Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammation of the pancreas. Along with inflammatory processes, the release of enzymes is also disturbed: in normal pancreas, the enzymes lipase, amylase and trypsin are excreted and transported to the duodenum, if the work is disturbed (if the enzymes are interfered with by the gallstones, for example) enzymes begin to erode the pancreas itself . First of all, consider the symptoms of pancreatitis , and only then - the diet.
Symptoms
The main symptom is pain in the right and left hypochondrium, and pain can spread to the back and to the heart area. About pancreatitis is indicated by disorders of the stool: diarrhea, unpleasant, sharp odor, fatty and heavily rinsed, with particles of not digested food. There is also a constant eructation, nausea and lack of appetite .
Causes
Promotes the development of the disease systematic use of alcohol, fatty, spicy foods, too hot or cold, overeating. Also, the reception of medicines (antibiotics), intoxication, trauma, cholecystitis, ulcer, cholelithiasis is favorable.
Diet
Diet for acute pancreatitis should start with fasting and eventually go to a caloric value of 2500-2800 kcal. The first 2-4 days should drink non-carbonated medicinal mineral waters (Essentuki and Borjomi), nothing is. Further the menu structure is expanded:
3-5 day:
- juice (to choose from, sweet);
- not strong tea with jam;
- juice (to choose from, sweet);
- honey;
- broth of dogrose;
- tea with jam;
- juice;
- tea with honey.
The above products should be taken alternately with an interval of 2 hours.
On the 6-8th day, the therapeutic diet for pancreatitis consists of a mushy, ground foods, a temperature of 40-60 ° C:
- rice, manna or oatmeal porridge, ground on water (with butter and sugar);
- steam omelet from 2 eggs, sour cream, milk;
- rice or buckwheat soup, boiled fish or meat;
- broth of dogrose;
- porridge, wiped with water.
Milk during the diet should be consumed only as a part of the dishes. The diet should consist of a large number of proteins, a moderate - fats, a minimum - carbohydrates.
From 9 to 15 days continue to adhere to the previous diet, add crumbs of white flour, as well as tea with sugar.
Day 16 - 25:
Further, dietary nutrition with pancreatitis becomes very high in calories, the food should be taken warm, every 2 hours: porridge on the water, vegetarian soups, cottage cheese, omelets, vegetable purees, boiled and filled fish, steam cutlets, jelly, fruit pilaf and dried fruits.