Menus For Cirrhosis Of The Liver
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This section is from the book "Encyclopedia Of Diet. A Treatise on the Food Question", by Eugene Christian. Also available from Amazon: Encyclopedia of Diet.
Menus For Cirrhosis Of The Liver
Cirrhosis Of The Liver
Cirrhosis is a word derived from the Greek meaning yellow. It was originally intended to convey the idea of overgrowth or enlargement of this much-abused organ, but inasmuch as atrophic conditions often show yellow or tawny, there are now two kinds of cirrhosis, namely, atrophic cirrhosis, meaning a shrinkage, and hypertrophic cirrhosis, meaning enlargement of the liver.
Atrophic cirrhosis is caused by alcoholism, often augmented by milder stimulants such as tea and coffee.
Hypertrophic cirrhosis is caused by overeating, especially of meat, sweets, and starchy foods.
The causes of the former should be removed by ceasing the use of tea, coffee, and all alcoholic stimulants, and of the latter by omitting sweets, and limiting the diet in quantity to, or in severe cases below, the actual needs of the body.
The following menus are laid out for the treatment of severe cases. They are designed both as a counteractive and as a remedial measure.
In mild cases, or as the patient recovers, the diet may be increased in quantity, but it should be confined very rigidly to the articles named in the list below, and in the menus which follow.
Foods to be used in the treatment of cirrhosis of the liver:
Egg whites
Fowl - white meat
Sour milk
Bananas Corn bread ' Flaked rye Wheat bran Whole wheat
Butter Nut butter Nuts
Asparagus
Beets
Beans
Brussels sprouts
Cauliflower
Cabbage
Carrots
Celery
Onions
Potatoes
Spinach
Squash
Turnip-greens
Turnips
Apples
Apricots
Cantaloup
Cherries
Grapes
Oranges
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Prunes
Raisins
Tomatoes.
Spring Menu. Cirrhosis Of The Liver
Breakfast
Soaked apricots; neither sugar nor cream
Very ripe bananas
Nuts
Note: If bananas are not "dead ripe" they should be baked.
Luncheon
1
Peas in the pod Bran meal gems Buttermilk
Dinner
Peas or asparagus
Lettuce, spinach, or turnip-greens
Carrots or turnips
A potato.
Summer Menu. Cirrhosis Of The Liver
Breakfast
Peaches, cherries, apricots, or cantaloup Three or four egg whites whipped with a spoonful of cream
Flaked rye, well cooked
Luncheon
Beans, Brussels sprouts, or cauliflower
Lettuce and tomato
A potato
A glass of buttermilk
Dinner
Vegetable soup - very little fat Any fresh vegetable in above list Fish or chicken - very little A potato or tender corn
Fall Menu. Cirrhosis Of The Liver
Breakfast
Grapes, peaches, or plums Two baked bananas Whole wheat
Luncheon
Boiled onions
Squash
Lima beans or bran gems
Dinner
Celery or spinach
Any fresh vegetable in above list
A potato or corn bread
Two tablespoonfuls of wheat bran
Winter Menu. Cirrhosis Of The Liver
Breakfast
A baked banana or a baked apple A baked potato - eat skins and all
Luncheon
Celery soup Corn bread Winter squash
Dinner
Parsnips or turnips A potato or baked beans Celery, with nuts Fish or buttermilk
If the breakfast is late, and the labor is light, the noon meal should be omitted.
Spring Menu. Cirrhosis Of The Liver
Breakfast
Baked apples or very ripe berries without sugar
A very ripe banana with cream
Flaked wheat, thoroughly cooked with one-half bran
Luncheon
Peas in the pod - en casserole A baked potato
Dinner
Peas, asparagus, or onions A baked potato Nuts with cream Cheese with water-cracker
From one to three glasses of water should be drunk at each of these meals. Mastication should be very thorough.
For cooking "en casserole," see p. 671.
Summer Menu. Cirrhosis Of The Liver
Breakfast
Cantaloup, peaches, plums, or berries Two tablespoonfuls of plain boiled wheat A pint of rich milk; buttermilk preferred
Luncheon
Young onions, lettuce, romaine, or any fresh salad with either nuts or oil Carrots, squash, or tender corn A baked potato - sweet or white
Dinner
Vegetable soup A Spanish onion, en casserole Squash, carrots, parsnips, okra, cauliflower - any two of these A baked potato Tender corn or lima beans Cheese, with nuts and raisins
Fall Menu. Cirrhosis Of The Liver
Breakfast
Cantaloup, peaches, or grapes One egg, prepared choice Bran meal gems or a potato A glass of milk
Luncheon
Squash
Okra, or an onion, en casserole A corn muffin or a baked potato Celery, or lettuce, with nuts
Dinner
Vegetable or cream soup Celery, or slaw, with nuts - no vinegar Winter squash, stewed pumpkin, or a baked sweet potato Bran meal gems A morsel of cheese, with either raisins or nuts
Winter Menu. Cirrhosis Of The Liver Breakfast
A baked apple or soaked prunes
A pint of milk
Plain boiled wheat or corn hominy. (If hominy is chosen, a heaping tablespoonful of wheat bran should be taken)
Luncheon
Two or three glasses o buttermilk Two tablespoonfuls of wheat bran
Dinner
Cream of tomato soup
Turnips, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower - any two of these
A potato or a bran meal gem
(A small portion of tender fish may be added if much desired)
If there is a tendency toward constipation, two or three tablespoonfuls of wheat bran should be taken, and an abundance of water drunk both at meals and between meals.
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