Any disease must be treated in a timely manner. But at the same time, it is just as important to observe the correct mode of life and nutrition, so as not to harm yourself even more. This article will discuss what you can eat with pancreatitis.
A few words about the disease
So, pancreatitis is an inflammatory process that is observed in the pancreas. Simply put, those enzymes that must enter the duodenum remain in place and begin to destroy the tissue of the pancreas itself. At the same time, there is a huge danger that with this disease, toxins that are released can get into the bloodstream and very harmful to vital organs such as the heart, kidneys, and liver. It is worth saying that this disease can occur both in chronic and in acute form. However, with all these nuances, the patient must follow a certain diet. It is very important to know which foods can be eaten without fear for health, which should be wary of, and which should be completely excluded from the diet.
Causes of the disease
It is also important to say about what factors can cause the onset and development of this disease. So, first of all, this is the wrong diet:
- The consumption of fatty and spicy foods.
- Overeating.
- The use of artificial foods and alcohol.
Among the other reasons, doctors distinguish the following:
- Stress and nervous strain.
- Taking hormonal drugs.
- Infections
- Abdominal injuries.
- The presence of worms or helminthiasis.
- Blockage of the pancreatic ducts.
- Pancreatitis can develop against the background of other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. For example, cirrhosis of the liver, cholelithiasis or stomach ulcers.
Based on this, a simple conclusion can be made that already just an improper diet can lead to the emergence of this rather dangerous disease.
Food Consumption Rules
First of all, I want to tell not about what you can eat with pancreatitis, but how to properly adjust your diet.
- Meals per day should be at least 5.
- Food should be fractional. Every 3 hours you need to eat a small portion.
- In order not to irritate the walls of the stomach, all consumed foods should be in a grated form.
- Eat only warm dishes.
- All foods must be steamed or cooked.
- The patient needs to increase protein intake.
- It is necessary to significantly reduce the consumption of fatty foods, as well as carbohydrate-containing foods.
- Food that has a sokogonny effect should be completely excluded from consumption.
- We must be prepared for the fact that it is necessary to arrange days of hunger strikes (especially in times of exacerbation of the disease).
It is especially important to adhere to these rules for people who suffer from a chronic form of the disease.
Bread
So, what can you eat with pancreatitis, and what is the best way to refuse? What about bakery products?
- With this disease, it is recommended to eat wheat bread exclusively from yesterday's baking (or even earlier). You can occasionally spoil yourself with non-butter cookies.
- In this case, all varieties of fresh bread, as well as rye bread, must be completely excluded. Also, the patient will have to forget about buns, cakes and pies from puff pastry.
Fish
We further understand what you can eat with pancreatitis. Now I want to say a few words about fish.
- The patient is recommended to consume varieties of low-fat fish. Fish dishes should be either boiled or steamed.
- In this case, it is completely necessary to exclude salted, fried fish, as well as canned food and caviar.
Low-fat varieties of fish (0.2-3% fat) are haddock, zander, cod, pike, pollock, bream, flounder, etc.
Medium-fat fish (3 - 9% fat) are sea bream, pink salmon, chum salmon, and carp.
Fatty fish (over 9%) are eel, sprat, mackerel, herring.
Meat
What else can you eat with pancreatitis and cholecystitis? So, dishes should also consist of meat.
- People suffering from this disease are recommended to consume lean meats. This can be veal, rabbit, turkey or chicken (while the bird must be freed from the skin).
- Fatty meats should be completely excluded from the diet: lamb, pork, game, offal. Also, you should avoid fried foods, canned food, smoked meats.
Ideal option: cook meat for a couple or boil. You can also make cutlets, dumplings, soufflé, beef stroganoff, etc.
Cereals
We replenish further the list of what you can eat with pancreatitis and cholecystitis, and what is best avoided with these diseases. So, be sure to pay attention to cereals:
- It is best to cook semi-viscous cereals from the following cereals: oat, semolina, rice, buckwheat. You can also eat boiled pasta.
- Beans, millet and barley porridge should be avoided.
You can prepare dishes from these products in water or in milk, diluted in half with water. It can also be various casseroles and puddings.
Milk products
Particular attention should be paid to dairy products for people who suffer from pancreatitis. So, in its pure form, you can consume only low-fat cottage cheese. Whole milk, cream, sour cream - this should be forgotten. You can make dishes based on milk. Various puddings and casseroles are allowed.
Vegetables
If the patient has chronic pancreatitis, what can I eat from vegetables?
- Allowed: potatoes, zucchini, carrots, cauliflower.
- It is necessary to refuse sorrel, spinach, onions, garlic, white cabbage, radish, radish and turnip.
In this case, vegetables should be steamed, boiled or stewed.
Fruits and sweets
What can be said about sweet fruits and other goodies? So, when choosing fruits, preference should be given to their non-acidic varieties. For example, watermelon can be eaten with pancreatitis. If you want to eat an apple, it should only be baked (and only non-acidic varieties). Without fear, you can eat bananas for pancreatitis, but citrus fruits should be completely abandoned. Without problems, you can cook yourself a variety of fruit jellies, mousses, jelly.
Beverages
What can people who suffer from this disease drink? So, it is necessary to give preference to low-brewed tea or a decoction of rose hips. Caution should be taken with homemade compotes. It is completely necessary to exclude juices, strong tea and coffee. Well, of course, in no case should you drink carbonated drinks.
Other food
What else should you remember to tell people who suffer from pancreatitis? So, special attention should be paid to the following foods:
- The eggs. In its pure form, you can eat only protein steam omelet. In other dishes it is allowed to consume no more than half a yolk. Otherwise, the eggs must be completely discarded.
- Fats. Without fear, you can eat refined sunflower and butter. It is necessary to completely abandon animal fats and dishes prepared on them. Categorically you can not eat fat with this disease.
- Sauces and spices. Only semisweet fruit gravy is allowed. All other sauces and spices should be excluded from the diet.
Taboo
What foods do people with a pancreatitis diagnosis need to completely refuse?
- Alcoholic and low alcohol drinks.
- Fast food: hamburgers, shawarma, hot dogs.
- Chips, crackers, etc.
- Spicy spices, seasonings, sauces.
- Pickles and pickles.
- Sausages and smoked meats.
- Ice cream.
Why be prepared?
If a person has acute pancreatitis, what can be eaten at the same time? Nothing. Those. in the first few days of exacerbation of the disease, it is necessary to starve. At this time, it is only allowed to drink pure mineral water without gas or a decoction of wild rose. This should be done in small sips. However, you can drink no more than 1 liter of fluid per day. Further, the diet can be as follows:
- 4-6 day. You can drink unsweetened weak tea with crackers. You can also cook light grated soup, buckwheat or rice porridge cooked in milk.
- From the sixth day, you can add low-fat cottage cheese, a little stale white bread to your diet. Also, gradually introduce butter, which can be added to vegetable puree (without the use of white cabbage!).
- And only after a week of such a strict diet you can begin to introduce meat and fish of low-fat varieties into your diet.
Recipes
So, what can you eat with pancreatitis? Recipes for all dishes can be varied at your discretion. However, it is worth remembering that it is best to cook dishes for a couple or to make boiled. Infrequently, you can consume stewed vegetables with meat. As for soups, they can not be cooked in meat, fish or mushroom broth. It is necessary to completely exclude borsch, cabbage soup, beetroot soup and okroshka from the diet. And no matter how difficult it is, you must completely abandon fried foods, as well as products called fast food.