Improper diet, 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 for pancreatitis is an integral part of the fight against the disease.
General principles of nutrition in pancreatitis
Pancreatitis can manifest itself spontaneously and cause great discomfort to a person (acute form) or have a latent and sluggish character (chronic stage). Leaks differ among themselves not only in clinical symptoms, but also in nutritional characteristics.
In acute pancreatitis, it is recommended to fast for several days. This is necessary to bring the body to 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 (severe pain, nausea, vomiting and severe diarrhea) have subsided. With chronic pancreatitis, it is important to follow a diet. This helps prevent exacerbations and achieve long-term remission.
In addition, you must adhere to the general principles of nutrition:
- Steam heat treatment of food. It helps preserve all the useful components of 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 food warm.
- Before eating, food must be crushed to a liquid consistency.
It is important not to snack on food throughout the day. Enough of the main meal. It is better to drink more warm tea or water. This helps remove toxins from the body and reduce abdominal discomfort.
What can you eat with pancreatitis
With inflammation of the pancreas, doctors attribute patient nutrition to the generally accepted classification of diets - Table 5. Patients eat only healthy foods and completely refuse foods that provoke the production of acid in the gastric juice and stimulate an increase in the work of enzymes ina weakened organ.
Table "Useful products for pancreatitis"
| category | Shopping List |
| Boiled vegetables (braised, boiled) | Beets, cauliflower, broccoli, potatoes, zucchini, carrots, squash, tomatoes can be, but in small doses |
| Fruits and berries (jelly-like broth, compote, fruit and berry puree) | Apricots, melons and watermelons (2-3 pieces per day), apples, pears, dried grapes (raisins), bananas. Avocado is allowed 2 months after the exacerbation |
| Meat (chops, steamed meatballs, meatballs) | Rabbit, turkey, beef (beef tongue, beef liver), veal, chicken |
| Fish (boiled or steamed cutlets, fillets) and seafood | Cod liver, pike, flounder, saithe, zander. 17-21 days after the exacerbation subsides, you can eat shrimp |
| Grain | Buckwheat porridge, oatmeal (cereal), rice, semolina. Sometimes you can eat barley or corn porridge |
| broths and soups | Vegetables only (excluding cooked onions and garlic) or dairy with granola. If there are no exacerbations, you can cook the soup on the second meat broth. |
| Macaroni (cooked) | vermicelli, noodles |
| bakery products | Stale wheat bread (baked 1-2 days before consumption) |
| Low-fat milk and milk products | Cottage cheese steam casseroles, cheese (not spicy), cottage cheese (not sour), kefir, sour milk, fermented baked milk, butter, sour cream (no more than 1 tablespoon per day) |
| chicken eggs | Steam omelet, occasionally you can eat boiled soft-boiled eggs |
| fats | butter, vegetables (sunflower, olive) |
| The drinks | A decoction of wheat bran, wild rose, a weak tea drink |
| Sweets (in small doses) | Honey, jam, jelly (homemade), cookies without bread, marshmallows, mousse, marshmallow |
| Nuts (grind well before eating or chew thoroughly) | Pistachio, Walnut, Peanut |
| legumes (ground) | Beans (decoction for aggravation), 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 pancreatic mucosa.
What not to eat if you have pancreatitis
Many products can cause increased acid and enzyme secretion that severely irritate the lining of the pancreas.
Therefore, it is better to eliminate from the diet all harmful foods:
- 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 meat, sausages, balyks, lard;
- fatty fish (salmon, catfish, carp, mackerel, herring) and seafood (mussels, squid, crab, lobster);
- rich pastries, 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 and drinks with gas. The following prohibited foods should be excluded from daily use forever: fast food (burgers, french fries, shawarma, hot dogs, sushi, buns), chips, salted nuts, hot spices, alcohol, nicotine.
Sample menu for the week
Strict adherence to the principles of proper nutrition is very helpful in the treatment of pancreatitis. The diet should not be broken or junk food added to the diet, as this can provoke an acute attack of illness.
Table "Menu for every day"
| days | menu |
| 1 day | Breakfast: milk-oatmeal, pieces of veal, tea or compote |
| 2. Breakfast: eggs (omelet or boiled), wheat broth (made from bran), baked fruits (apple, pear, banana - to choose from) | |
| Lunch: vegetable soup, noodles, chicken soufflé, jelly, tea | |
| Snack: cottage cheese, kefir, fermented baked milk (optional), tea | |
| Dinner: boiled pike, bread, tea | |
| 2 day | Breakfast: boiled potatoes (mashed potatoes), a piece of fish, a couple of crackers, tea |
| 2. Breakfast: eggs, turkey escalope, bread, compote | |
| Lunch: soup with chicken fillet, fish cutlet, bread, sour milk | |
| Afternoon snack: homemade berry jelly, jelly-like fruit stock, still water | |
| Dinner: mashed carrots, meatballs, cereal, tea drink | |
| 3rd day | Breakfast: baked vegetables with rice slices, beef liver, tea, steamed raisins |
| 2. Breakfast: vermicelli, beef soufflé, apricot puree, mineral water Lunch: broth (on vegetables), cod liver oil, bread, biscuits, tea with honey |
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| Afternoon snack: berry jelly dishes, 2-3 slices of watermelon or melon, compote | |
| Dinner: cereal, baked cottage cheese, jam, tea | |
| 4th day | Breakfast: liquid semolina, vegetable casserole, bread, fermented baked milk |
| 2. Breakfast: beef tongue, vegetable puree (broccoli, carrot), some marshmallows, tea | |
| Lunch: rabbit broth, steamed patties, shrimp, biscuits, jelly | |
| Snack: mousse or jelly, baked apple (pear, banana) | |
| Dinner: oatmeal, chicken breast, bottled water | |
| 5th day | Breakfast: soft-boiled eggs, beef liver, apricot puree, tea with honey |
| 2. Breakfast: vegetable casserole, pasta, tomato juice, mineral water | |
| Lunch: rabbit soup, rabbit or turkey chops, baked zucchini, compote | |
| Snack: jelly, biscuits, mashed bananas | |
| Dinner: mashed potatoes, boiled pollock, kefir | |
| 6th day | Breakfast: rice, chicken chops, cod liver, tomato juice |
| 2. Breakfast: granola, beef tongue, baked pumpkin, rosehip broth | |
| Lunch: vegetable soup, boiled fish, applesauce, mineral water | |
| Snack biscuits, jam, fermented baking milk, walnuts | |
| Dinner: chicken casserole, oatmeal, bread, compote | |
| 7th day | Breakfast: vegetable stew, beef chops, bread, tea, honey |
| 2. Breakfast: Rice, cod liver oil, tomato juice, peanuts | |
| Lunch: vegetable soup, fish pancakes, cookies, bran decoction | |
| Snack: 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. A person can increase or decrease its volume, as well as change some 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 look so boring, you can make it varied with the following recipes.
vegetable ragout
Grind potatoes and pumpkin (0. 5 kg each), grate 1 carrot. Place the vegetables in a saucepan (greased with olive oil) in layers, starting with the potatoes. Pour half the volume with water, salt and boil 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 put on a baking sheet covered with foil. Sprinkle everything with carrots (1 piece), 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 porridge, add a quarter of a loaf of bread soaked in milk and 2 egg whites. Salt and stir. Form into spherical chops and place in boiling water for 3-5 minutes.
Steamed Meat Pudding 3
Ingredients:
- rabbit meat (130 g);
- butter (25g);
- Egg;
- semolina (3 tsp);
- half a glass of water.
Thoroughly grind the meat to a homogeneous consistency, add semolina, whipped egg whites, then raw yolks and mix everything, gently knead the dough into a mold and steam.
Quark soufflé
Grind apples (250 g) on a fine grater, add cottage cheese (300 g). Separately, melted butter (50 g) with sugar (3 tablespoons) and egg yolk (4 pcs. ) Beat up, beat whites to 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 recipes are allowed in the chronic stage of pancreatitis. Not only are they healthy, but they are also very tasty, which allows you to escape the thought of junk food and eat healthily.
A strict diet in pancreatitis is the main component in the treatment of a dangerous pathology. Allowed foods are rich in vitamins and minerals, making the diet complete and healthy. It is important to give up junk food and addictions and strictly follow the doctor's instructions. This will help prevent the disease from getting worse and achieve long-term remissions.