Diet (nutrition) for pancreatitis requires a special approach, since patients need a certain diet aimed at alleviating the excessive load on the pancreas. Otherwise, patients immediately feel discomfort in the affected organ: blood sugar levels rise, abdominal pain and nausea may occur. vomiting, fever, etc.
Introduction
The life of a person with pancreatitis seems incredibly difficult at first. In fact, until recently, your eating habits were completely different, and now you have to absolutely control everything you eat. And the change in the usual diet (five times a day) makes itself felt. It adds a negative connotation and a ban on many products they were addicted to before the illness.
Unfortunately, pancreatitis is quite a serious disease and without a strict diet and constant treatment, people invariably die.
Basic nutritional principles
The diet for pancreatitis should adhere to the following principles:
Power frequency- if you use portions a little more often than usual, then the work of the digestive system will normalize The pancreas will begin to get used to a certain time for the production of a secret that will go to digest food, and not to digest the gland itself.
It should also be noted that with multiple meals, the intraductal pressure returns to normal, which means that the risk of sand and stone formation in the ducts of the gland will be significantly reduced.
Fractional nutrition:Do not eat food in large portions. Even if the feeling of hunger is very strong, it is better to divide it into several tricks. This is necessary so that only the dose for which the enzyme will be produced in adequate quantities enters the digestive tract.
Shredded food- to avoid unnecessary provocative situations, food should be grated; in this case, the gastric mucosa is not irritated and the nutrient absorption process is better
Balance diet: for the balance of nutrients, it is necessary to increase the protein component; this can be done by increasing the amount of dairy products, fish and meat
With an increase in protein in the diet (about 150 grams), it is necessary to reduce the intake of carbohydrates. The body should not receive more than 300 grams of them. per day.
Special attention should be paid to sugar and honey, and above all to reject them, since they are leaders in carbohydrate content.
Animal fats are also undesirable in the diet, as they are difficult to digest. The body should not receive more than 80 grams per day.
Especially it is worth considering such products as cabbage broths, fish or meat broths; These products increase the production of pancreatic enzymes, which should work as little as possible.
Therapeutic fasting:in cases where the pancreas makes itself felt by pain in the left hypochondrium, therapeutic fasting is useful - abstaining from any food for a period of about 1-1. 5 days
With an attack of acute pancreatitis, the doctor prescribes rest and abstinence from any food, and then an individual diet is developed, according to which the patient will eat in the future.
Depending on the stage of the disease, such nutrition can be spread, both for several months and for several years.
Approved Products
With pancreatitis, you can use: first and second grade bakery products, dry crackers
From the first courses, it is best to use light soups cooked in chicken broth. Vegetable and noodle soups, as well as soups with cereals, are very suitable for this.
For the second, you can use steamed meat dishes: cutlets, rolls, meatballs
Fish is an indispensable component of dietary nutrition, therefore it should also be eaten boiled or steamed;
The best thing is to make an omelette with eggs; be sure to use dairy products: cheese, cottage cheese, milk, kefir
When eating fats, emphasis is placed on vegetable fats: olive and sunflower oil;
It is necessary to try to ingest the greatest amount of fiber and foods that contain micro and macro elements, since it is easily absorbed by the body.
The main source of fiber are vegetables: zucchini, squash, beets, carrots, potatoes.
A comprehensive store of micro and macro elements are various cereals. Oats, buckwheat, pearl barley, rice, and semolina are especially helpful.
From these cereals, you can make cereals with milk. Pasta is not forbidden either.
The diet of a patient with pancreatitis may contain baked fruits: pears, apples without sugar, etc.
From the drinks you can drink rosehip broth, green tea, gelatin, compote of dried fruits
Contraindications
The pancreatitis diet imposes certain restrictions on the use of certain foods
With pancreatitis, soups with strong broths, especially meat, fish, cabbage broths should not be used.
Eating fatty meats and fish is not recommended;
From vegetables, cabbage, radish, turnip, sorrel, kohlrabi, spinach, radish, as well as fried, spicy and sour dishes (sauces, condiments) are prohibited.
Butter dough and rye bread, ice cream, preserves, sweets, chocolate, juices are contraindicated; alcohol
Diet chart
Self-control in nutrition must occupy an important place in the life of the patient.
To better adhere to the diet, it is necessary to draw up a menu for every day. and with a breakdown by reception hours
The day should include the following:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Afternoon snack
- Dinner
The daily ration should be based on the above principles.
The portion size can be reduced, but preferably not increased.
Dishes should be neither hot nor cold, on average + 45-60 degrees C
Monday
Breakfast: for breakfast, you can eat two white cookies (dry, but not fried; one hundred grams of mashed potatoes; a glass of still mineral water
Lunch: omelette with two eggs; in addition to the omelette, a small steamed cutlet with a slice of white bread. All this washed down with a glass of milk.
Dinner: a small portion (you can buy a bowl for 250 g. ) of soup over light chicken broth, with a slice of white bread; a piece of boiled fish (cod, walleye) with boiled zucchini as a garnish, a tablespoon of raisins, 1 glass of tomato juice
Afternoon snack: you can eat light meals, as a snack: a glass of gelatin or still mineral water
Dinner: half a measuring bowl of oatmeal, steamed cutlet, with a slice of white bread, 1 glass of tea with milk
Tuesday
Breakfast- oatmeal, a slice of lean meat boiled with a slice of white bread; a glass of still mineral water
Lunch: curd pudding, with a slice of white bread, a couple of tablespoons of applesauce, a glass of green tea
Dinner: a bowl of vegetable soup, a small steamed cutlet; pumpkin porridge, lightly dusted with sugar; a slice of bread with cheese; a glass of tea
Afternoon snack: two or three small meatballs, 5 tablespoons of carrot puree and fermented milk yogurt
Dinner: a slice of meatloaf with mashed potatoes; curd pudding and a slice of bread; 1 glass of gelatin or a glass of green tea
Wednesday
Breakfast: a two-egg omelette with a slice of white bread; 1 glass of milk
Lunch:a piece of boiled fish with buckwheat porridge (small amount); a slice of white bread smeared with applesauce; a glass of tea with milk
Dinner: pasta with milk - 1 bowl; a slice of meatloaf (steamed) with white bread. To decorate - stewed vegetables; some steamed dried apricots and lightly sweetened tea
Afternoon snack- a small steamed cutlet with a small amount of boiled rice; a slice of white bread with a glass of kefir;
Dinner: stewed vegetables (zucchini) with potatoes - 1/2 bowl; small meatballs; curd pudding; bread with tea
Thursday
Breakfast: half a bowl of oatmeal in milk, a crouton with weak tea
Lunch: chicken cutlet with stewed vegetables; a glass of kefir with a slice of bread and a slice of cheese
Dinner: noodle soup cooked in a mild broth; boiled meat and some boiled potatoes; a glass of milk or jelly with bread
Afternoon snack- a slice of boiled fish with vegetables; a slice of bread with applesauce and green tea
Dinner: a piece of meat (small) boiled with rice; a glass of milk with bread, you can broth of wild roses
Friday
Breakfast: omelette with two eggs; a glass of jelly with a slice of stale white bread
Lunch: steamed cutlet with vegetables; some raisins or some pieces of steamed dried apricots; slice of cheese with tea
Dinner- soup in a weak broth, it is possible with potatoes and buckwheat; a piece of low-fat boiled meat with pasta (all should take no more than half a measuring bowl); low-fat cottage cheese, lightly dusted with sugar, a glass of green tea
Afternoon snack- meatballs or meatballs with stewed vegetables; a glass of dried fruit compote with bread
Dinner: beet salad (grated beet with apples); steamed cutlet; kefir with bread
Saturday
Breakfast: oatmeal with milk, bread with cheese and tea
Lunch: boiled egg, stewed vegetables and steamed cutlet; curd pudding, raisins with tea and bread
Dinner: soup in a smooth broth; boiled fish with potatoes or vegetables; bowl of a quarter of gelatin; kefir with bread
Afternoon snack: boiled beef with porridge; a glass of rosehip broth with bread;
Dinner: small cutlet with vegetables; 1 glass of milk, with bread and cheese
Sunday
Breakfast: omelette with two eggs, tea and bread with cheese
Lunch: fish or boiled meat garnished with stewed vegetables; compote of dried fruits with bread
Dinner: soup in a smooth broth; 2 small cutlets with pasta; curd pudding with tea
Afternoon snack: oatmeal with milk with cereals, raisins or dried apricots; 1 glass of still mineral water
Dinner: steamed cutlet with vegetables; beet salad; jelly or rosehip decoction, a glass of tomato juice
If you have problems with nutrition, you should contact a nutritionist and correct the table.
conclusion
Of course, such a menu is very approximate and does not take into account the individual physiological characteristics of the body.
Considering that allergic reactions to many food products have recently been aggravated, you should not rely 100% on such a diet.
If all the components suit you, you can try to write down your feelings every day: - there is a feeling of hunger or vice versa - oversaturation, there is some uncomfortable feeling in the stomach (heaviness, bloating, flatulence), is there a deterioration of the state (dizziness, decreased performance, distraction), mental attitude (onset of depression, apathy, feeling of inferiority)
Such observations will allow you to further adjust your diet and opinions about your health.