When it comes to eating while going through the withdrawal process, most people will find this difficult. It is true that alcohol can directly affect the body’s ability to process and metabolize certain vitamins and nutrients. It’s important to eat the right foods when you stop drinking alcohol to help the body heal.Although in early stages of withdrawals it is difficult to eat any food, it could be good to start with soups, pulses, fruit and juices. This is to get the body readjusted to some kind of sustenance. Loss of appetite will normally pass after around 24-72 hours.During early stages of a detox, it’s recommended to try and keep the consumption of low-quality foods to a minimum. Sugar can reduce the body’s healing. Remember alcohol has a very high sugar content. It’s common to replace alcohol with a short-term fix like sugary snacks, sweets, chocolate, fizzy drinks, etc., but it’s better to try and avoid this.Alcohol causes vitamin and mineral deficiencies, so it is a really good to rebuild using supplements. Examples would be
Vitamin A, which is usually found in fish, carrots, milk, etc.
Vitamin D, which is found in oily fish, cereals, cheese, etc.
Vitamin E, which is found in foods like nuts, vegetable oils, avocados.
Vitamin K, which is found in foods like cabbage, broccoli, prunes.
These will all help towards healing the body faster, both mentally and physically. Vitamin B, especially (Thiamine b1) is very important, and most doctors would prescribe a supplement.