Poor diet, stress and bad habits can cause inflammation of the pancreas. This is a serious disease that requires not only complex treatment, but also correct diet correction. 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 spontaneously and bring 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 the characteristics of the diet.
In acute pancreatitis, it is recommended to fast for several days. 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:
- Steam heat treatment of food. This will help preserve all the useful components of food.
- Fractionated nutrition (up to 5 times a day in small doses) - reduces the load on the weakened digestive system.
- It is important to eat warm foods.
- Before eating, food should be ground to a liquid consistency.
It is important to avoid snacking throughout the day. Enough of the main meal. It is better to drink more hot tea or water. This will help eliminate toxins from the body and reduce discomfort in the abdomen.
What can you eat with pancreatitis
With inflammation of the pancreas, doctors attribute the patient's nutrition according to the generally accepted classification of diets - table 5. Patients eat only healthy foods and completely refuse foods that cause acid production in gastric juice andstimulate an increase in the work of enzymes in a weakened organ.
Table "Useful products for pancreatic pancreatitis"
| Category | Grocery list |
| Cooked vegetables (cooked, boiled) | Beets, cauliflower, broccoli, potatoes, zucchini, carrots, pumpkin, tomatoes can be, but in small doses |
| Fruits and berries (gelatinous decoctions, compotes, fruit and berry purees) | Apricots, melons and watermelons (2-3 pieces per day), apples, pears, raisins (raisins), bananas. Avocado is allowed 2 months after exacerbation |
| Meat (cutlets, steamed meatballs, meatballs) | Rabbit, turkey, beef (beef tongue, beef liver), veal, chicken |
| Fish (boiled or in steamed cutlets, fillets) and seafood | Cod liver, pike, plaice, pollock, zander. 17-21 days after the end of the exacerbation, you can eat shrimp |
| cereals | Buckwheat porridge, oat flakes (muesli), rice, semolina. Sometimes you can eat barley or corn porridge |
| Broths and soups | Only vegetables (without boiled onions or garlic) or dairy products with cereals. If there are no exacerbations, you can cook the soup on the second meat broth. |
| Macaroni (boiled) | Vermicelli, noodles |
| Baked goods | Stale wheat bread (cooked 1-2 days before consumption) |
| Dairy products and low-fat dairy products | Steamed cottage cheese casseroles, cheese (not spicy), cottage cheese kefir (not sour), curd, fermented baked milk, butter, sour cream (no more than 1 tablespoon per day) |
| chicken eggs | Steam omelet, sometimes you can eat boiled eggs |
| Fats | Butter, vegetable (sunflower, olive) |
| The drinks | A decoction of wheat bran, wild rose, a weak tea drink |
| Candies (in small doses) | Honey, jam, jelly (homemade), breadless cookies, marshmallows, mousse, marshmallow |
| Nuts (grind well before eating or chew well) | Pistachio, walnut, peanut |
| Pulses (ground) | Beans (decoction for exacerbation), soy meat, green peas |
The foods allowed contain many water-soluble 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 are capable of causing increased secretion of acid and enzymes, which strongly irritate the pancreatic mucosa.
Therefore, it is best to remove all harmful foods from the diet:
- spicy, sour, fried, canned and pickled foods, fatty meat broths (especially aspic);
- seasonings, spices, sauces, mayonnaise, ketchup;
- meat and its by-products - pork (pork tongue), lamb, including fat, sausages, smoked meats, sausages, balyks, lard;
- oily fish (salmon, catfish, carp, mackerel, herring) and seafood (mussels, squid, crabs, lobsters);
- rich pastries, rye bread, chocolate products, cakes, confectionery (lollipops, caramel), halva, ice cream, glazed curds;
- oranges, figs, sunflower seeds, radishes, radishes, all types of mushrooms.
It is contraindicated to drink coffee, strong black and green tea, milk, carbonated drinks. The following prohibited foods should be permanently excluded from everyday use: fast food (burgers, 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 junk food added to the diet, as this can cause an acute attack of the disease.
Table "Menu for every day"
| days | Menu |
| 1st day | Breakfast: oat flakes with milk, pieces of veal, tea or compote |
| 2nd breakfast: eggs (omelet or boiled), wheat broth (bran), baked fruit (apple, pear, banana - your choice) | |
| Lunch: vegetable soup, noodles, chicken soufflé, 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, some crackers, tea |
| 2nd breakfast: eggs, turkey cutlets, bread, compote | |
| Lunch: soup with chicken fillet, fish cutlet, bread, curd | |
| Afternoon snack: homemade berry jelly, gelatinous fruit decoction, still water | |
| Dinner: carrot puree, meatballs, muesli, tea drink | |
| 3rd day | Breakfast: baked vegetables with sliced rice, beef liver, tea, steamed raisins |
| 2nd breakfast: vermicelli, beef soufflé, apricot purée, mineral water Lunch: broth (on vegetables), cod liver, bread, cookies, honey tea |
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| Afternoon snack: berry jelly dishes, 2-3 slices of watermelon or melon, compote | |
| Dinner: muesli, baked cottage cheese, jam, tea | |
| 4th day | Breakfast: liquid semolina, vegetable casserole, bread, fermented cooked milk |
| 2nd breakfast: beef tongue, mashed vegetables (broccoli, carrot), some marshmallows, 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 purée, honey tea |
| 2nd breakfast: vegetable casserole, pasta, tomato juice, mineral water | |
| Lunch: rabbit soup, rabbit or turkey cutlets, baked zucchini, compote | |
| Snack: jelly, cookies, mashed banana | |
| Dinner: mashed potatoes, boiled pollock, kefir | |
| 6th day | Breakfast: rice, chicken cutlets, cod liver, tomato juice |
| 2nd breakfast: muesli, beef tongue, baked pumpkin, rosehip broth | |
| Lunch: vegetable soup, boiled fish, applesauce, mineral water | |
| Snack biscuits, jam, fermented baked milk, nuts | |
| Dinner: chicken soufflé, 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 cakes, biscuits, bran decoction | |
| Snack: cottage cheese, honey, tea | |
| Dinner: curd, 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 modify certain ingredients. The main thing is to use only useful and permitted products for pancreatitis.
Recipes for inflammation of the pancreas
So that the daily menu does not seem so 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 pan (greased with olive oil) in layers, starting with the potatoes. Pour half the volume with water, salt and cook for 25-30 minutes. At the end, sprinkle with parsley and dill.
zander in the oven
For cooking, you need to take ½ kg of fish fillet, cut it into medium slices and put it on a baking sheet covered with foil. Sprinkle everything with carrots (1 pc. ), Put 10 g of butter, salt and wrap in aluminum foil. Bake at 180 degrees for half an hour.
Fish cakes (quenelles)
Grind 400 g of fish pulp, add a quarter of bread softened in milk, and 2 egg whites. Salt and stir. Make cutlets in the shape of a ball and place them in boiling water for 3 to 5 minutes.
Steamed meat pudding 3
Ingredients:
- rabbit meat (130 g);
- butter (25g);
- Egg;
- semolina (3 teaspoons);
- half a glass of water.
Carefully grind the meat to a homogeneous consistency, add semolina, whipped proteins, then raw yolk and mix everything, gently knead the dough in a mold and steam.
Curd soufflé
Grind apples (250 g) on a fine grater, add cottage cheese (300 g). Separately, beat melted butter (50 g) with sugar (3 tbsp) and yolks (4 pcs. ), Add whipped whites to the foam (4 pcs. ). Pour the prepared mass into the apples and cottage cheese, mix. Pour the finished creamy dough into a greased pan 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, allowing you to escape thoughts of junk food and enjoy healthy eating.
A strict diet for pancreatitis is the main component of the treatment of a dangerous pathology. The permitted foods are rich in vitamins and minerals, making 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.