Improper diet, stress and bad habits can cause inflammation of the pancreas. This is a serious disease that requires not only complex treatment, but also correct adjustment of the diet. A strict diet for pancreatitis is an integral part of the fight against the disease.
General principles of diet for pancreatitis
Pancreatitis can appear spontaneously and cause great discomfort to a person (acute form) or have a hidden and slow nature (chronic stage). Leaks differ among themselves not only in clinical symptoms, but also in dietary characteristics.
Fasting for several days is recommended in acute pancreatitis. 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 (acute pain, nausea, vomiting and abundant diarrhea) subside. It is important to follow a diet in chronic pancreatitis. This will help prevent flare-ups and achieve long-term remission.
In addition, you should follow the general principles of nutrition:
- Steam heat treatment of food. It will help preserve all the useful components of the food.
- Fractional feeding (up to 5 times a day in small doses) - reduces the load on a weakened digestive system.
- It is important to eat food hot.
- Before eating, the food should be crushed to a liquid consistency.
It is important to avoid snacking during the day. The main course is enough. It is better to drink more hot tea or water. This will help remove toxins from the body and reduce discomfort in the abdominal area.
What can you eat with pancreatitis?
With inflammation of the pancreas, doctors determine the patient's 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 cause an increase in work. enzymes in a weakened organ.
Table "Useful products for pancreatic pancreatitis"
| category | Food list |
|---|---|
| Cooked vegetables (boiled, baked) | Can be beets, cauliflower, broccoli, potatoes, pumpkin, carrots, pumpkin, tomatoes, but in small doses |
| Fruits and berries (jelly-like decoctions, compotes, fruit and berry purees) | Apricots, melons and watermelons (2-3 pieces per day), apples, pears, raisins, bananas. Avocados are allowed 2 months after sharpening |
| Meat (cutlets, steamed meatballs, meatballs) | Rabbit, turkey, beef (beef tongue, beef liver), veal, chicken |
| Fish (boiled or steam cutlets, such as fillets) and seafood | Cod liver, pike, flounder, pollock, pike perch. You can eat shrimp 17-21 days after the exacerbation subsides |
| cereals | Buckwheat porridge, oatmeal (muesli), rice, semolina. Sometimes you can eat barley or corn porridge |
| Broths and soups | Only vegetables (without boiled onions and garlic) or dairy products with grains. If there is no aggravation, the soup can be cooked in the second meat broth. |
| pasta (boiled) | Vermicelli, noodles |
| Bakery products | Stale wheat bread (baked 1-2 days before consumption) |
| Low-fat milk and dairy products | Cottage cheese steamed stews, cheese (non-spicy), cottage cheese (non-acidic) kefir, cottage cheese, fermented baked milk, butter, sour cream (no more than 1 tablespoon per day) |
| chicken egg | You can eat a steam omelet, sometimes boiled soft-boiled eggs |
| Oils | Butter, vegetable (sunflower, olive) |
| Drinks | Decoction of wheat bran, wild rose, weak tea drink |
| Sweets (in small doses) | Honey, jam, jelly (homemade), breadless cookies, marshmallows, mousse, marshmallows |
| Nuts (crush or chew well before eating) | Pistachio, walnut, peanut |
| Legumes (ground) | Beans (broth for sharpening), soy meat, green peas |
Allowed foods contain many water- and fat-soluble vitamins, rich in carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids. And most importantly, they practically do not irritate the mucous membrane of the pancreas.
What not to eat with pancreatitis
Many products can cause increased secretion of acids and enzymes, which are very irritating to the mucous membrane of the pancreas.
Therefore, 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, sausage, smoked meat, sausage, fish, lard;
- fatty fish (salmon, catfish, carp, mackerel, herring) and seafood (mussels, squid, crabs, lobsters);
- rich dough, rye bread, chocolate products, cakes, sweets (lollipops, caramel), halva, ice cream, glazed cottage cheese;
- oranges, figs, sunflower seeds, radishes, radishes, all kinds of mushrooms.
Drinking coffee, strong black and green tea, milk, carbonated drinks is contraindicated. The following prohibited foods should be excluded from daily use forever: fast food (burger, fries, shawarma, hot dog, sushi, roll), chips, salted nuts, spicy spices, alcohol, nicotine.
Sample menu for the week
It is very useful to strictly follow the principles of proper nutrition in the treatment of pancreatitis. The diet should not be interrupted or unnecessary foods should not be added to the diet, as this can lead to an acute attack of the disease.
Table "Menu for every day"
| days | Menu |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | Breakfast: oatmeal with milk, veal pieces, tea or compote |
| 2nd breakfast: eggs (scrambled or boiled), wheat broth (from bran), baked fruits (apples, pears, bananas - optional) | |
| Lunch: vegetable soup, noodles, chicken souffle, jelly, tea | |
| Snack: cottage cheese, kefir, fermented baked milk (optional), tea | |
| Dinner: boiled pike, bread, tea | |
| 2 nd day | Breakfast: boiled potatoes (mashed potatoes), a piece of fish, a few crackers, tea |
| 2nd breakfast: eggs, turkey cutlets, bread, compote | |
| Lunch: soup with chicken fillet, fish cutlet, bread, cottage cheese | |
| Afternoon snack: homemade berry jelly, jelly-like fruit broth, still water | |
| Dinner: carrot puree, meatballs, muesli, tea drink | |
| 3rd day | Breakfast: vegetables cooked with slices of rice, beef liver, tea, steamed raisins |
| 2nd breakfast: vermicelli, beef souffle, apricot puree, mineral water | |
| Dinner: broth (on vegetables), cod liver, bread, biscuit, tea with honey | |
| Afternoon snack: bowls of berry jelly, 2-3 slices of watermelon or cantaloupe, compote | |
| Dinner: muesli, cooked cottage cheese, jam, tea | |
| 4th day | Breakfast: liquid semolina, vegetable stew, bread, fermented baked milk |
| 2nd breakfast: beef tongue, vegetable puree (broccoli, carrot), some marshmallows, tea | |
| Lunch: rabbit broth, steamed meatballs, shrimp, biscuit, jelly | |
| Snack: mousse or jelly, baked apple (pears, bananas) | |
| Dinner: oatmeal, chicken breast, mineral water | |
| Day 5 | Breakfast: soft-boiled eggs, beef liver, apricot puree, tea with honey |
| 2nd breakfast: vegetable stew, pasta, tomato juice, mineral water | |
| Lunch: rabbit soup, rabbit or turkey cutlets, baked zucchini, compote | |
| Snack: jelly, cookies, mashed bananas | |
| Dinner: mashed potatoes, boiled pollock, kefir | |
| 6th day | Breakfast: rice, chicken cutlets, cod liver, tomato juice |
| 2nd breakfast: muesli, beef tongue, baked pumpkin, rose hip juice | |
| Lunch: vegetable soup, boiled fish, apple puree, mineral water | |
| Snack: cookies, jam, fermented baked milk, nuts | |
| 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, cookies, bran broth | |
| Snack: cottage cheese, honey, tea | |
| Dinner: condensed milk, crackers, muesli, beef tongue |
It is important!
The size of the portions depends on the well-being of the patient. A person can increase or decrease its volume, as well as change some of its ingredients. The main thing is to use only 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
Chop 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
To cook, you need to take ½ kg of fish fillet, cut it into medium slices and put it on a baking sheet covered with foil. Sprinkle everything with carrots (1 piece). Put 10 g of butter, salt and wrap with 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 form of balls and put them in boiling water for 3-5 minutes.
Steamed meat pudding
Ingredients:
- rabbit meat (130 g);
- butter (25 g);
- eggs;
- semolina (3 teaspoons);
- half a glass of water.
Finely chop the meat to a homogeneous consistency, add semolina, whipped protein, then raw egg yolk and mix everything, gently knead the dough in the mold and steam it.
Curd souffle
Chop the apples (250 g) in a fine frying pan, add cottage cheese (300 g). Separately, beat melted butter (50 g), sugar (3 tablespoons) and yolks (4 pcs. ), add whipped whites to the foam (4 pcs. ). Pour the prepared mass into apples and cottage cheese, mix. Pour the finished creamy dough into a greased form and bake 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 avoid thoughts about 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 harmful foods, addictions and strictly follow the doctor's instructions. This will help prevent exacerbation of the disease and achieve long-term remissions.