Improper diet, stress and bad habits can cause inflammation of the pancreas. This is a serious disease that requires not only complex treatment, but also proper diet. A strict diet for pancreatitis is an integral part of the fight against the disease.
General principles of diet for pancreatitis
Pancreatitis can occur spontaneously and cause great discomfort (acute form) or can be latent and slow (chronic stage). Leaks differ not only in clinical symptoms, but also in dietary characteristics.
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 reduction of acute symptoms of the disease (severe pain, nausea, vomiting and profuse diarrhea). It is important to follow a diet in chronic pancreatitis. This will help prevent flare-ups and achieve long-term remission.
In addition, you should follow the general principles of nutrition:
- Steam heat treatment of food. It will help preserve all the beneficial components of the food.
- Fractional nutrition (in small doses up to 5 times a day) - reduces the load on the weakened digestive system.
- It is important to eat hot food.
- Before eating, the food should be crushed to a liquid consistency.
It is important to avoid snacks during the day. The main meal is enough. It is better to drink more hot tea or water. This will help remove toxins from the body and reduce discomfort in the abdomen.
What to eat with pancreatitis
With inflammation of the pancreas, doctors prescribe the patient's diet according to the generally accepted classification of diets - Table 5. Patients eat only nutritious food and completely avoid foods that cause acid production in the gastric juice and increase workload. enzymes in the weakened organ.
Table "Useful products for pancreatitis"
| category | Food list |
| Cooked vegetables (boiled, baked) | Can be beets, cauliflower, broccoli, potatoes, pumpkin, carrots, squash, tomatoes, but in small doses |
| Fruits and berries (decoctions such as jelly, compotes, fruit and berry purees) | Apricots, melons and watermelons (2-3 per day), apples, pears, raisins, bananas. Avocados are allowed 2 months after aggravation |
| Meat (cutlets, steamed meatballs, meatballs) | Rabbit, turkey, beef (beef tongue, beef liver), veal, chicken |
| Fish (such as boiled or steamed cutlets, fillets) and seafood | Cod liver, pike, flounder, pollock, pike perch. You can eat shrimp 17-21 days after the exacerbation is reduced |
| cereals | Buckwheat porridge, oatmeal, rice, semolina. Sometimes you can eat barley or corn porridge |
| Broths and soups | Only vegetables (without boiled onions and garlic) or whole grain dairy products. If there is no aggravation, the soup can be cooked in a second meat broth. |
| pasta (boiled) | Vermicelli, noodles |
| Bakery products | Stale wheat bread (baked 1-2 days before consumption) |
| Low fat milk and dairy products | Curd steam stews, cheese (non-spicy), cottage cheese (non-acidic) kefir, cottage cheese, fermented milk, butter, sour cream (not more than 1 tablespoon per day) |
| chicken eggs | You can eat steamed omelet, sometimes boiled soft-boiled egg |
| Oils | Butter, vegetables (sunflower, olive) |
| Drinks | Wheat bran decoction, wild rose, weak tea drink |
| Sweets (in small doses) | Honey, jam, jelly (homemade), breadless biscuits, marshmallows, mousse, marshmallows |
| Hazelnuts (crush or chew thoroughly before eating) | Pistachios, walnuts, peanuts |
| Legumes (ground) | Beans (decoction for exacerbation), soy meat, green peas |
Allowed foods are rich in carbohydrates, proteins and lipids, as well as many water- and fat-soluble vitamins. And most importantly, they practically do not irritate the mucous membrane of the pancreas.
What not to eat with pancreatitis
Many products can cause increased secretion of acids and enzymes that are very irritating to the mucous membrane of the pancreas.
Therefore, it is better to eliminate all harmful foods from the diet:
- spicy, sour, fried foods, canned and pickled, fatty meat broths (especially aspic);
- spices, condiments, sauces, mayonnaise, ketchup;
- meat and its by-products - pork (pork tongue), lamb, including fat, sausage, smoked meat, sausage, fish, fat;
- oily fish (salmon, catfish, carp, mackerel, herring) and seafood (mussels, squid, crustaceans, lobsters);
- rich dough, rye bread, chocolate products, cakes, sweets (lollipops, caramel), halva, ice cream, glazed cottage cheese;
- oranges, figs, sunflower seeds, radishes, radishes, all kinds of mushrooms.
Coffee, strong black and green tea, milk, carbonated drinks are contraindicated. The following prohibited foods should be permanently excluded from daily use: fast food (burgers, fries, shawarma, hot dogs, sushi, rolls), chips, salted nuts, 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 unnecessary foods should be added to the diet, as this can lead to an acute attack of the disease.
Table "Menu for each day"
| days | Menu |
| 1st day | Breakfast: oatmeal with milk, pieces of veal, tea or compote |
| 2nd breakfast: eggs (omelet or boiled), wheat broth (from bran), baked fruits (apples, pears, bananas - to choose from) | |
| Dinner: vegetable soup, noodles, chicken souffle, jelly, tea | |
| Snacks: cottage cheese, kefir, fermented baked milk (optional), tea | |
| Dinner: boiled pike, bread, tea | |
| 2 nd day | Breakfast: boiled potatoes (mashed potatoes), a piece of fish, a few crackers, tea |
| 2nd breakfast: eggs, turkey cutlets, bread, compote | |
| Lunch: soup with chicken fillet, fish cutlet, bread, cottage cheese | |
| Lunch: homemade berry jelly, jelly-like fruit decoction, still water | |
| Dinner: carrot puree, meatballs, muesli, tea | |
| 3rd day | Breakfast: cooked vegetables with rice slices, beef liver, tea, steamed raisins |
| 2nd breakfast: vermicelli, beef souffle, apricot puree, mineral water Lunch: broth (in vegetables), cod liver, bread, biscuits, honey tea |
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| Lunch snack: bowls of berry jelly, 2-3 slices of watermelon or melon, compote | |
| Dinner: muesli, baked cottage cheese, jam, tea | |
| 4th day | Breakfast: liquid semolina, vegetable stew, bread, fermented baked milk |
| 2nd breakfast: beef tongue, vegetable puree (broccoli, carrot), a little marshmallow, tea | |
| Dinner: rabbit juice, 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 puree, honey tea |
| 2nd breakfast: vegetable casserole, pasta, tomato juice, mineral water | |
| Dinner: rabbit soup, rabbit or turkey cutlets, baked zucchini, compote | |
| Snack: jelly, biscuits, banana puree | |
| Dinner: mashed potatoes, boiled pollock, kefir | |
| 6th day | Breakfast: rice, chicken cutlets, cod liver, tomato juice |
| 2nd breakfast: muesli, beef tongue, baked pumpkin, hip juice | |
| Lunch: vegetable soup, boiled fish, apples, mineral water | |
| Snack biscuits, jam, fermented baked milk, walnuts | |
| Dinner: chicken souffle, oatmeal, bread, compote | |
| 7th day | Breakfast: vegetable casserole, beef cutlets, bread, tea, honey |
| 2nd breakfast: rice, cod liver, tomato juice, peanuts | |
| Dinner: vegetable soup, fish pancakes, biscuits, bran decoction | |
| Snack: cottage cheese, honey, tea | |
| Dinner: sliced milk, crackers, muesli, beef tongue |
It is important! The size of the portions depends on the well-being of the patient. A person can increase or decrease the volume, as well as change some ingredients. The main thing is to use only useful and approved products for pancreatitis.
Recipes for inflammation of the pancreas
You can diversify the daily menu with the following recipes so that it does not look so boring.
Vegetable ragout
Chop potatoes and pumpkin (0. 5 kg each), grate 1 carrot. Layer the vegetables in a pot (greased with olive oil), starting with the potatoes. Pour half of the volume with water, salt and cook for 25-30 minutes. Finally sprinkle with parsley and dill.
baked zander
To cook, you need to take ½ kg of fish fillets, cut them into medium slices and place them in a foil-covered bread pan. Sprinkle everything with carrots (1 piece), put 10 g of butter, salt and wrap in foil. Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for half an hour.
Fish cakes (quenelles)
Chop 400 g of fish pulp, add a quarter of bread softened in milk and 2 egg whites. Salt and mix. Prepare cutlets in the form of balls and put in boiling water for 3-5 minutes.
Steamed meat pudding 3
Ingredients:
- rabbit meat (130 g);
- butter (25 g);
- eggs;
- semolina (3 tsp);
- half a glass of water.
Finely chop the meat to a homogeneous consistency, add semolina, whipped protein, then raw yolks and mix everything, knead the dough gently into a mold and steam.
Curd souffle
Chop apples (250 g) in a thin frying pan, add cottage cheese (300 g). Separately, beat melted butter (50 g) with sugar (3 tablespoons) and yolks (4 pcs. ), Add whipped whites to the foam (4 pcs. ). Pour the prepared mass of apples and cottage cheese, mix. Pour the prepared creamy dough into a greased pan and bake at 180 degrees for 25-40 minutes.
In the chronic stage of pancreatitis, all prescriptions are allowed. They are not only healthy, but also very tasty, which allows you to avoid the thought of unnecessary food and enjoy a healthy diet.
A strict diet for pancreatitis is a key component in the treatment of a dangerous pathology. Allowed foods are rich in vitamins and minerals, which makes the diet complete and healthy. It is important to avoid harmful foods, addictions and strictly follow the doctor's instructions. This will help prevent disease progression and achieve long-term remissions.