Elderly individuals, due to their age, experience bone loss, and combined with inconvenient mobility, they are very prone to accidental fractures. When such an accident occurs, we should pay even more attention to the health of the elderly. In addition to supervising their medication, dietary supplements should also be incorporated. So, what should an elderly person eat after a fracture? Next, we will introduce this to you...
1-2 weeks after fracture:
At this time, the fracture site has bruising and swelling, the meridians are blocked, and qi and blood are stagnated. This period requires attention to promoting blood circulation to remove stasis and moving qi to dissipate swelling. The patient experiences pain at the fracture site, and their appetite and gastrointestinal function are reduced. Therefore, the diet should mainly consist of light, appetizing, easily digestible, and easily absorbable foods, such as vegetables, eggs, bean products, fruits, fish soup, and lean meat. Cooking methods should mainly be steaming, stewing, and simmering, avoiding fried, stir-fried, braised, sour, spicy, dry, and greasy foods. As for soybean bone soup, it belongs to the category of rich and nourishing food, contains a lot of fat, is not easily digested and absorbed, and may induce constipation. It is best not to consume it at this stage. Regarding the bone callus, because it grows slowly in the elderly, one can take "Suhe Jiegu San" to accelerate growth and take "Sanqi Powder" in moderation to relieve pain and reduce swelling.
2-4 weeks after fracture:
During this time, the patient has adapted to the mobility and situation after the fracture, the pain at the fracture site has eased, and the swelling caused by bruising is gradually subsiding. The appetite will also gradually recover. Therefore, the diet should be appropriately supplemented with nutrition to meet the needs of bone callus growth. On the basis of the initial diet, bone soup, Tianqi (Panax notoginseng) stewed chicken, fish, eggs, and animal liver can be added to supplement more vitamins A, D, calcium, and protein. It is also advisable to eat more vegetables rich in vitamin C, such as green peppers, tomatoes, amaranth, green vegetables, cabbage, and radishes, to promote bone callus growth and wound healing.
More than 5 weeks after fracture:
The bruising and swelling at the fracture site are basically absorbed, bone callus has begun to form, and it is transforming from callus to bone tissue. The patient's appetite is greatly improved, and there are no dietary restrictions. They can consume any highly nutritious foods and foods rich in minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron. Traditional Chinese medicine has extensive research on this, believing that the diet for this period can be supplemented with old hen soup, pork bone soup, lamb bone soup, deer tendon soup, and stewed soft-shelled turtle. Those who can drink alcohol can moderately take "Duzhou Gusui Bu Wine", "Jixueteng Wine", and "Hugu Mugua Wine", etc.