergenic foods from the daily menu: these may include smoked and canned foods, bee products, cocoa, some berries and citrus fruits, spices and nuts. After this, you can gradually switch to a special therapeutic diet, which begins with fasting (one or two days), during which you are allowed to drink only water or weak tea without sugar. Then the menu is gradually expanded: over the course of a week, you can gradually include fresh fermented milk products, whole milk, white meat and fish.

Gradually introducing food products into the diet (after fasting) is necessary in order to find out which product provokes the disease. That is, if after introducing the next product into the menu, the patient's symptoms of atopic dermatitis worsen, this product is permanently excluded from the patient's diet. For example, if a person experiences an activation of the atopic dermatitis process after drinking cow's milk, then it should be abandoned, or try replacing it with soy or goat's milk.

Food for atopic dermatitis should be easily digestible, so avoid fried and heavy foods: use a steamer or boil foods.

Forget about products containing preservatives: sausages, semi-finished products, sweets, canned goods, packaged juices, etc.

Your task is to cleanse your body of accumulated toxins and harmful substances and switch to a diet with a minimum content of provoking substances: dyes, flavors, preservatives and other “E”.

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Diet for allergic dermatitis

The appearance of allergic dermatitis is usually associated with individual intolerance to a product, i.e., with food allergy. In this regard, the main condition of the diet for allergic dermatitis is the rejection of the most likely allergens in the diet. What products most often cause allergies? These are oranges and lemons, strawberries and wild strawberries, currants and raspberries, peanuts and other nuts, cocoa and coffee, seafood and bee products.

It is very important to remove fatty, salty, fried and spicy foods, as well as processed foods and canned goods from your menu.

All products consumed must be fresh; before cooking vegetables and fruits, it is recommended to soak them in water (preferably overnight) in order to reduce the concentration of harmful components and nitrates. Limit sweets and salty foods in your daily menu.

A hypoallergenic diet for dermatitis involves excluding the following foods:

• whole cow's milk;
• all types of caviar;
• seafood;
• cocoa and coffee;
• berry;
• mushrooms;
• citrus fruits;
• beekeeping products;
• all types of nuts;
• eggs;
• pineapple.

Peaches, bananas, apricots, buckwheat, and bell peppers should be consumed with caution.

What is allowed for allergic dermatitis?

• all varieties of apples and pears;
• melons and gourds;
• zucchini, pumpkin, cabbage;
• white meat;
• fresh kefir, yogurt, fermented baked milk, cottage cheese;
• vegetable oils (except peanut and sesame);
• porridge (oatmeal, rice, semolina).

Be careful with tap water: sometimes its content does not meet the standards and can also provoke the development of allergic reactions, including allergic dermatitis. It is better to drink purified store-bought water, or take it from proven natural sources.

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Diet for seborrheic dermatitis

When treating seborrheic skin lesions, it is also necessary to follow special recommendations for preparing and eating food.

A diet for seborrheic dermatitis is, first of all, an absolute refusal from alcoholic beverages, smoked and fried foods, food from fast food restaurants, as well as all kinds of products with a high content of harmful chemicals: these are chips, croutons, sausages, store-bought sweets, packaged juices and carbonated drinks. You should limit the consumption of baked goods, especially from white flour, as well as sweets (fast carbohydrates) in the form of jam, honey, cakes and pastries. It is better not to fry meat and fish, but to cook in a steamer or bake in the oven.

If you have managed to identify the product that most often provokes an exacerbation of the disease, be sure to exclude it from your menu and never consume it again.

Drink enough fresh, clean water: this simple method will significantly speed up the removal of toxic substances from the body.

What should be included in the menu for seborrheic dermatitis?

• kefir, cottage cheese, yogurt, milk, natural yogurt;
• vegetables, greens, a variety of fruits and berries;
• meat (lean varieties, it is better to avoid lard);
• dishes with natural collagen (jelly, jellied fish and meat, aspic).

If the etiological factor for the appearance of seborrheic dermatitis is stress or a nervous breakdown, then in this case the dietary nutrition should include drinks and infusions of medicinal herbs that have a calming and stabilizing effect on the nervous system. Such herbs include valerian, mint, lemon balm, chamomile, etc.

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Diet for Dühring's dermatitis

Dermatitis Duhring is characterized by a persistent chronic course. The probable causes of the disease are considered to be a violation of absorption due to hypersensitivity of the body to the product of cereal proteins (glutens) - gluten. Gluten is a protein that is found in cereal crops such as oats, wheat, barley, rye. Thus, the diet for dermatitis Duhring must necessarily exclude from the diet foods that contain gluten.

What foods should be excluded:

• dishes to which flour and malt were added (soups, creams, gravies);
• substitutes for natural coffee (barley or other drinks), beer, all types of kvass;
• ice cream, wheat butter, chocolate with fillings;
• legumes (peas, lentils, beans), cereals (millet, oats, barley, semolina, pearl barley), cabbage;
• flour products (all types of pasta and vermicelli, dumplings and vareniki, bread and rolls, cookies and cakes, pancakes and croutons);
• cutlets and other breaded dishes, sausage (with added flour or bread ingredients).

List of permitted products for Duhring's dermatitis:

• corn, soy and rice flour, and baked goods made from it;
• rice, buckwheat, corn in the form of porridge;
• meat and fish products without breading, cow's milk (no more than ½ liter per day), kefir and yogurt, homemade cottage cheese, salted and hard cheese;
• carrots, beets, zucchini, potatoes, onions, garlic;
• vegetable oil, butter, homemade mayonnaise;
• beekeeping products, jams and jellies, compotes and jelly;
• all kinds of fruits;
• all types of natural tea and coffee (not substitutes), mineral water without iodine and bromine compounds;
• all types of greens, nuts, spices, non-iodized salt, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, olives.

It is necessary to be careful when choosing food products. When shopping in a store, you should carefully study the composition of the product, paying attention to the possible content of prohibited ingredients.

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Diet for dermatitis on hands

A diet for hand dermatitis should be composed taking into account the characteristics of a particular organism. The presence of individual hypersensitivity, impaired intestinal wall permeability and other factors that are the causes of dermatitis are taken into account.

When you have hand dermatitis, you should eat a balanced diet, taking into account a person’s daily need for vitamins and minerals.

What should definitely be crossed off the menu:

• alcoholic beverages;
• phytoncidal plants (onions, horseradish, garlic);
• smoked, fried and salted dishes;
• dishes containing honey and other bee products;
• lemons, oranges, tangerines, pineapple;
• coffee, products with chocolate, cocoa;
• fatty foods, including lard.

You can diversify your daily menu with fruit desserts, vegetable dishes, soups and porridges, lean meat and fish, and fermented milk products.

In general, an individual diet plan for hand dermatitis should be created by the attending physician, who is competent in the causes and mechanism of the disease. However, it is advisable to adhere to generally accepted norms in dietary nutrition.

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Diet for perioral dermatitis

Perioral dermatitis responds well to treatment if therapeutic measures are carried out in combination with certain dietary features. Meat products, sweets, fatty and fried foods are excluded from the menu. Eggs, sea fish, soy products, caviar, mushrooms are prohibited. The diet can be quite strict.

However, do not rush to choose a diet for yourself.

Perioral dermatitis is a polyetiological disease, that is, the causes of the disease can be different. Therefore, the best solution would be to consult a qualified dermatologist who will select a diet for you that will maximally protect your body from the main causes that provoke the development of the disease.

Diet for contact dermatitis

Contact dermatitis is a type of allergic dermatitis, so the nutritional recommendations for these diseases are almost the same. The most important points in building a diet are the exclusion from the patient's diet of those dishes that provoke the development of allergies, as well as providing the body with vitamins and other useful elements.

The first rule of diet for contact dermatitis is to follow a drinking regime. A sufficient amount of liquid is necessary to speed up the removal of toxic and sensitizing substances from the body.

The remaining nutritional norms are generally accepted for allergic diseases. This includes avoiding coffee and chocolate, alcohol, soda and juices from "packages", citrus fruits, spicy and fried foods, canned food and marinades, honey and nuts. All these products can provoke the development of allergies in hypersensitive individuals. Whole milk products, eggs and seafood should be consumed with caution.

What can you do while following this diet?

• fresh fermented milk products;
• lean meat;
• whole grain bread;
• vegetables, dill, parsley, lettuce;
• porridges and soups made from cereals (buckwheat, oatmeal, rice);
• all varieties of apples and pears;
• weak tea, dried fruit compote, rosehip infusion.

And once again we remind you about the need to drink enough water, non-carbonated and not tap water, but simple and clean water. You can buy it in a store, or take it from a proven natural source: a well or a spring.

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Diet for dermatitis in adults

What should be taken into account when prescribing a diet for dermatitis in adults? It is known that the nutrition of an adult differs significantly from what a child eats.

First of all, it is alcohol, be it beer, or wine, or stronger drinks: they must be excluded.

The next step is to review your diet. Exclude fried, salted, smoked foods, fast food. Remember that we need to protect the body from certain irritants that have a detrimental effect inside the body when they enter it with food. For the same reason, be very careful when eating dishes with honey, nuts, seafood, citrus fruits, soy products, as well as eggs and milk. Instead of sauces, use various types of vegetable oils (except peanut and sesame, they can cause allergies), as well as fermented milk products - sour cream, yogurt. Eat soups, porridges, vegetable dishes, low-fat steamed cutlets. When cooking, try not to add spices and seasonings, and put less salt and sugar: this will prevent fluid retention in the body.

When choosing products, be guided by the composition indicated on the packaging: the presence of preservatives, dyes, fragrances, emulsifiers and other harmful substances can aggravate the course of dermatitis, so it is better to avoid such products.

All the food you eat should be fresh, vegetables and fruits should be well washed.

It's good if a food allergen has been identified: be sure to exclude it from your diet and never consume it again.

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Diet for dermatitis in children

When planning your child's diet, track which foods increase the symptoms of dermatitis and exclude such products from the baby's diet. Unfortunately, it can be quite difficult to identify a potential allergen, and then you have to exclude from the menu all products that can cause allergic reactions to some extent. Such products include:

• animal fats in any form;
• fruits and vegetables with a red color (tomatoes, beets, persimmons, etc.);
• citrus fruits;
• chocolate in any form, cocoa;
• nuts;
• beekeeping products.

Prepare porridges seasoned with a small amount of vegetable oil, strained soups, vegetable purees for your child. You can offer lean meat, boiled or steamed, baked fruits, cottage cheese, cottage cheese casserole, vegetable pancakes, natural yogurt with fruits. Be careful with berries: children can be very sensitive to them.

Avoid using salt and fast carbohydrates, limit your child's consumption of sweets. Store-bought sweets and soda should definitely be excluded: the content of all sorts of chemicals in such products is a very heavy burden for the child's body. The same applies to dishes from fast food restaurants.

Food offered to a child with dermatitis should be easily digestible, balanced and free of possible allergens and irritants.

Often, a child develops an allergy to cow's milk: in such cases, the mother should be more careful when choosing ready-made mixtures and purees for the baby. Be sure to examine the labels and read the composition of the product so as not to accidentally give the child food with an allergen. Sometimes a child who does not accept cow's milk can tolerate goat's milk quite well.

If the baby has developed perioral dermatitis, the food he or she eats should not contain substances that irritate the skin around the mouth. In such a situation, it is necessary to exclude salty, spicy, sour and hot dishes.

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Mother's diet for atopic dermatitis in a baby

A child in the first years of life is extremely susceptible to the development of allergic reactions, because the small organism is not yet sufficiently adapted to some new substances. Diathesis, atopic dermatitis - often young mothers cannot understand where this or that disease comes from. As a rule, the allergen enters the baby's body with food. If the baby eats formula, most likely, the reason is in them. If the child is breastfed, the mother's diet is to blame, because almost all substances consumed with food enter breast milk, and from there - into the baby's body. Moreover, experts say that a woman should exclude some products from her diet in the last weeks of pregnancy, not to mention the period of breastfeeding.

What foods should be included in a mother’s diet, and which ones are best excluded?

We offer you a list of products that are more likely than others to cause an allergic reaction:

• absolutely all citrus fruits (oranges, tangerines, limes, grapefruits, lemons);
• beekeeping products (honey, bee bread, pollen, capping wax);
• fruits that do not grow in a given region (exotic fruits);
• strawberries and wild strawberries, grapes;
• seafood, squid, crab, langouste, mussels;
• caviar;
• chicken eggs;
• whole milk;
• wheat and rye;
• cocoa beans and products made from them;
• nuts, nut butter and paste;
• smoked foods, spices, sweets, products with chemical dyes and preservatives, including drinks.

A mother should eat moderately, not overeat and not focus on any one product: nutrition should be varied and complete.

Pay close attention to your baby's nutrition: do not overfeed him, introduce new formulas and complementary foods gradually, starting with ½ teaspoon. It is advisable not to wean the baby until he is 1 year old. But give the baby clean water on demand: maintaining water balance is very important for preventing diathesis.

Diet menu for dermatitis

How to make a daily menu that will not harm a person suffering from dermatitis? Taking into account all the recommendations, we can give an approximate diet consisting of products permitted for hypersensitivity of the body:

• Breakfast. Oatmeal with water, weak green tea.
• Lunch. Soup with weak meat broth, rice with steamed cutlets, dried fruit compote.
• Dinner. Vegetable stew, mint tea.

As a snack during the day, you can eat an apple or a pear, and at night, drink a glass of low-fat fresh yogurt.

Second option:

• Breakfast. Cottage cheese with low-fat sour cream, apple compote.
• Lunch. Zucchini puree soup, stewed meat with vegetable garnish, green tea.
• Dinner. Steamed fish, cucumber and cabbage salad, compote.

Third option:

• Breakfast. Sandwich of whole grain toasted bread and cottage cheese with herbs, green tea with lemon balm.
• Lunch. Vegetable soup, buckwheat with liver, lettuce leaves and greens, oatmeal jelly.
• Dinner. Steamed fish cutlets, sliced vegetables, chamomile tea.

The menu can be quite varied and useful if you approach the issue of creating a nutrition plan correctly. If you doubt the choice of products or dishes, do not neglect the consultation of a dermatologist or nutritionist, whose task is to explain to you in detail and clearly the role of a particular product in the diet, as well as the possibility of its use in dermatitis.

Dermatitis Diet Recipes

You can find many recipes for a diet for dermatitis on the Internet and in specialized literature. It is especially easy to follow this diet if you have a steamer - an indispensable tool when following a diet. For example, we will give you some of the most popular recipes.

• A complete dinner from a steamer

Take two pieces of turkey breast, a few potatoes, carrots, cauliflower and salt. Pour water into the steamer, put coarsely chopped salted potatoes in the lower section, put pieces of cauliflower in the upper section, carrots in wheels or bars, and meat on top of them. Salt. Cook for an hour at full power. Serve with homemade mayonnaise or low-fat sour cream.

• Fish with benefits

Take a fillet of a lean fish, salt it and place it in a steamer on top of lettuce leaves. Put chopped dill and a little bay leaf on the fish. Turn on maximum power, cook for about 15-20 minutes, so as not to overcook. Instead of lettuce leaves, you can put cabbage leaves, also very tasty.

• Corn porridge in a steamer

Rinse the corn grits, place them in a rice bowl (in a steamer) and pour in water in a ratio of 1:4. Set the timer for 25 minutes. Then add a little salt and vegetable oil (water if desired) and set for another 5 minutes. Leave the porridge to simmer for a bit and serve. If you put a large portion of grits in a steamer, it may take longer to cook.

• Baked chicken liver

Take 500 g of chicken liver, a small zucchini, homemade mayonnaise, greens, a little vegetable oil. Beat the liver, salt, put in a form greased with vegetable oil, put zucchini circles on top, salt, pour mayonnaise on top, you can sprinkle a small amount of hard grated cheese. Bake in the oven until done. When serving, sprinkle with greens.

• Veal in a steamer

Take 1.5 kg of veal, wash and dry the meat, remove the films. Rub the meat with salt and lard with pieces of carrots and olives. Tie the meat tightly with a thread, wrap it in foil and place it in a steamer. Cook at full power. Cooking time depends on the size of the piece of meat, on average, veal cooks for about 1.5 hours: it is necessary to periodically check the readiness of the meat during the process. Serve the veal with a side dish of cereals or vegetables.

During this diet, do not forget that you need to remove toxins from your body: drink enough liquid, at least 1.5 liters per day.

It is useful to take probiotic supplements during a diet, which improve digestion and restore normal intestinal microflora.

A diet for dermatitis should be developed taking into account the diagnostic results obtained and used along with the appropriate drug therapy prescribed by the doctor.

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