The diagnosis of gastritis makes a person seriously change the nutrition system, abandon bad habits. Different kinds of cabbage cause a contradictory attitude. Let's try to figure out whether cauliflower can be eaten with such a disease, and in what form.

Is cauliflower possible with gastritis?

Most gastroenterologists are of the opinion that cauliflower for gastritis is not only possible, but also necessary. A vegetable is especially useful in case of a hypoacid (low acidity) form of the disease, as it has the property of enhancing the secretion of gastric juice. It is for this reason (increased gastric secretion) that the product also has a number of contraindications, which will be discussed below separately. In addition, the type of heat treatment by which the product is prepared is important.

The greatest benefit is a vegetable prepared:

• for a couple;
• boiled;
• baked in the oven;
• in a slow cooker;
• stewed.

Did you know? Cauliflower was once called Syrian, as there is an opinion that this kind of culture appeared in Syria.

Useful composition of cauliflower

Cauliflower has a rich composition of vitamins and minerals. This variety of culture contains more nutrients than its closest relatives - white, Brussels. For example, the protein in it is 2 times more, ascorbic acid - 2–3 times than in white. The content of useful and nutrients in the vegetable (mg / 100 g):

Energy value - about 25 kcal / 100 g

Gastroenterologists and nutritionists have concluded that the product has a calming effect on the walls of the stomach. The condition of the inflamed mucous membrane and the general well-being of the patient improves. It is the color, and not another variety, that is the most useful vegetable variety for the disease.

Important! Cauliflower contains a rare vitamin U (methylmethionine), which has an antibacterial effect and prevents the development of inflammatory processes, so its use in food helps to heal scars and ulcers on the inner walls of the intestines and stomach.

This is due to the fact that such a product is easier to digest, due to the finest structure of its fiber. Dietary fiber is very tender and does not irritate the mucous membrane. The product is also useful for healthy people. It is a natural immunostimulant, has a beneficial effect on blood formation processes.

What in cabbage can negatively affect the health of the stomach?

The active substances in the product are able to stimulate the secretion of gastric juice, the acid of which negatively affects the inflamed walls of the stomach. In addition, despite the delicate structure, fiber can also adversely affect the state of the stomach. These circumstances apply only to illness with high acidity and the use of large portions of the product. Hypoacid form of gastritis and moderate consumption of health damage will not cause.

Important! Freshly bought fresh cauliflower should be consumed within a week, and subject to storage conditions. If you bought only inflorescences, you need to cook and eat them in the next two days.

Rules for choosing quality cauliflower

Cauliflower has a lot of useful qualities, which significantly decrease after 1–1.5 weeks of storage. For this reason, to make the use of the product as useful as possible, you need to purchase a quality head of cabbage. Try to follow these rules when choosing:

1. Buy a solid, solid head of cabbage. In vain, it feels like there should be no voids in it, strive to find an instance that meets the definition of "weighty."
2. Look for heads with green leaves that cling to the inflorescences. The lack of greenery may indicate that the vegetable began to fade, and it was removed.
3. Inflorescences should be white, milk or cream shades, less often - various anthocyanin variants.
4. The presence of dark points on the surface of the head indicates the beginning of the spoilage process. In addition, a saturated yellow or yellow-brown shade of inflorescences should alert.
5. The stems must be strong - to break off one, you should make some effort. In addition, the process should be accompanied by a characteristic crunch.

Features of use

There are some features of eating a vegetable. This is an important point, since the permissibility of using cabbage in some cases does not mean that it can be eaten in any form and with all forms of gastritis. First of all, the prohibitions relate to the hyperacid form of the disease.

Did you know? In the XIII-XIV centuries. in the Old World they were just beginning to learn about Syrian (cauliflower) cabbage. The island of Cyprus then was professionally engaged in the supply of seeds of culture to the mainland, earning a lot of money on this, because only representatives of the nobility could buy planting material.

Cabbage juice

Juice, squeezed from a fresh vegetable, in small quantities is useful for the hypoacid (with low acidity) form of the disease, because in this case, fiber does not enter the body. In this situation, the mucosa is not irritated by fiber, however, the active substances of the juice (ascorbic and pantothenic acids, choline) can increase acidity. So it should be drunk in small quantities and not in the case of gastritis with high gastric secretion.

Sauerkraut

Sour or pickled vegetables should not be consumed in cases of illness accompanied by high acidity. In small quantities, sauerkraut can be eaten with reduced acidity of gastric juice. But pickled should not be eaten at all, with any form of the disease, because when cooking dishes use vinegar.

Stewed cabbage

In this form, the product is useful for gastritis with reduced secretion of gastric juice. And without that, a rather delicate fiber, subjected to heat treatment, acts very gently on the stomach. And the vegetable itself contributes to the release of juice. In small quantities, you can use the product in the stage of remission of the disease. But with hyperacid gastritis, eating meals should be limited.

Fresh cabbage

Fresh vegetable is better not to eat. If you really want to, and the acidity of your gastric juice is normal, you can allow a small amount of the product, for example, adding several inflorescences to the salad.

In what cases is cabbage harmful and contraindicated?

• Despite the fact that the culture is rich in vitamins and minerals and is very useful, in some situations it is still contraindicated:
• exacerbation of gastritis;
• gastritis with high acidity;
• gout;
• allergy.

Separately, it should be said about hyperacid gastritis. With this diagnosis, the use of the product in food is allowed, but in a strictly limited amount. With caution, you need to eat a vegetable for people suffering from disorders and flatulence.

With gastritis with low acidity, in reasonable amounts, eating cauliflower dishes, especially steamed, boiled or stewed, is useful. The vegetable should be treated much more carefully with the hyperacid form of the disease, although in the remission stage you can sometimes treat yourself. But the main thing to remember, before you eat any dish for gastritis, you should consult a gastroenterologist.