Pancreatitis is a fairly common disease. A distinctive feature of this disease is sharp pain in the stomach area, as well as a violation of the quality of the pancreas.
A special (therapeutic) diet has been developed to treat this disease. It only contains a specially selected menu and permitted foods. They will not cause any harm to the affected organism. What does a sample menu look like for a week?
1. Diet for chronic inflammation of the gland
With such a disease as pancreatitis, a moderate diet is prescribed, which completely excludes the use of alcoholic beverages, sweet, fatty and fried foods, as well as foods with coarse fiber, simple carbohydrates and extracts. Nutritionists recommend taking food up to 6 times a day, the serving size should be small so that it is better absorbed and does not overload the pancreas.
Food should be steamed, boiled or cooked, in rare cases it can be cooked. Before using it should be cooled to a temperature of 30 degrees. This way you can avoid stomach irritation.
Salt in the diet should be used in a minimum amount and, if possible, completely exclude until the work of the organ returns to normal. Fish, meat and dairy products are used as the main products. The energy value of the menu per day should in no case exceed 1800 kcal.
It is better to give preference to liquid or semi-liquid foods, such as soups, mashed potatoes, cereals, etc. A strict diet for diseases of the pancreas should be followed for about 3 weeks after the attack has stopped. After that, the menu can be constantly expanded until you return to your usual diet.
During the diet it is allowed to eat cereals, vegetable soups, boiled / fresh vegetables, dried bread, meat, boiled eggs, poultry and fish (only varietieslow in fat are allowed), dairy products, non-acidic berries and fruits, flour products, creamy / vegetable oils, natural jelly, fresh fruit juices and compotes.
Under no circumstances should you forget the water. It is recommended to consume up to 2 liters of clean water per day. It will restore balance and improve bowel function.
During an exacerbation of the disease, the use of carbonated water should be minimized or completely excluded. In addition, canned foods, strong broths, fast food, smoked / spicy foods, bread rolls, cocoa, sour berries and fruits, marinades, coffee, pies, eggs cooked as fatty meatsScrambled or soft are also prohibited. fish.
2. Nutritional rules
There are a number of rules to follow:
- Eat only one consistency of food (it is better if it is uniform);
- Keep your portions small;
- Completely exclude smoked, sweet, fried and salty foods from the diet;
- Try to eat as little fresh food as possible (eg vegetables);
- Drink as much fluid as possible (water, green tea, decoctions).
The rules of feeding for the acute course of the disease are similar to the chronic version. During the chronic course of the disease, the fast lasts for several days (up to).
3. Sample menu for a week
The menu is signed for a period depending on the type of disease: in acute pancreatitis - up to 9 months, in chronic pancreatitis - for several years. At the same time, alcohol (even in small quantities), seasonings and smoked meats are necessarily excluded from the menu. Chocolate, as well as other sugary foods, is also prohibited (from sweet, you can only have a small piece of marshmallow or a teaspoon of jelly).
The menu is selected taking into account the characteristics of the patient's body, while it should contain all the substances useful for the body.
Let's enumerate the list of foods allowed to be included in the diet:
- Vegetables. Almost any vegetable can be present on the menu (except legumes and cabbage and others which cause bloating). These vegetables can be used to prepare various side dishes and soups;
- Curd. This product can be consumed for breakfast or as a snack. You can make cheesecakes or casseroles;
- Compotes, fruit jelly. It can be apricots, apples, pears. If a person has an exacerbation, pears should be excluded from the menu;
- Fermented dairy products. All foods should be low in fat. It is allowed to fill salads with sour cream no more than twice a week;
- Eggs. The menu may include a steamed omelet or hard-boiled eggs, but without the yolk;
- Meat. It is better to choose boiled chicken or steamed fish;
- You cannot eat pasta more than once a week;
- Cereals. It is better to stop your choice on rice, oats or semolina.
Monday
On the first day, it is best to skip the food completely. Only water is consumed throughout the day. If the acute pain does not bother the patient, an example menu might look like this:
- You can have a glass of green tea for breakfast (you can add a teaspoon of honey to the drink). 150 grams of semolina or rice porridge are also allowed;
- For the second breakfast, you can eat mashed pumpkin (50g), steamed fish or chicken cutlet, rosehip drink;
- For lunch, you can eat vegetable or chicken broth with a small crouton of bread;
- For an afternoon snack, you can drink a glass of kefir or jelly;
- Dinner consists of a steamed omelet and beet salad;
- Before going to bed, you can drink a glass of water with honey.
Tuesday
If pancreatitis is painless, you can cook any porridge for breakfast (semolina, oatmeal or buckwheat).
- The first breakfast consists of oatmeal cooked in milk, a piece of cheese and a glass of jelly (no added sugar);
- For lunch, you can eat 100 grams of cottage cheese (1% fat), which can be mixed with an apple;
- For lunch, you can eat boiled rice with a piece of fish. It must be steamed without fail;
- For an afternoon snack, you can eat applesauce or mashed carrots;
- Dinner can consist of a diet dressing with a small piece of bread (this can be replaced with a loaf of bread).
Wednesday
- On the third day of the diet, it is already allowed to eat salads with apples, beets, seasoned with sour cream (it should be low in fat). You can drink green tea.
- For lunch, you can eat buckwheat porridge with a small piece of butter and bread;
- Lunch consists of a rice soup and 2 pieces of cheese;
- For an afternoon snack, you can drink a glass of fermented cooked milk or kefir;
- For dinner, a person can mash potatoes (no milk added), cook vegetables, and eat a slice of bread.
Thursday
- For breakfast, you can eat oatmeal, prepared with a small piece of butter. In addition, still mineral water is permitted;
- For lunch you can have an omelet and a steamed cutlet. Alternatively, you can also drink a glass of milk (fat percentage 1 or 2, 5%);
- At noon you can eat a bowl of soup with a small piece of fish. As an accompaniment, you can cook zucchini or carrots;
- You can bake an apple for an afternoon snack;
- Dinner consists of curd rice pudding and weak tea (you can add milk to it).
Friday
- In the morning you can eat rice porridge and a boiled egg (it must be without yolk);
- The second breakfast consists of tea and a small piece of cheese;
- Lunch can consist of homemade noodle soup, pumpkin porridge, or carrot porridge. You can also drink a glass of milk or tea;
- An afternoon snack consists of low fat cottage cheese with the addition of sour cream;
- During dinner, you can pamper yourself with a vegetable salad, which is topped with oil (preferably olive), a baked apple and a glass of tea with a teaspoon of sugar.
Saturday
- For your first breakfast, you can prepare a steamed omelet with vegetables. The prepared dish can be supplemented with a glass of milk;
- For the second breakfast, you can cook buckwheat porridge with fish (boiled);
- For lunch you can have milk soup and green tea;
- For an afternoon snack, you can have a rosehip drink;
- For dinner, you can cook vegetables with potatoes (boiled), fruit jelly or pudding.
Sunday
Once the symptomatology of the disease has disappeared, you can diversify your menu.
- For breakfast you can eat a small piece of bread with butter, cottage cheese. You can drink it all with a glass of green tea;
- If a person has mild pain, you can boil a small piece of chicken meat with carrots for lunch. Alternatively, you can also eat a small piece of bread. You can drink it with unsweetened tea or mineral water;
- For lunch, you can eat vegetable soup, mashed potatoes, and a boiled cutlet. From drinks, unsweetened tea or kefir is allowed;
- For an afternoon snack, you can drink jelly with a small amount of crackers;
- For dinner you can make a casserole of fish and carrot juice.
4. Consequences
Non-compliance with the diet threatens the patient with serious consequences. As complications of pancreatitis, diseases such as:
- Hypertension (hepatic);
- Diabetes mellitus type 1 or 2;
- jaundice;
- All diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- pancreatic cancer;
- Brain damage.
5. Recipes
With pancreatitis, you will have to reconsider your diet. For cooking, you can use a number of products, and the dishes should not be fatty, not very salty, not fried, not sweet. But nevertheless, with this disease, you can live a full life. Consider several cooking recipes.
- Steamed cutlets. For cooking we need to take chicken breast (about 200 g), wheat bread (30 g), milk (3 tbsp), a small amount of oil (it is better to take lolive oil), a pinch of salt. All components must be mixed. Form cutlets from minced meat. Put them in a double boiler, pour in water and close the lid. Cook until cooked through.
- Rosehip drink. To prepare this broth, you will need to take 0, 5 kg of fruit and 4 liters of water. We wash the rosehip and fill it with water. Leave to infuse for 4 days. You do not need to boil the drink, the rosehip should be infused at room temperature. This drink is rich in vitamin C. Due to the fact that the drink is very acidic, you should consult your doctor before using it.
- Vegetable soup. To prepare the soup, you need to take pepper (1 pc), broccoli, a small zucchini, cauliflower. Vegetables should be washed and cut into cubes. Pour the vegetables with water (1. 5 liters) and cook until cooked through. The water is drained (but not all). Using a blender, transfer the soup to a mash state.
- Fish soup. To cook, we need to take 0. 5 kg of a low-fat type of fish (you can use cod, pike perch or pike), pour water and put on fire. It should be cooked until completely cooked, after which the fish should be separated from the bones and chopped in a blender. Add a little butter to the hot milk and wait until it is completely melted. After that, the broth is brought to a boil. It is important that the broth does not boil. Put the fish in it and cook for a few more minutes. Our soup is ready.
Pancreatitis is a disease in which diet plays a major role. With strict adherence to the recommendations of the doctor and proper nutrition, you can live a full life.