Diet for pancreatitis

Pancreatitis is one of the most serious diseases of the digestive system.There are acute and chronic pancreatitis, each of these types has its own characteristics and methods of treatment.

Pancreatitis is one of the most serious diseases of the digestive system.There are acute and chronic pancreatitis, each of these types has its own characteristics and methods of treatment.

But one thing remains unchanged with pancreatitis: the old lifestyle and diet will remain a thing of the past, because the basis for the treatment of pancreatitis is an almost lifelong diet.The pancreas does not forgive mistakes in nutrition, responding immediately with pain and digestive disorders.

Basic facts about pancreatitis

Pancreatitis is an acquired disease.develops as a result of abdominal trauma, viral damage to the pancreas, due to disruption of the liver and gall bladder, after poisoning with alcohol and other toxic substances, with frequent and severe eating disorders - prolonged fasting, dieting for weight loss.

The main signs of pancreatitis are:

• abdominal pain - sharp, like a dagger, almost to the point of loss of consciousness in acute pancreatitis or dull or aching in the chronic version.
• nausea and vomiting;
• bowel abnormalities, often severe diarrhoea, fever.
• sudden weight loss.

Για οξεία παγκρεατίτιδα, συνήθως εισάγεστε στο νοσοκομείο.Chronic exacerbations can be treated at home, but only under the supervision of a doctor.Self-treatment in case of pancreatitis is dangerous due to the development of complications, including pancreatic necrosis (enzymatic melting of the gland tissue, self-digestion of the gland) and the development of peritonitis, which is fatal.

Therapeutic diet for pancreatitis

Pharmaceutical, enzyme and dietary therapy for pancreatitis is selected by the doctor, based on the patient's condition and examination data.However, the general principles of dietary correction always remain roughly the same.They rest the digestion and pancreas, which means they reduce pain and normalize well-being.

Diet for pancreatitis is strongly limited - most of the usual foods should be forgotten.You need to eat often, about 5-6 times a day - every 2.5-3 hours, with an 8-hour sleep break.But the portions should be small in volume - about 200-250 g, especially the first time after an exacerbation of the disease.

All dishes are mechanically processed - almost all are eaten pureed.Then, as the inflammation subsides, larger particles appear in the food, but you must chew the food well.

Since the entire body suffers due to inadequate supply of nutrients during pancreatitis,it is necessary to increase the protein component of the diet (meat, fish, dairy products) - on average, up to 140-150 g of protein per day.

But fats and carbohydrates, which put a lot of strain on the pancreas, are kept to a minimum.Carbohydrates are given about 300 g per day, fats - no more than 70-80 g.

Products that have a juice effect are removed from the diet - meat and fish broths, cabbage juice and decoction.for the duration of an intense painful attack, therapeutic fasting is recommended for a period of 1-2 days under the supervision of a doctor.

If you have pancreatitis, you need to drink more fluids -It is recommended to drink up to 2 liters of pure water per day, taking 2-3 sips of water approximately every half hour throughout the day.

Of course, with pancreatitis it is necessary to completely stop smoking and drinking alcohol.They are the most powerful provocateurs of foreclosures.

What should be excluded?

The list of prohibited products will become quite impressive and can be daunting at first.However, without compliance with these restrictions, relief can take a long time.Gradually, you can carefully expand your diet, observing the general principles of proper nutrition.

So, for the entire acute period or at the time of exacerbation of the chronic process, you need to exclude:

• beet soup, cabbage soup and borscht, okroshka, soups with meat, mushroom and fish broth, the broths themselves.
• fatty meat - pork, lamb, goose and duck.
• offal - kidneys, heart, brains, liver.
• fried, smoked, salted and spicy dishes.
• canned foods;
• sausages;
• fatty fish (catfish, star sturgeon, sturgeon, carp).caviar;
• lard, margarine, mayonnaise;
• fatty dairy dishes - cream, sour cream, kumiss.
• yolks, boiled eggs;
• accompaniments of millet, corn, barley, beans.
• cabbage, turnips, radishes, rutabaga, eggplants, onions and garlic, sorrel, cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers.
• citrus fruits, apples (acidic varieties), grapes, pomegranate, cranberries.
• chocolate, jam;
• hot potatoes, sauces, marinades, vinegar, ketchup.
• all carbonated drinks, even mineral water (only still)
• strong tea and coffee, juices, cocoa.
• all fresh bread and pastries, pancakes, pies, scones.

As you can see, the list of restrictions is quite long, but this only applies to the duration of an acute procedure.Then you can gradually expand your diet a little, but you will have to forget about annoying and "heavy" dishes almost forever.

What can you eat?

This is the first question that arises after reading the list of prohibitions.Of course, the diet is not very varied, but it is aimed at maintaining rest for the pancreas and relieving inflammation.

Allowed:

• dried yesterday's bread, crackers;
• vegetable soups, pasta;
• meat dishes and steamed poultry - cutlets, meatballs, rolls, pate, meat purees.
• boiled fish fillet (low fat), baked fish, omelettes.
• milk, cottage cheese, low-fat and mild cheese, kefir.
• vegetable and butter (in mush) oils;
• vegetable purees and stewed, boiled vegetables.
• pasta, pasta, cereals - oatmeal, semolina, buckwheat, rice.
• sugar-free baked fruit (pears, apples, peaches, plums).
• compote, jelly, jelly;
• rosehip decoctions, herbal decoctions, bran drink.

Of course, the diet is limited, but in agreement with your doctor, you will gradually expand your menu.

Sample menu

It is worth remembering that this menu can be used at home, when the flare-up subsides.in the acute stage of pancreatitis fasting and gradual introduction of food is prescribed.When planning your diet, remember: there should be at least five meals, which are approximately equal in caloric content and digestive load.

Menu for pancreatitis for 5 days

Day one

• Breakfast: mashed potatoes - 100-150 g, 2 crackers of white bread, 200 ml of mineral water (still!).
• Second breakfast: steamed cutlet - 100 g, omelette - 100 g, dried white bread - 1 piece, 200 ml milk (kefir).
• Lunch: vegetable soup - 200 ml, boiled fish - 100 g, pumpkin puree - 100 g, white bread - 1 piece, rose decoction - 200 ml, one third of a banana.
• Afternoon snack: fruit jelly - 100 g, low-fat cottage cheese - 100 g, mineral water - 200 ml.
• Dinner: oatmeal - 200 g, pumpkin puree - 100 g, steamed meatballs - 2 pcs., weak tea with milk, a piece of dark bread.

Day two

• Breakfast: buckwheat porridge -200 g, 2 croutons of white bread, 200 ml tea with milk.
• Second breakfast: steamed cutlet - 100 g, carrot souffle - 200 g, dried white bread - 1 piece, 200 ml of dried fruit compote.
• Lunch: pasta soup - 200 ml, boiled chicken - 100 g, vegetable puree - 100 g, white bread - 1 piece, mineral water - 200 ml, half a baked pear.
• Afternoon snack: applesauce - 200 g, mineral water - 200 ml, Maria cookies - 100 g.
• Dinner: mashed potatoes - 200 g, low-fat cottage cheese - 100 g, sandwich with cheese (30 g of cheese, a piece of toasted bread), weak tea with milk, a piece of brown bread.

Third day

• Breakfast: pumpkin and pumpkin puree - 100-150 g, 2 croutons of white bread, 200 ml of mineral water (still!).
• Second breakfast: low-fat cottage cheese - 100 g, half a baked pear, dried white bread - 1 piece, 200 ml of compote.
• Lunch: broccoli soup - 200 ml, boiled meat, ground into puree - 100 g, mashed potatoes - 100 g, white bread - 1 piece, chamomile tea - 200 ml.
• Afternoon snack: vegetable stew - 200 g, cheese - 50 g, mineral water - 200 ml.
• Dinner: buckwheat porridge - 200 g, kefir - 200 g, half a banana, a slice of white bread.

Day four

• Breakfast: mashed potatoes - 100-150 g, 2 crackers of white bread, 200 ml of mineral water (still!).
• Second breakfast: rice porridge - 200 g, dried white bread - 1 piece, 200 ml milk (kefir).
• Lunch: vegetable soup - 200 ml, boiled fish - 100 g, carrot puree - 100 g, white bread - 1 piece, rose decoction - 200 ml, one third of a banana.
• Afternoon snack: omelette - 100 g, baked sweet apple, mineral water - 200 ml.
• Dinner: oatmeal - 200 g, pumpkin puree - 100 g, steamed meatballs - 2 pcs., weak tea with milk, a piece of dark bread.

Day five

• Breakfast: oatmeal - 200 g, pumpkin puree - 100 g, steamed meatballs - 2 pcs., weak tea with milk, a piece of dark bread.
• Second breakfast: steamed cutlet - 100 g, omelette - 100 g, dried white bread - 1 piece, 200 ml milk (kefir).
• Lunch: pasta soup - 200 ml, steamed fish cutlet - 100 g, pumpkin puree with carrots - 100 g, white bread - 1 piece, rose decoction - 200 ml, Maria cookies - 2 pcs.
• Afternoon snack: baked fruit - 100 g, low-fat cottage cheese - 100 g, mineral water - 200 ml.
• Dinner: mashed potatoes - 100-150 g, 2 crackers of white bread, 200 ml of mineral water (still!).

If you follow your doctor's recommendations, strictly follow the diet and follow all the instructions, you can quickly achieve relief.But a fairly strict diet with restriction of "heavy" foods will last from 3 to 6 months.And then you should constantly limit fatty foods, fried foods, spices and canned foods.