Diet for chronic pancreatitis: an approximate menu, a description of the symptoms of the disease
When a doctor makes the diagnosis of "chronic pancreatitis," many people fall into a stupor. After all, the main way to relieve pain with this disease is diet. This does not mean that you need to mock the body and starve. The allowed product range is wide, and having rasprobovav all food, we can conclude that it is not so disgusting.
Signals of chronic pancreatitis
The predominant symptom is pain. Depending on its origin, it can be concluded which part of the body is affected. Painful sensations come after eating, and only the sitting position with the body tilted forward removes them.
Vomiting is also a characteristic feature. If it is available, you should opt out for a few days from eating. The rapid course of the disease leads to an increase in temperature and pressure jumps. There are constipation or diarrhea. In the first case, hardening of abdominal muscles and strong gas formation are observed, in the second - a plentiful chair with undigested food. There is a discoloration of the skin, it becomes earthy-gray.
Dietary food
The decision about which diet for chronic pancreatitis is appropriate is up to the treating doctor. But there are rules that apply to everyone without exception: the mandatory consumption of protein foods and the rejection of fats, carbohydrates, fiber.
Cooking should be steamed. Observance of the food system is also an integral part of the treatment:
- the food should be warm and eat at the same time;
- can not be hungry, but overeat too;
- requires a thorough and long chewing of food;
- if some product caused an exacerbation - give it up.
With this principle of nutrition, the load on the pancreas decreases significantly, the pain becomes less frequent or disappears altogether.
What you can and what you can not eat
With chronic pancreatitis you can eat the following:
- dried bread or homemade fresh breadcrumbs;
- oats, buckwheat or semolina. You can cook on water or on milk;
- vegetables, boiled and ground vegetables, vegetable soups;
- jellied fish or steam cutlets;
- soups can be eaten vegetarian, with croup and boiled vermicelli;
- egg white omelettes;
- meat is veal, beef or chicken. Can be in grinded form or in the form of steam cutlets;
- weak tea with the addition of milk, decoctions of rose hips and mineral water.
That categorically it is impossible to eat:
- buns, cakes, sweet biscuits;
- rich and fatty, cold and sour soups;
- meat with fatty layers or pieces of fat( duck, pork);
- canned foods;
- smoked, salted( dried) and fatty fish;
- millet, pearl or barley cereals;
- boiled or fried eggs;
- soda, strong teas or coffee, juice from grapes;
- alcohol.
You should drink plenty of water and eat a meal of viscous consistency, so as not to injure the sick organ once again.
What should I do if I have an exacerbation of chronic pancreatitis?
If there is an exacerbation, then it is necessary to starve for the first time. It is necessary to drink only mineral water( for example, Essentuki № 17, but if it is not, then Borjomi).When there is an improvement, you can start eating in a sparing mode. Diet in the exacerbation of chronic pancreatitis should begin with the use of liquid, mashed cereal, mucous soups, puree from vegetables and kissels.
After a few weeks, in agreement with the doctor, you can go to the option of a grubbed diet, and then lump( or not rubbed).To avoid a relapse, do not forget the list of prohibited products.
Remember that for a productive treatment, you need a quality medical consultation. And only the specialist is able to listen, draw conclusions and prescribe an individual therapy.