When your kid is ill
By Nataly Orlova
This is my son Andrei. He is 16 years old. He is healthy and merry boy that had no serious health problems. Some time ago he began to complain of abdominal pains and loss of appetite. Pains were not severe but he felt them. We went to gastroenterologist. After examination physician said that to diagnose properly must be done gastroscopic study. During this study patient must gulp a stomach pump that physician can examine state of patient’s stomach. There is nothing horrible in it. Most unpleasant here is deglutition of a stomach pump. Andrei agreed on this study with fortitude.
The day of study came. I didn’t worry cause I always cared for my boy nutrition. He had normal breakfast, kasha everyday. On lunch he had hot meal that I did myself. Of course school food was under question. The way back after school could be with some chips and aerated drinks. “But it happens not often. It is rather exclusion than a rule.” – I calmed myself.
It is hard to describe my feelings when I knew diagnosis: stomach mucous membrane affection with three erosions. That means state before stomach ulcer. That was real shock for me. How could it happen with my boy?!
I always chose good foodstuffs. Nevertheless he had this disease. Well. I must get it and began to act.
It was appointed drug treatment strict diet and elimination of physical exercises as they can provoke stomach pain. The diet excluded all fried, fat meal and aerated drinks, chocolate, coffee, ice cream, baking also. It was recommended to have food intake 5-6 times a day in 3-3.5 hours too. Of course portions must be not big. Now I must cook all the time cause meal had to be fresh. Time I spent in the kitchen increased significantly and no word that my own diet plan was forgotten. Let it be! I will have time to do it. First task is the health of my boy!
That’s what I did.
First. I changed all fried meal with stewed one. It’s simple. I took peace of meat, put it in deep frying pan, poured water and stewed the meat. Then I added green and spicery. It was very tasty.
Second. As garnish I used only boiled foodstuffs. That were firm sorts of macaroni, potatoes and other vegetables.
Third. I eliminated all smoked food. Instead I baked in oven any meat in foil. Excess fat melted and I received tasty dietetic foodstuff.
Fourth. I eliminated all packed juices. Instead I did fruit compote, kissel and fresh juice.
And fifth. I took away baking from my boy ration. It was some kind of cunning. When I saw that Andrei wants some snack I put fruits beside him. I put beautifully slices of apples, pears, bananas on the dish and this dish appeared beside Andrei in due time. It helped to avoid biscuits, sweets and other sweet stuffs as a snack.
After some time Andrei used to this way of nutrition. He liked it. That lasted a whole month. After this month I noticed that Andrei’s jeans became loose for him. His waist became much thinner.
Next visit to gastroenterologist and gastroscopic study showed that all erosion healed up completely! I was happy. Moreover scales indicated that he lost 3 kilos. Andrei lost weight when he had food intake 6 times a day!
I noticed that my son now has no habit to get fried meal and snack with sweeties. But it is a real way to get rid of overweight and obesity!
Conclusion. Healthy nutrition is question of habit. Anyone can get it into a habit. Adult or child no matter. Some efforts and your way to health and beauty is open. Begin it today as I did.
Be healthy,
Nataly
