Pancreatitis is an inflammatory pathology of the pancreas that is quite common. An acute type of ailment, a worsening condition of an individual with a chronic type of disease, are associated with sharp, severe discomfort in the peritoneum. The patient requires therapy in a hospital setting. In addition to medicines that eliminate unpleasant sensations and cramps, cold lotions and bed rest are prescribed for a person. Fasting with pancreatitis is a prerequisite for improving the well-being of the patient.
What is inflammation in the pancreas? Why is it dangerous?
The activity of this body plays a very important role. It produces special substances - enzymes, through which the assimilation of nutrients from food occurs. If the gland functions normally, fluid from its cavity is secreted into the intestines. With inflammatory pathology of the body, it produces too much juice. The discharge of this substance is difficult. Enzymes destroy gland tissue. The organs close to it also suffer. Signs of the disease are discomfort in the upper part of the peritoneum, nausea, bouts of vomiting, loss of appetite, diarrhea. Deterioration of well-being can be triggered by various factors (emotional overload, the use of alcohol-containing products and fatty foods, uncontrolled medication). In the absence of adequate therapy, the organ is gradually destroyed, the digestion process is difficult. A person cannot properly absorb the necessary substances, which leads to death. Fasting with pancreatitis in a hospital, maintaining the correct diet after discharge - all these measures help to quickly stabilize the patient's condition.
The importance of this method of therapy for the patient
Temporary refusal of food, according to experts, is an effective way to reduce the process of inflammation in the tissues of the pancreas. During a certain period, the body is exempted from the obligation to perform its functions, and is completely at rest.
Fasting with pancreatitis should not last more than 3 days. During this period of time, the cells of the gland and its activity can fully recover. The inflammatory process (both constant and acute) often becomes the cause of the development of serious complications. They appear in the form of tissue necrosis, the inability of the body to perform its functions. Therefore, specialists are trying to take measures to improve the patient's condition as early as possible. In the hospital, the patient is given compresses with ice to eliminate discomfort. A person must constantly be in bed for several days. This will speed up the recovery process. Therapeutic starvation for pancreatitis is carried out in a hospital, under the supervision of a doctor.
First, the patient should completely exclude food intake. Then he gradually switches to a special diet. At the initial stage of pathology, such measures provide a very good result. Patients do not even have to take a large number of medicines. There are several ways to fast. They are described in the following sections.
Methods
Therapeutic starvation in pancreatitis is divided into dry and permissible fluid intake (still water, a decoction of wild rose berries, chamomile). Opinions of experts on these methods differ. Some doctors believe that the first method is the most effective. However, such a regimen can last no more than 24 hours. Then the patient needs to consume water without gas, often, but with a gradual increase in its volume.
Over the next two days, a person is allowed to eat a little decoction of vegetables. On the fourth day, the menu needs to be diversified. During exacerbations, the patient has severe vomiting, severe discomfort, high fever. Fasting with pancreatitis will not be especially difficult for him due to loss of appetite and pain. However, the rejection of food and liquid, despite the full benefit of this event, is not suitable for all individuals. It is contraindicated in the following categories of persons:
- Women who have exacerbated pathology during gestation.
- Patients with low blood pressure.
- People with low blood glucose.
- Persons suffering from anemia or vitamin deficiency.
Fasting with inflammation of the pancreas can be gentle. During the first three days, the patient uses a decoction of rosehip berries, mineral water without gas and chamomile tea in unlimited quantities. On the fourth day, foods are gradually included in his diet. If a patient with an acute type of disease adheres to such a regimen, he can protect himself from the transition of the disease into a chronic form.
Refusal of food after an attack
Features of this event are determined by the variety of pathology. Fasting with exacerbation of pancreatitis should be carried out in a hospital. During this period, the patient should be examined and observed by a specialist. For two days, the patient uses a liquid heated to a temperature of 36 degrees, such as a decoction of chamomile.
Cold and too hot drinks are strictly prohibited. During these days, the patient needs to be in bed. Then, if a person does not feel discomfort, he can gradually expand his diet. When it is possible to achieve a stable remission, it will be enough for the patient to spend fasting days on the water once a week.
The basic principles of nutrition
Symptoms of pancreatitis after starvation, if it is excessively long, may appear again. In order to avoid this, one should not refuse food already on the fourth day after the onset of an attack. The patient's condition stabilizes if he takes food in small volumes, but often (up to 6 times a day). First you should eat mashed potatoes, consisting of one component. This measure will avoid irritation of the digestive tract. It is necessary to limit carbohydrates and lipids, but include a sufficient amount of trace elements, proteins and vitamins in the diet. Food should have a neutral taste. Overly sweet, overly sour or salty foods are excluded. Spicy seasonings, dyes and other additives are also prohibited. On the first day after fasting with pancreatitis, the patient can eat dried wheat bread, rice broth, tea with a little sugar. The next day, the diet is administered vegetables (boiled or steamed), soups according to vegetarian recipes in the form of mashed potatoes.
Vegetable fat is best replaced with butter. It is added to dishes in small portions. The energy value of the diet after fasting should not exceed 1800 kilocalories. The diet should be followed for three weeks.
Refusal of food in a chronic form of the disease
This type of disease is characterized by mild symptoms that are sometimes difficult to detect. To assess the state of the digestive system is possible only with the help of tests. In order to prevent the development of complications, the patient should refuse food for a whole day. Fasting in chronic pancreatitis is usually carried out at home. The patient must be in bed throughout the day.
The next day, the patient needs to eat a plate of mashed first course or vegetable broth. With chronic inflammation of the pancreas, health is normalized faster than with an acute attack. However, the exit from starvation with pancreatitis, regardless of the features of its course, should be slow. It is necessary to gradually add different dishes to the diet and monitor the state of the digestive system.
The main rules of the further diet
After improving well-being, the diet of patients with chronic pathology should be based on such rules:
- Adequate amounts of animal protein should be consumed.
- It is necessary to limit the volume of table salt to 10 grams.
- Drink up to 2 liters of fluid per day.
- The energy value of the diet should not exceed 2600 calories.
- You need to eat food in small portions, often, cook mashed, boiled, baked and steam dishes.
- Exclude too hot and chilled foods.
Prohibited Food List
It includes the following:
- All types of drinks containing ethyl alcohol.
- Sparkling water.
- Meat and fish with a lot of fat, decoctions of them.
- Mushroom dishes.
- Too sour or sweet berries and fruits.
- Legumes
- Confectionery, fresh bread and wheat flour buns.
- Cabbage.
- Radish and radish.
- Eggplant.
- Desserts (jam, chocolate, sweets, cakes, ice cream).
- Strongly brewed tea, caffeinated drinks.
- Salted, pickled, smoked and spicy dishes, spicy cheeses.
- Fried foods.
- Semi-finished products.
- Juices from packages.
- Hot Chocolate, Cocoa.
- Too sour dairy products.
- Salted nuts, chips.
What is allowed to use?
At the exit from starvation with pancreatic pancreatitis , you can eat the following products:
- Skinny fish.
- Lean meat (chicken or skinless turkey, beef, veal or rabbit flesh).
- Dairy products containing a small amount of fat (for example, homemade cottage cheese).
- Potatoes, pumpkin, zucchini in boiled, baked or mashed form.
- Buckwheat, oat or rice cereals cooked in water.
- Dried wheat flour bread.
- Steamed egg white omelettes.
- First dishes made from mashed vegetables.
- Boiled root vegetables with a sweet taste (beets, carrots).
- Stewed fruit and berries, fruit drinks, kissel, tea with chamomile.
- Mineral water without gas containing alkali.
Fasting with pancreatitis and cholecystitis
In people with pathologies of the pancreas, a violation of the gallbladder is often observed. It can have both acute and chronic course. Sometimes the inflammatory process is accompanied by the formation of calculi. A complete rejection of food and fluid is recommended for patients who do not have stones. If an acute attack of pathology occurs, fluid intake cannot be ruled out.
Conclusion
Fasting pancreatitis treatment is a method that is an effective addition to the main therapy. However, in order to correctly conduct this event, the patient needs to consult a doctor. In the event of an acute attack of pathology, the patient should be in a hospital, under the constant supervision of a specialist. Despite the fact that fasting has a beneficial effect on the digestive tract, not all patients are allowed to carry out such a procedure. If a person has malfunctions in the urinary system, stones in the gall bladder or an acute inflammatory process in this organ, refusing food and liquid for several days is extremely undesirable. Therefore, it is recommended to carry out this therapeutic measure after examination, laboratory tests and examination of the doctor. Only a specialist is able to correctly assess the condition of the patient and assign him the food system that is necessary in this situation.