Eating more vegetables rich in vitamin C, such as pepper, tomato, amaranth, green vegetables, cabbage, radish, etc., can promote callus growth and wound healing.
According to the latest research, fracture patients may need to supplement trace elements such as zinc, iron and manganese.
After determination, the concentration of these trace elements in the serum of fracture patients decreased obviously. Therefore, proper supplementation in the early stage of fracture is beneficial to healing. Animal liver, seafood, soybeans, sunflower seeds and mushrooms contain high zinc content; Animal liver, eggs, beans, green leafy vegetables, wheat and bread contain more iron. Cereals, mustard, egg yolk and cheese contain more manganese.
Constipation is common in the early stage of fracture (more common in bedridden patients). It is advisable to eat more vegetables containing more cellulose and eat some foods such as bananas and honey to promote defecation. Bedridden patients are prone to urinary tract infections and urinary calculi, so they should drink plenty of water for diuresis.
Fracture patients don't have to "avoid eating" and there are no special restrictions on diet, but one thing to point out is not to smoke. Cigarettes can damage skin wound healing ability and fracture healing. Because nicotine contained in cigarettes plays a key role in affecting bone healing, it can significantly reduce the oxygen content in human tissues and weaken the ability of human body to produce collagen, which is a kind of protein that is quite useful for new bone formation.