The thyroid is one of the important organs in the human body, and it is also one of the places where the body is prone to illness. In daily life, we have definitely heard of many thyroid diseases. So, what should you eat after thyroid surgery? What are the precautions after thyroid surgery? How to recover after thyroid surgery? Below, I will answer these questions for you.
What to eat after thyroid surgery
1. After thyroid surgery, it is good to eat liquid food, because there may be difficulty swallowing after surgery. Therefore, it is recommended to eat liquid food after surgery, such as porridge. Of course, be careful not to put too much salt in the porridge.
2. The diet after surgery should be light. Thyroid patients need to have a light diet after surgery, as a light diet is less likely to stimulate the patient's stomach and helps with digestion.
3. Thyroid patients should eat foods high in iodine, such as kelp, seaweed, hair seaweed, clams, scallops, sea cucumbers, lobsters, hairtail, pomfret, fish maw, clams, turtles, and clams.
4. It is advisable to eat foods that can help dissolve and reduce swelling, including water chestnut, taro, rapeseed, mustard, and kiwi.
5. Eat foods that have certain anti-cancer effects, such as cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, asparagus, beans, mushrooms, sea cucumbers, and shark.
6. It is advisable to eat foods that can enhance immunity, such as mushrooms, fungus, walnuts, coix seed, red dates, and Chinese yam.
7. Eat foods that can benefit the spleen and promote diuresis, such as walnuts, black soybeans, Chinese yam, leeks, lychee, mulberry, green fish, shrimp, clams, pig and sheep kidneys, quail eggs, pomegranate, plum, coix seed, lentils, Chinese yam, and konjac.
After thyroid surgery, many people may experience symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and decreased appetite. In this case, patients can consume foods such as cinnamon, coix seed, sand ginseng, rehmannia, polygonatum, and fungus. Patients should avoid smoking, drinking alcohol, and eating spicy and stimulating foods such as chili, ginger, and Sichuan pepper. They should also avoid fatty and greasy meats.
Dietary therapy after thyroid surgery
1. Jujube and lamb soup
Jujube and lamb soup requires six red dates, four lamb testicles, six milliliters of cooking wine, six grams of ginger, six grams of spring onion, and three grams of salt and MSG. Wash the lamb testicles with water, remove the pits from the red dates and wash them, slice the ginger, and cut the spring onion into sections. Put the lamb testicles, red dates, ginger, spring onion, and cooking wine into a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 30 minutes over low heat. Add salt and MSG to taste. Take it twice a day, eating two lamb testicles each time and drinking the soup with three red dates.
2. Houttuynia cordata, kelp, and pigeon soup
Take one white pigeon, 30 grams of kelp, 15 grams of Houttuynia cordata, and an appropriate amount of seasoning. Remove the feathers, internal organs, and claws from the pigeon, wash and cut it open. Wash the Houttuynia cordata and cut it into sections. Soak the kelp in water, then wash and shred it. Put the Houttuynia cordata into a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 30 minutes over low heat. Strain the liquid to remove impurities, then add the pigeon and kelp and cook for another hour. Season with salt and MSG. Eat the meat and drink the soup, once a day, one bowl each time.
3. Kelp, seaweed, and soybean soup
Take 150 grams of soybeans, 30 grams of kelp, 35 grams of seaweed, and an appropriate amount of seasoning. Soak the soybeans for more than 4 hours. Wash the kelp and seaweed, then put them together in a clay pot with 500 milliliters of water. Boil for 15 minutes, then add salt and MSG to taste. Divide into two portions and consume in the morning and evening.
4. Chinese angelica, astragalus, and stewed black-bone chicken
Take 250 grams of black-bone chicken, 15 grams of Chinese angelica, 30 grams of astragalus, and an appropriate amount of seasoning. Cut the black-bone chicken into small pieces. Wash the Chinese angelica and astragalus, then put them together in a stew pot with an appropriate amount of water and a little cooking wine. Stew for 3 hours over low heat, then add salt and MSG to taste. Eat the meat and drink the soup, once a day, one bowl each time.
