Improper nutrition, stress and bad habits can provoke inflammation of the pancreas. This is a serious disease that requires not only comprehensive treatment, but also proper dietary adjustment. A strict diet for pancreatitis is an integral part of the fight against the disease.
General principles of diet for pancreatitis
Pancreatitis can occur spontaneously and bring great discomfort to a person (acute form) or be latent and slow (chronic stage). Leaks differ not only in clinical symptoms but also in dietary characteristics.
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 have disappeared (severe pain, nausea, vomiting and profuse diarrhea). In 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 beneficial components of the food.
- Fractional nutrition (up to 5 times a day in small doses) - reduces the load on the weakened digestive system.
- It is important to eat hot food.
- Before eating, the food should be crushed to a liquid consistency.
It is important to avoid snacks throughout the day. Enough of the main meal. It is better to drink more hot tea or water. This will help remove toxins from the body and reduce abdominal discomfort.
What you can eat with pancreatitis
In inflammation of the pancreas, doctors prescribe the patient nutrition according to the generally accepted classification of diets - Table 5. Patients eat only whole foods and completely refuse foods that provoke the production of acid in gastric juice and stimulate increased enzymes in the weakened organ.
Table "Useful products for pancreatic pancreatitis"
| Category | Shopping list |
| Cooked vegetables (stewed, boiled) | Beets, cauliflower, broccoli, potatoes, zucchini, carrots, pumpkin, tomatoes can be, but in small doses |
| Fruits and berries (jelly-like decoctions, compotes, fruit and forest purees) | Apricots, melons and watermelons (2-3 pieces per day), apples, pears, raisins (raisins), bananas. Avocados are allowed 2 months after exacerbation |
| Meat (cutlets, steamed meatballs, meatballs) | Rabbit, turkey, beef (beef tongue, beef liver), beef, chicken |
| Fish (cooked or steamed, fillets) and seafood | Cod liver, pike, flounder, pollock, perch. 17-21 days after the exacerbation 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 (without boiled onions and garlic) or dairy with cereals. If there are no exacerbations, you can cook the soup on the second meat broth. |
| pasta (cooked) | Vermicelli, noodles |
| Bakery products | Stale wheat bread (baked 1-2 days before consumption) |
| Low fat dairy products and dairy products | Steamed casserole, cottage cheese (non-spicy), cottage cheese (non-sour) kefir, fermented milk, fermented baked milk, butter, sour cream (not more than 1 tablespoon per day) |
| chicken eggs | Steamed omelette, from time to time you can eat boiled soft-boiled eggs |
| Fat | Vegetable oil (sunflower, olive) |
| The drinks | Decoction of wheat bran, wild rose, weak tea drink |
| Pastries (in small doses) | Honey, jam, jelly (homemade), non-bread biscuits, marshmallows, mousse, marshmallows |
| Nuts (grind well before eating or chew thoroughly) | Pistachio, walnut, peanut |
| Legumes (ground) | Beans (sharpening decoction), soy meat, green peas |
Permitted foods contain many water- and fat-soluble vitamins, rich in carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. And most importantly, they practically do not irritate the lining of the pancreas.
What not to eat with pancreatitis
Many products are able to cause increased secretion of acid and enzymes that severely irritate the lining of the pancreas.
That is why it is better to eliminate all harmful foods from the diet:
- spicy, sour, fried foods, canned and pickled cucumbers, fatty meat broths (especially toppings);
- spices, condiments, sauces, mayonnaise, ketchup;
- meat and its by-products - pork (pork tongue), lamb, including fat, sausages, smoked meats, sausages, baliki, lard;
- oily fish (salmon, catfish, carp, mackerel, herring) and seafood (mussels, squid, crabs, lobsters);
- rich pastries, rye bread, chocolate products, pastries, 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, gas drinks. The following forbidden foods should be excluded from daily use forever: fast food (burgers, french fries, shawarma, hot dogs, sushi, rolls), chips, salted 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: milk oatmeal, beef pieces, tea or compote |
| 2nd breakfast: eggs (omelet or boiled), wheat broth (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, sour milk | |
| Afternoon snack: homemade jelly from berries, jelly fruit decoction, still water | |
| Dinner: carrot puree, meatballs, muesli, tea drink | |
| 3rd day | Breakfast: roasted vegetables with slices of rice, beef liver, tea, stewed raisins |
| 2nd breakfast: noodles, beef souffle, apricot puree, mineral water Lunch: broth (of vegetables), cod liver, bread, biscuits, tea with honey |
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| Afternoon snack: dishes with berry jelly, 2-3 slices of watermelon or melon, compote | |
| Dinner: muesli, baked curd, jam, tea | |
| 4th day | Breakfast: liquid semolina, vegetable casserole, bread, fermented baked milk |
| 2nd breakfast: beef tongue, mashed vegetables (broccoli, carrots), a little marshmallow, 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, roasted zucchini, compote | |
| Snack: jelly, cookies, banana puree | |
| Dinner: mashed potatoes, boiled pollock, kefir | |
| 6th day | Breakfast: rice, chicken cutlets, cod liver, tomato juice |
| 2nd breakfast: muesli, beef tongue, roasted pumpkin, rosehip broth | |
| Lunch: vegetable soup, boiled fish, apple puree, mineral water | |
| Snack cookies, 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 decoction | |
| Breakfast: cottage cheese, honey, tea | |
| Dinner: sour milk, crackers, muesli, beef tongue |
Important! The size of the portions depends on the well-being of the patient. One can increase or decrease its volume, as well as change some ingredients. The main thing is to use extremely useful and permitted products for pancreatitis.
Recipes for inflammation of the pancreas
In order not to make the daily menu look so boring, you can diversify it with the following recipes.
Vegetable stew
Grind potatoes and pumpkin (0, 5 kg), grate 1 carrot. Put the vegetables in a saucepan (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.
roasted pike perch
For cooking you need to take ½ kg of fish fillet, cut into medium slices and place on a baking sheet covered with foil. Sprinkle everything on top with carrots (1 pc. ), Put 10 g butter, salt and wrap in foil. Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for half an hour.
fish cakes (keneli)
Grind 400 g of fish porridge, add a quarter of softened in milk breadcrumbs and 2 egg whites. Add salt and stir. Make ball chops and put them in boiling water for 3-5 minutes.
Steamed meat pudding 3
Ingredients:
- rabbit meat (130 g);
- oil (25 g);
- egg;
- semolina (3 tablespoons);
- half a glass of water.
Grind the meat well to a homogeneous consistency, add semolina, whipped protein, then raw egg yolk and mix everything, carefully knead the dough into a form and steam.
Cottage cheese souffle
Grind the apples (250 g) on a fine grater, add the cottage cheese (300 g). Separately beat the melted butter (50 g) with the sugar (3 tablespoons) and egg yolks (4 pcs. ), Add the whipped egg whites (4 pcs. ). Pour the finished mass into apples and cottage cheese, stir. 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 escape from thoughts of junk food and enjoy a healthy diet.
A strict diet for pancreatitis is the main component in the treatment of 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 exacerbations of the disease and achieve long-term remissions.