According to reports, many people often consume stewed meat and bone soup after a fracture, and the thicker the better. They believe that drinking bone soup can promote early healing of fractures. However, this is actually a dietary misconception. Drinking bone soup in the early stages of a fracture not only does not help with recovery, but also hinders early healing. Therefore, attention should be paid to the diet in the early stages of a fracture.
Analysis of the reasons for misconception:
After bone damage, the regeneration of the bone mainly relies on the action of the periosteum and bone marrow, and the periosteum and bone marrow can only play a better role in the condition of increasing collagen. The main components of meat and bone soup are phosphorus and calcium. If a large amount of phosphorus and calcium is ingested after a fracture, the inorganic component in the bone will increase, causing an imbalance in the ratio of organic and inorganic components in the bone, which hinders early healing of the fracture.
When a person experiences a fracture, the injured area becomes swollen due to blood stasis and qi deficiency. At this time, the treatment should focus on promoting blood circulation and resolving blood stasis. The diet should be light and should not include fatty and spicy foods too early. This not only increases the burden on the gastrointestinal tract but also affects the recovery of joint function in the fractured area.
Diet for patients with fractures in different stages:
Early stage:
In the early stages of a fracture, patients should avoid oily and spicy foods and consume more fruits, vegetables, and foods rich in dietary fiber. Fracture patients should avoid oily foods in the early stages, and bone soup that is cooked for a long time from meat bones contains too much fat, which affects nutrient absorption and wound healing. In the early stages, patients often have poor appetite due to pain. If they drink too much soup, it takes up stomach capacity and reduces the intake of other foods. The calcium in bone soup is mostly insoluble calcium salts, which are poorly absorbed by the body and cannot achieve the effect of calcium supplementation.
Mid-late stage:
After two weeks of the fracture, the swelling has mostly subsided, and callus formation begins. The diet can gradually transition from light to a more nutritious and rich diet, including vitamin-rich foods as well as microelements such as calcium, potassium, and zinc. At this stage, the patient's diet can include bone soup, pork liver, milk, tofu, shrimp, and other foods that are rich in calcium and protein.
Diet therapy for fractures in the mid-late stage - Pork bone with Angelica and Goji soup:
10g Angelica, 15g Eucommia ulmoides, 10g Goji berries, 3 slices of ginger, 250g fresh pork ribs. Cook for more than 2 hours, drink the soup and eat the meat. In the early stages of a fracture, the diet should be light, with plenty of soup and rich in nutrients. Avoid oily and fried foods and avoid overly spicy flavors. There is no need to be too strict about the various folk sayings about "foods that promote hair growth", but alcohol should be consumed as little as possible or not at all, especially when receiving injections or taking medication.
