Diet Cure: Treatment Chart for Hiatus Hernia

A – DIET

I. An all-fruit diet for 2 or 3 days, with three meals a day of fresh juicy fruits at five-hourly intervals.

II. Thereafter, adopt a well-balanced diet on the following lines:-

1. Upon arising: A glass of lukewarm water with half a freshly-squeezed lime and a teaspoon of honey.
2. Breakfast: Fresh fruits and a glass of milk, sweetened with honey.
3. Lunch: Steamed vegetables as obtainable, 2 or 3 whole wheat chappatis and a glass of buttermilk.
4. Mid-afternoon: A glass of fresh fruit or vegetable juice.
5. Dinner: A bowl of fresh green vegetable salad, with lime juice dressing, sprouted seeds and fresh homemade cottage cheese or a glass of buttermilk.
6. Bedtime: A glass of fresh milk or an apple.

AVOID: Flesh foods, fry foods, condiments, spices, white sugar, white flour and products made from white flour and sugar, tea, coffee, refined cereals and tinned and canned foods.

NOTE: Always follow the undermentioned rules regarding eating:-

1. Do not drink water with meals, but half an hour before and one hour after a meal.
2. Eat very slowly and chew your food as thoroughly as possible.
3. Never eat to full stomach.

B – OTHER MEASURES

1. Raise the head end of the bed by placing wooden blocks or bricks below the legs of the bed.
2. Relaxation through diaphragmatic breathing.

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