Old age peptic ulcer is often characterized by loss of appetite, nausea, anemia and other symptoms, so treatment should focus on diet. Here are several therapeutic diets specifically for elderly peptic ulcers to help repair damaged tissues and promote healing of ulcers.
Therapeutic Diet 1: Cardamom Steamed Buns
Ingredients: 30g cardamom, 1000g flour, 50g yeast.
Method: Grind the cardamom into fine powder. Mix the flour and yeast with warm water to form a dough. Cover and let it rise for about 2 hours. After the dough has fermented, add an appropriate amount of alkali and sprinkle in the cardamom powder. Knead well and shape into steamed buns. Steam over high heat for about 15 minutes until cooked.
Effects: Appetizing, invigorating the spleen, promoting digestion and reducing bloating.
Indications: Suitable for elderly patients with persistent gastric pain, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, and constipation.
Therapeutic Diet 2: Amomum Stewed Pig Stomach
Ingredients: 10g amomum powder, 1000g pig stomach, appropriate seasonings.
Method: Clean the pig stomach and blanch it in boiling water. Remove the membrane. Add bone broth, scallions, ginger, and Sichuan peppercorns to the pot. Add the pig stomach. Simmer over low heat until the pig stomach is cooked. Skim off any blood bubbles. Remove the pig stomach and let it cool before slicing. Bring 500ml of the original broth to a boil, add the sliced pig stomach, amomum powder, pepper powder, lard, and MSG. Bring to a boil again, thicken with wet starch, and serve.
Effects: Tonifying the spleen and stomach, promoting digestion and relieving pain.
Indications: Suitable for elderly patients with gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, chronic gastritis, poor spleen and stomach function, loss of appetite, and bloating.
Therapeutic Diet 3: Kumquat Root Stewed Pig Stomach
Ingredients: 30g kumquat root, 100-150g pig stomach.
Method: Clean the pig stomach and cut it into small pieces. Stew the pig stomach with kumquat root in 4 bowls of water until it reduces to 1.5 bowls. Season with a little salt.
Effects: Invigorating the spleen, promoting digestion, and relieving pain.
Indications: Suitable for elderly patients with gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, and chronic gastritis, accompanied by symptoms such as distension and pain.
Therapeutic Diet 4: Ginger Stewed Chicken Pieces
Ingredients: 1 chicken, 6g ginger, 6g grass fruit, 3g tangerine peel, 3g pepper, appropriate amount of scallions, soy sauce, salt, and vinegar.
Method: After slaughtering the chicken, remove the feathers and internal organs. Wash and cut into pieces. Put the chicken pieces into a pot and add ginger, grass fruit, tangerine peel, pepper, scallions, soy sauce, salt, vinegar, and water. Put the pot on high heat and bring to a boil. Then simmer over low heat until the chicken is tender.
Effects: Invigorating the spleen, replenishing qi, dispelling cold, and warming the middle.
Indications: Suitable for elderly patients with gastric ulcers, intermittent stomach pain, reduced pain after eating, tenderness on palpation, vomiting clear water, dry and thin stools, pale complexion, and fatigue.
Therapeutic Diet 5: Six-Flavored Beef Jerky
Ingredients: 15g pepper, 15g clove, 6g tangerine peel, 6g grass fruit, 6g amomum, 2500g beef, 100g ginger, 50g scallions, 75g salt.
Method: Remove the tendons and fascia from the beef, wash it, and blanch it in boiling water until the color changes. Remove and let it cool before cutting into large pieces. Grind the pepper, clove, tangerine peel, grass fruit, and amomum into powder. Mix the ginger and scallion juice with the powdered spices, salt, and water to form a paste. Coat the beef pieces with the paste and put them into a jar. Seal the jar and marinate for 2 days. Remove from the jar and cook in an oven until done.
Effects: Warming the middle, invigorating the spleen, replenishing qi, and nourishing blood.
Indications: Suitable for elderly patients with gastric ulcers, mild pain, preference for warm foods, cold limbs, loose stools, vomiting clear water, and fatigue.
Therapeutic Diet 6: Congee with Blanched Cabbage
Ingredients: 50g cabbage, 100g rice, salt, MSG, and sesame oil.
Method: Shred the cabbage. Wash the rice and put it in a pot with water. Cook the rice until it becomes porridge. Add the shredded cabbage and blanch until cooked. Season with salt, MSG, and sesame oil.
Effects: Clearing the heart, eliminating annoyance, invigorating the spleen, and nourishing the stomach.
Indications: Suitable for elderly patients with peptic ulcers, severe intermittent pain, burning sensation in the stomach, acid regurgitation, irritability, bitterness in the mouth, dryness, and constipation.
