Bursitis

Author: Mark Velov Time for reading: ~1 minutes Last Updated: January 27, 2026

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To help the body heal from bursitis and maintain it in the future, it is recommended to consume foods containing vitamins A, C and E, more gelatin.

Bursitis is an inflammation of the bursae (periarticular sacs), due to which there is an accumulation of fluid (exudates). The disease can affect different parts of the body, the reasons for its occurrence are different (overload of the joints, injuries of the bursa or tendons, too frequent repetition of the same movement, different infections and others).

Useful foods for bursitis

To help heal the body and maintain it in the future, it is recommended to consume foods containing vitamins A, C and E, more gelatin (three times a week is enough). To obtain these substances, take:

animal products, namely: chicken, beef, fish, liver, seafood and dairy foods (cream, cottage cheese, kefir, butter);
of vegetable origin: cabbage, viburnum fruits, carrots, beets, rose hips, sweet peppers, sea buckthorn, black currants, citrus fruits, nuts, cereals, pumpkin, leafy vegetables, vegetable fats.

Harmful food products in bursitis

fast food and semi-finished foods;
margarine;
sausages and canned food;
sweet carbonated beverages;
alcohol;
too salty and fatty foods;
products containing additives with code E.

All of the above products have a detrimental effect on the condition of bones and joints, as they contain oxidants. Such food is heavy for the stomach and kidneys, because the water-salt balance is disturbed and excess fluid accumulates.