Improper diet, stress and bad habits can cause pancreatitis. This is a serious disease that requires not only complex treatment, but also the correct correction 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 manifest itself and cause great discomfort to a person (acute form) or have a latent and sluggish character (chronic stage). Infiltrates differ among themselves not only in clinical symptoms, but also in the peculiarities of the diet.
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 (severe pain, nausea, vomiting and excessive diarrhea) subside. In chronic pancreatitis, it is important to stick to a diet. This will help prevent flare-ups and achieve long-term remission.
In addition, you need to adhere to the general principles of nutrition:
- Heat treatment of food with steam. It will help preserve all the beneficial 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 hot meals.
- Before eating, food should be crushed to a liquid consistency.
It is important to avoid snacks throughout the day. The main course is enough. It is better to drink more warm tea or water. This will help remove toxins from the body and reduce discomfort in the abdomen.
What can you eat with pancreatitis?
With pancreatitis, doctors attribute to 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 stimulate an increase in work. enzymes in a weakened organ
Table "Useful products for pancreatic pancreatitis"
| Category | Shopping list |
|---|---|
| Cooked vegetables (boiled, stewed) | It can be beets, cauliflower, broccoli, potatoes, zucchini, carrots, pumpkin, tomatoes, but in small doses |
| Fruits and berries (jelly-like decoctions, compotes, fruit and berry purees) | Apricots, melons and watermelons (2-3 per day), apples, pears, raisins (raisins), bananas. Avocado allowed 2 months after exacerbation |
| Meat (cutlet, steamed meatballs, meatballs) | Rabbit, turkey, beef (veal tongue, veal liver), veal, chicken |
| Fish (boiled or steam cutlets, 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 cereals. If there is no exacerbation, you can cook the soup in the second broth. |
| Pasta (boiled) | noodles, noodles |
| Bakery products | Wheat bread stale (cooked 1-2 days before consumption) |
| Low-fat milk and dairy products | Steam casserole with cottage cheese, cheese (non-spicy), cottage cheese (without acid) kefir, curdled milk, fermented baked milk, butter, sour cream (no more than 1 tablespoon per day) |
| chicken eggs | You can have a steam omelet, the occasional soft-boiled egg |
| oils | Butter, vegetables (sunflower, olive) |
| Beverages | Decoction of wheat bran, wild rose, a weak tea drink |
| Sweets (in small doses) | Honey, jam, jelly (homemade), breadless cookies, marshmallows, mousse, Turkish delight |
| Nuts (crush or chew well before eating) | Peanuts, walnuts, peanuts |
| Legumes (ground) | Beans (decoction for exacerbation), 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 with pancreatitis
Many products can cause increased secretion of acids and enzymes, which greatly irritate the pancreatic mucosa.
Therefore, it is better to exclude all harmful foods from the diet:
- spicy, sour, fried foods, preserves and marinades, fatty broths (especially jelly);
- seasonings, seasonings, sauces, mayonnaise, ketchup;
- meat and its by-products - pork (pork tongue), lamb including fat, sausages, smoked meats, sausages, balyks, lard;
- fatty fish (salmon, catfish, carp, mackerel, herring) and seafood (mussels, squid, crab, lobster);
- rich pastries, rye bread, chocolate products, cakes, desserts (lollipop, caramel), halva, ice cream, glaze curd;
- 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 removed from daily use forever: fast food (hamburgers, french fries, shawarma, hot dogs, sushi, rolls), chips, salted nuts, spicy seasonings, 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 added junk food 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 juice (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 days | Breakfast: boiled potatoes (mashed potatoes), a piece of fish, a few crackers, tea |
| 2nd breakfast: eggs, turkey cutlets, bread, compote | |
| Lunch: chicken fillet soup, fish cutlet, bread, curdled milk | |
| Afternoon snack: homemade fruit jelly, jelly-like fruit decoction, still water | |
| Dinner: carrot puree, meatballs, muesli, tea drink | |
| 3 days | Breakfast: rice slices, beef liver, tea, baked vegetables with steamed raisins |
| 2nd breakfast: vermicelli, beef soufflé, apricot puree, mineral water | |
| Lunch: broth (in vegetables), cod liver, bread, biscuits, tea with honey | |
| Afternoon snack: fruit jelly dishes, 2-3 slices of watermelon or melon, compote | |
| Dinner: muesli, cooked cottage cheese, jam, tea | |
| 4 days | Breakfast: liquid semolina, vegetable stew, bread, fermented baked milk |
| 2nd breakfast: veal tongue, mashed vegetables (broccoli, carrots), some marshmallows, tea | |
| Lunch: rabbit broth, steam meatballs, shrimp, biscuits, jelly | |
| Snack: Mousse or jelly, baked apple (pear, banana) | |
| Dinner: oatmeal, chicken breast, mineral water | |
| 5 days | Breakfast: boiled egg, beef liver, apricot puree, tea with honey |
| 2nd breakfast: vegetable stew, pasta, tomato juice, mineral water | |
| Lunch: rabbit soup, rabbit or turkey cutlet, baked zucchini, compote | |
| Snack: jelly, cookies, mashed banana | |
| Dinner: mashed potatoes, boiled pollock, kefir | |
| 6 days | Breakfast: rice, chicken cutlet, cod liver, tomato juice |
| 2nd breakfast: muesli, veal tongue, baked pumpkin, rosehip juice | |
| Lunch: vegetable soup, boiled fish, applesauce, mineral water | |
| Snack: cookies, jam, fermented baked milk, walnuts | |
| Dinner: chicken souffle, oatmeal, bread, compote | |
| 7 days | Breakfast: vegetable stew, veal cutlet, bread, tea, honey |
| 2nd breakfast: rice, cod liver, tomato juice, peanuts | |
| Lunch: vegetable soup, fish pancakes, biscuits, bran decoction | |
| Snack: cottage cheese, honey, tea | |
| Dinner: curd, crackers, muesli, veal tongue |
Important!
The size of the portions depends on the well-being of the patient. A person can increase or decrease the volume, as well as change some ingredients. The main thing is to use only useful and allowed products for pancreatitis.
Recipes for pancreatitis
In order not to make the daily menu look too boring, you can diversify it with the following recipes.
vegetable stew
Grind potatoes and pumpkin (0. 5 kg each), grate 1 carrot. Put the vegetables in a saucepan (oiled with olive oil) in layers, starting with the potatoes. Pour half the volume with water, salt and cook for 25-30 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and dill at the end.
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 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)
Mash 400 g of fish pulp, add a quarter of a loaf softened in milk and 2 egg whites. Salt and mix. Make ball-shaped cutlets and soak in boiling water for 3-5 minutes.
Steamed Meat Pudding
Contents:
- rabbit meat (130 g);
- butter (25 g);
- Egg;
- semolina (3 teaspoons);
- half a glass of water.
Thoroughly mash the meat to a homogeneous consistency, add semolina, whipped protein, then raw egg yolk and mix everything, gently knead the dough into a mold and steam.
Curd souffle
Grind 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 foaming whites (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. They are not only healthy, but also very tasty, which allows you to get rid of 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 that make 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.