Ventricular septal defect in children should not eat

Ventricular septal defect should not eat more food including high salt content of food, cold drinks, chocolate and other sweets. 1. Foods with excessive salt content Ventricular septal defect is a common congenital heart disease. Salt intake should be strictly controlled in life. The main components of salt are sodium and chlorine. Sodium has the function of hydrating tissues in the human body. Excessive sodium ion concentration in blood will cause a large amount of water accumulation in the body, leading to systemic edema, liver swelling and increased heart burden in children. Serious can lead to heart failure, so children can not eat high salt content of food, usually diet should be based on light. 2. Cold drinks are what children like to eat, because the digestive function of children is still weak. The entry of too cold food into the stomach will stimulate the contraction of gastric mucosa, affect the digestive function of gastrointestinal tract, lead to infectious diseases of gastrointestinal tract, and may cause infection to cause damage to the heart. 3, chocolate and other sweets Chocolate is the main component of fat and sugar, high calories, eat more chocolate is easy to cause indigestion, at the same time, chocolate also contains caffeine, so that children's mental excitement, affecting children's rest, and then will affect the heart, so children should not eat chocolate and other desserts.