Improper nutrition, stress and bad habits can provoke inflammation of the pancreas. This is a serious disease that requires not only complex treatment, but also proper correction of the diet. A strict diet in pancreatitis is an integral part of the fight against the disease.
General principles of diet in pancreatitis
Pancreatitis can appear spontaneously and bring great discomfort to a person (acute form) or have a latent and slow nature (chronic stage). The leaks differ from each other not only in clinical symptoms, but also in the characteristics of the diet.
In acute pancreatitis, fasting for several days is recommended. This is necessary to provide the body with a state of rest and reduce the focus of inflammation in the tissues.
You can start eating on the 4th day after the acute symptoms of the disease subside (severe pain, nausea, vomiting and profuse diarrhea). With chronic pancreatitis, it is important to stick to a diet. This will help prevent exacerbations and achieve long-term remission.
In addition, you must adhere to the general principles of nutrition:
- Heat treatment of food with steam. This will help preserve all the useful components of the food.
- Small meals (up to 5 times a day in small doses) - reduces the load on the weakened digestive system.
- It is important to take the food warm.
- Before eating, food should be crushed to a liquid consistency.
It is important to avoid snacking throughout the day. Sufficient basic nutrition. It is better to drink more warm tea or water. This will help remove toxins from the body and reduce abdominal discomfort.
What can you eat with pancreatitis
In case of inflammation of the pancreas, doctors assign the patient nutrition according to the generally accepted classification of diets - table 5. Patients eat only healthy food and completely refuse foods that provoke the production of acid in the gastric juice and stimulate an increase in the work of enzymes in a weakened organ.
Table "Useful products for pancreatic pancreatitis"
| Category | Purchase list |
|---|---|
| Cooked vegetables (steamed, boiled) | Can beets, cauliflower, broccoli, potatoes, zucchini, carrots, pumpkin, tomatoes, but in small doses |
| Fruits and berries (jelly-like decoctions, compote, fruit and berry purees) | Apricots, melons and watermelons (2-3 pieces per day), apples, pears, dried grapes (raisins), bananas. Avocado is allowed 2 months after exacerbation |
| Meat (cutlets, steamed meatballs, meatballs) | Rabbit, turkey, veal (veal tongue, veal liver), veal, chicken |
| Fish (boiled or as steam cutlets, fillets) and seafood | Liver of cod, pike, flounder, pollock, pike. 17-21 days after the flare-up subsides, you can eat shrimp |
| cereals | Buckwheat porridge, oatmeal (muesli), rice, semolina. Sometimes you can eat barley or corn porridge |
| Broths and soups | Only vegetables (no cooked onions and garlic) or dairy with cereals. If there are no exacerbations, you can cook the soup on the second meat broth. |
| pasta (cooked) | Noodles, noodles |
| Bakery products | Old wheat bread (baked 1-2 days before consumption) |
| Low-fat dairy products and milk products | Steamed cottage cheese, cheese (not spicy), cottage cheese (not sour) kefir, curdled milk, fermented baked milk, butter, sour cream (no more than 1 tablespoon per day) |
| chicken eggs | Steamed omelette, occasionally you can eat boiled soft-boiled eggs |
| fats | Oil, vegetable (sunflower, olive) |
| Drinks | Decoction of wheat bran, wild rose, weak tea |
| Sweets (in small doses) | Honey, jam, jelly (homemade), breadless cakes, sponge, mousse, sponge |
| Nuts (grind well before eating or chew thoroughly) | Pistachio, walnut, peanut |
| Legumes (ground) | Beans (aggravation potion), soy meat, green peas |
Allowed foods contain many water- and fat-soluble vitamins, rich in carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. And the most important thing is that they practically do not irritate the mucous membrane of the pancreas.
What not to eat with pancreatitis
Many products are able to cause increased secretion of acid and enzymes that strongly irritate the pancreatic mucosa.
That is why it is better to remove all harmful foods from the diet:
- spicy, sour, fried foods, preserves and pickles, fatty meat broths (especially aspic);
- spices, condiments, sauces, mayonnaise, ketchup;
- meat and its by-products - pork (pork tongue), lamb, including fat, sausages, smoked meats, sausages, bacon, bacon;
- fatty fish (salmon, catfish, carp, mackerel, herring) and seafood (mussels, squid, crabs, lobsters);
- rich sweets, rye bread, chocolate products, cakes, sweets (lollipops, caramel), halva, ice cream, glazed cottage cheese;
- oranges, figs, sunflower seeds, radishes, radishes, all kinds of mushrooms.
It is contraindicated to drink coffee, strong black and green tea, milk, carbonated drinks. The following prohibited foods should be excluded from daily use forever: fast food (burgers, fries, shawarma, hot dogs, sushi, rolls), chips, salty nuts, spicy spices, alcohol, nicotine.
Sample menu for the week
Strict adherence to the principles of proper nutrition is very useful in the treatment of pancreatitis. The diet should not be interrupted or unhealthy food should be added to the diet, as this can provoke an acute attack of the disease.
Table "Menu for every day"
| days | Menu |
|---|---|
| 1st day | Breakfast: oatmeal with milk, pieces of veal, tea or compote |
| 2nd breakfast: eggs (omelet or boiled), wheat broth (from bran), baked fruit (apple, pear, banana - optional) | |
| Lunch: vegetable soup, noodles, chicken souffle, jelly, tea | |
| Snack: cottage cheese, kefir, fermented baked milk (optional), tea | |
| Dinner: boiled pike, bread, tea | |
| 2nd day | Breakfast: boiled potatoes (mashed potatoes), a piece of fish, a few biscuits, tea |
| 2nd breakfast: eggs, turkey cutlets, bread, compote | |
| Lunch: soup with chicken fillet, fish cutlet, bread, boiled milk | |
| Afternoon snack: homemade berry jelly, jelly-like fruit decoction, still water | |
| Dinner: carrot puree, meatballs, muesli, tea | |
| 3rd day | Breakfast: roasted vegetables with rice slices, beef liver, tea, stewed raisins |
| 2nd breakfast: vermicelli, beef souffle, apricot puree, mineral water | |
| Lunch: broth (vegetable), cod liver, bread, biscuits, tea with honey | |
| Afternoon snack: jellied berry dishes, 2-3 slices of watermelon or cantaloupe, compote | |
| Dinner: muesli, baked cottage cheese, jam, tea | |
| 4th day | Breakfast: liquid semolina, vegetable casserole, bread, fermented baked milk |
| 2nd breakfast: veal tongue, vegetable puree (broccoli, carrots), some marshmallows, tea | |
| Lunch: rabbit broth, steamed meatballs, shrimp, biscuits, jelly | |
| Snack: mousse or jelly, baked apple (pear, banana) | |
| Dinner: oatmeal, chicken breast, mineral water | |
| 5th day | Breakfast: soft-boiled eggs, beef liver, apricot puree, tea with honey |
| 2nd breakfast: vegetable casserole, pasta, tomato juice, mineral water | |
| Lunch: rabbit soup, rabbit or turkey cutlets, baked zucchini, compote | |
| Snack: jelly, biscuits, banana puree | |
| Dinner: mashed potatoes, boiled pollock, kefir | |
| 6th day | Breakfast: rice, chicken cutlets, cod liver, tomato juice |
| 2nd breakfast: muesli, veal tongue, roasted pumpkin, rosehip broth | |
| Lunch: vegetable soup, boiled fish, apple puree, mineral water | |
| Snack: biscuits, jam, fermented baked milk, walnuts | |
| Dinner: chicken souffle, oatmeal, bread, compote | |
| 7th day | Breakfast: vegetable stew, beef cutlets, bread, tea, honey |
| 2nd breakfast: rice, cod liver, tomato juice, peanuts | |
| Lunch: vegetable soup, fish pancakes, biscuits, bran broth | |
| Snack: cottage cheese, honey, tea | |
| Dinner: boiled milk, crackers, muesli, veal tongue |
important!
The size of the portions depends on the patient's well-being. One can increase or decrease its volume as well as change some ingredients. The main thing is to use extremely useful and approved products for pancreatitis.
Recipes for inflammation of the pancreas
So that the daily menu does not seem so boring, you can diversify it with the following recipes.
Vegetable ragout
Grind potatoes and pumpkin (0. 5 kg each), grate 1 carrot. Put the vegetables in a pot (greased with olive oil) in layers, starting with the potatoes. Pour half the volume with water, salt and cook for 25-30 minutes. Finally, sprinkle with parsley and dill.
baked zander
For cooking, you need to take ½ kg of fish fillet, cut into medium slices and placed on a baking sheet covered with foil. Sprinkle everything on top with carrots (1 pc. ). Put 10 g of butter, salt and wrap in foil. Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for half an hour.
Fish cakes (quenelles)
Grind 400 g of fish pulp, add a quarter of bread softened in milk and 2 egg whites. Salt and mix. Make cutlets in the shape of a ball and put them in boiling water for 3-5 minutes.
Steamed meat pudding
ingredients:
- rabbit meat (130 g);
- butter (25 g);
- an egg;
- semolina (3 tsp);
- half a glass of water.
The meat is thoroughly ground to a homogeneous consistency, add semolina, whipped protein, then raw yolk and mix everything, carefully knead the dough in a form and steam.
Cottage cheese souffle
Grind the apples (250 g) on a fine grater, add cottage cheese (300 g). Separately, beat the melted butter (50 g) with sugar (3 tablespoons) and egg yolks (4 pcs. ), Add the whites whipped into foam (4 pcs. ). Pour the prepared mass into apples and cottage cheese, mix. The finished creamy dough is poured into an oiled form and baked at 180 degrees for 25-40 minutes.
All prescriptions are allowed in the chronic stage of pancreatitis. They are not only healthy, but also very tasty, which allows you to escape from thoughts of junk food and enjoy a healthy diet.
A strict diet for pancreatitis is the main component in the treatment of a dangerous pathology. Allowed foods are rich in vitamins and minerals, which makes the diet complete and healthy. It is important to give up junk food, addictions and strictly follow the doctor's instructions. This will help prevent exacerbation of the disease and achieve long-term remissions.