Diet for pancreatitis of the pancreas

Pancreatitis is a serious disease of the pancreas, which is characterized by a violation of the production of digestive enzymes. The main symptoms of the disease are pain after eating in the left or right hypochondrium, heartburn, nausea, vomiting, and stomach discomfort.

Strict adherence to dietary guidelines is the key to treating pancreatitis. After all, the development of the disease is often due to improper lifestyle, alcohol use and “trash” food in large quantities.

Diet for pancreatitis helps patients reduce pain during exacerbation of the disease and add a degree of remission. In acute and chronic pancreatitis, nutrition is different, but there are still some similarities. Let’s talk about them.

General dietary rules for pancreatitis

The main requirement of the diet is to increase the amount of protein consumed and to reduce the fat and carbohydrates in the main diet (if possible, they should be completely eliminated). In particular you should give up the consumption of granulated sugar, because it is composed of 99% carbohydrates.

Fatty meals high in coarse fiber should disappear completely from the lives of patients with pancreatitis. After all, they place a strong burden on the pancreas, as a result of which the organ begins to produce a very large amount of digestive enzymes, which are dangerous in this disease and can lead to serious complications.

Doctors recommend that

all patients with pancreatitis take vitamin complexes that help fill the deficiency of vitamins and minerals in the body, often as a result of limited nutrition.

Meals should be scheduled at the same time.

Eat 5-6 times a day in small portions to avoid excessive stress on the pancreas and overeating.

Diet for acute pancreatitis

Acute pancreatitis usually manifests itself as a sudden sharp pain in the stomach hole. The pains are insurmountable, and therefore compel someone to call an emergency ambulance. The diet for acute pancreatitis before the arrival of the doctor is "zero". You should not eat food under any circumstances. It is neither “light” nor “heavy”.

Before the doctor arrives, he is allowed to take non-carbonated mineral water, only a maximum of 3 glasses. And they are only allowed to drink if the urinary process occurs normally.

Acute pancreatitis is only treated in a hospital setting. The first two days the patient is prescribed fasting. Only rosehip broth may be drunk with mineral water. The total amount of liquid consumed should not exceed 5 glasses per day.

On the third day of treatment, the patient is allowed to eat fresh, low-calorie food, which does not contain substances that irritate the pancreas and improve the secretion produced.

After the main symptoms have subsided, the diet for pancreatic pancreatitis continues for a month or two. During this time, you should completely abandon the object:

• fried and fatty foods;
muffins and pastries
• ;
pickled and smoked foods
• ;
pickled
• and canned food;
• spicy and sweet;
• onions and garlic;
Alcoholic beverages
• ;
Fatty meats and fish
• ;
Sausages
• .

All food products must be heat treated. They should be boiled in water or steamed. Do not use oil, salt and spices during cooking.

The patient is only allowed to eat food in hot and grated form. Before going to bed, it is recommended to use laxative fermented milk products - kefir, fermented baked milk.

Duration of the diet 6 to 12 months. And his future health depends on how a person adheres to it. If all nutritional recommendations are ignored, the disease can take a chronic form and then the patient must be treated for life.

Diet for chronic pancreatitis in remission

The chronic pancreatitis diet is slightly different from the diet above. In this case, the patient's diet is significantly expanded, but only in the remission phase. During worse, the diet is of a completely different kind, but about a little later.

In chronic pancreatitis, the consumption of proteins, which should practically exceed a person's daily intake, is allowed, and the use of carbohydrates (sugar, honey, baked goods, baked goods, etc. ) is allowed.

The limitation is

foods that irritate the pancreas (hot spices, large amounts of salt, alcohol, etc. ).

Patient nutrition should also be fractional. The number of meals is 4 to 6 times. The food served should be hot. You don’t have to grind food before you take it.

Meat and fish products should not contain enough fat, or may cause liver deterioration, which often occurs in chronic pancreatitis. Cottage cheese contains many useful substances, and therefore it must be present in the diet of the patient. However, you can only eat homemade cottage cheese, but not very fatty. Storing cottage cheese is prohibited.

If one cannot refuse bread, it is recommended to use it during the meals of yesterday pastries or biscuits (from gray or black bread only). You can also eat baked goods and pastries, but in limited quantities (no more than one serving per day).

For pancreatitis, it is not advisable to drink milk in its pure form, because it is poorly digested. It can be added to teas or made into cereals and soups. Even if the patient tolerates milk well, it should not be drunk in large quantities. The maximum dose is 200 ml.

Fermented milk products are very useful for people with chronic pancreatitis. Even cheese, which is at other stages of the disease on the list of forbidden foods, can be eaten in remission, but not in large quantities and provided you feel good. The cheese should not be very salty or fatty.

Eggs cannot be eaten whole. Only egg white can be present in the patient's diet. It can be used to steam omelets or to add to soups.

The patient's diet should not contain enough fat (no more than 70 g per day). Moreover, most of them should contain vegetable fats. They are best digested and do not burden the pancreas.

Diet for chronic pancreatitis during exacerbation

The diet for pancreatic pancreatitis during a crisis is the same as an acute form of the disease. The patient is prescribed fasting, and in case of onset of positive dynamics, he is allowed to eat fresh and low-fat food in small quantities.

If there is no deterioration in health, the patient's menu is gradually expanded. After 2-3 months, the person can eat in the same way as in the remission phase.

Remember, this is just a rough diet for pancreatitis. A complete list of approved and prohibited products should be checked with your doctor. He will not be able to devise the right diet, taking into account your health condition.