ASCITES – WEEKLY DIET PLAN
- April 18, 2022
- Posted by Dr. Vaidya Karanvir Singh
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Ascites is a medical condition in which there is abnormal accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity.
Peritoneum is a sheet of layer which lines the abdominal/peritoneal cavity along with organs like stomach, liver, small and large intestine, kidneys, etc. it consists of two layers. Ascites occurs when fluid accumulates in these two layers.
It is associated with dysfunctioning of liver. The most common symptoms of ascites are feeling of fullness, ballooning belly and rpid weight gain.
The other diseases which are associated with ascites are congestive heart failure, tuberculosis, liver cirrhosis and abdominal cancer.
The treatment of ascites depends on the underlying cause.
Here we mention some of the useful diet plan for ascites which leads to decrease in the frequency and severity of symptoms by balancing the doshas and thus get rid of them by some dietary modifications:
| SUNDAY | |
| BREAKFAST 8.00-8.30 am | 1 cup veg poha + 1small cup low fat milk |
| MIDMEAL 11.00-11.30 am | 1 portion fruit ( pomegranate) |
| LUNCH 2.00-2.30 pm | 2 Chapattis + ½ cup brown rice + 1 cup carrot sabzi + salad |
| EVENING 4.00-4.30 pm | 1 cup vegetable soup |
| DINNER 8.00-8.30 pm | 2 Chapattis + 1 cup moong dal + salad |
| MONDAY | |
| BREAKFAST 8.00-8.30 am | 1 cup wheat porridge + 1 cup green tea |
| MIDMEAL 11-11.30 am | 1 glass of coconut water |
| LUNCH 2.00-2.30 pm | 2 chapattis + 1 cup cauliflower sabzi + 1 cup raita + salad |
| EVENING 4.00-4.30 pm | 1 cup ginger tea |
| DINNER 8.00-8.30 pm | 2 chapattis + 1 cup of masoor dal+ salad |
| TUESDAY | |
| BREAKFAST 8.00-8.30 am | 2 veg sandwich + 1 small cup low fat milk |
| MIDMEAL 11.00-11.30 am | 1 portion fruit (papaya) |
| LUNCH 2.00-2.30 pm | 2-3 chapattis + 1 cup bitter gourd sabji + salad |
| EVENING 4.00-4.30 pm | 1 glass of buttermilk |
| DINNER 8.00-8.30 pm | 2 chapattis + 1 cup ridge gourd sabzi + ½ cup brown rice + salad |
| WEDNESDAY | |
| BREAKFAST 8.00-8.30 am | 1 bowl upma + 1 cup herbal tea |
| MIDMEAL 11.00-11.30 am | 1 glass of fresh fruit juice |
| LUNCH 2.00-2.30 pm | 2 -3 chapatti +½ cup veg pulao + 1 cup turnip sabzi + salad |
| EVENING 4.00-4.30 pm | 1 cup of skinned milk with a pich of turmeric |
| DINNER 8.00-8.30 pm | 2 chapattis +1 cup cabbage sabzi + salad |
| THURSDAY | |
| BREAKFAST 8.00-8.30 am | 2 onion parantha + 1 cup herbal tea |
| MIDMEAL 11.00-11.30 am | 1 portion fruit (muskmelon) |
| LUNCH 2.00-2.30 pm | 3 roti + ½ cup brown rice + ½ cup mix vegetable + salad |
| EVENING 4.00-4.30 pm | 4-5 water soaked almonds |
| DINNER 8.00-8.30 pm | 2 chapattis + 1cup masoor dal + salad |
| FRIDAY | |
| BREAKFAST 8.00-8.30 am | Uttapam + 1 cup low fat milk |
| MIDMEAL 11.00-11.30 am | 1 cup sprouts |
| LUNCH 2.00-2.30 pm | 2-3 roti + 1 cup veg pulao + 1 cup aloo matar sabzi + salad |
| EVENING 4.00-4.30 pm | 1 cup green tea + 2 wheat rusk |
| DINNER 8.00-8.30 pm | 2 chapattis + 1 cup bitter gourd sabji + salad |
| SATURDAY | |
| BREAKFAST 8.00-8.30 am | 2 besan cheela + 1 cup herbal tea |
| MIDMEAL 11.00-11.30 am | 1 portion fruit (papaya) |
| LUNCH 2.00-2.30 pm | 2-3 roti + 1 cup green beans sabji + salad |
| EVENING 4.00-4.30 pm | 1 cup of skimmed milk with a pinch of turmeric |
| DINNER 8.00-8.30 am | 2 chapattis + ½ cup rice + 1 cup moong dal + salad |
Dr. Vaidya Karanvir Singh is the younger Vaidya in Chandigarh Ayurved & Panchakarma Centre. He is the fourth generation in his family who is practicing as a general consultant in Ayurved & Panchakarma treatment at Chandigarh. In his practice, he had treated more than 1 Lakh Plus patients worldwide.