Basics of pancreatitis prophylaxis

Timely prevention of pancreatitis is useful for adult men and women, especially when they observed predisposition to diseases of the pancreas, or they - lovers of acute and fatty foods.

Preventive measures help to avoid the disease altogether or prolong remission during treatment.

Prevention of pancreatitis can be divided into primary( pre-emptive) measures and secondary - therapeutic.

This pancreas is difficult to treat, so pancreatitis - is a disease of adults, which is easier to try to prevent than to cure.

Basics prevention of pancreatitis

Primary prevention of chronic pancreatitis involves strengthening the body and the elimination of factors causing the appearance of lesions.

Negative factors are:

• consumption of fatty or spicy food;
• alcohol intake;
• smoking:
• regular overeating.

Especially dangerous are these habits for adults with relatives already identified diseases of the pancreas, because it may indicate genetic predisposition pledged to such diseases.

Cholic gallbladder diseases, such as cholelithiasis, can affect the development of pathological processes in the pancreas. Cholecystitis or cholestasis often accompanies pancreatitis.

Typically, this chronic, difficult to treat disease, the therapy which often involves drastic measures( fasting) and surgery.

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Therefore, experts advise to follow simple guidelines, which will be adequate preventive measures from pancreatitis:

1. necessary to minimize the presence of bad habits;
2. You should opt for a product with low sugar, salt, fat and cholesterol;
3. It is necessary to adhere to a varied diet that will contain a large number of cereals, vegetables and fruits( preferably not raw);
4. Daily it is necessary to drink about two liters of water, necessary for the normal functioning of the body;
5. Periodically, it is necessary to arrange for the organism fasting days, using only simple digestible food.

The diet for prevention is fully consistent with the basics of healthy eating, while it is not as strict as a diet with an existing disease.

In a moderate amount, the primary prevention of acute pancreatitis allows the use of "dangerous" products.

But at the same time, experts do not recommend taking alcohol even in small amounts and are advised to completely eliminate smoking.

It is noted that alcoholic drinks even in small doses provoke pathological changes in the organs.

So it can be said that there are no safe portions of alcohol, although it is believed that expensive high-quality drinks give less chance of complications.

Smoking also indirectly stimulates the pancreas, affecting the peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract.

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Nicotine, contained in cigarettes, causes a complex of reactions throughout the body, which, constantly repeating( in smokers), will contribute to the development of pathological processes.

Pathologies will be associated not only with the pancreas - smoking will cause a general deterioration of the body.

If you adhere to a healthy lifestyle and follow the rules of proper nutrition, then, on the contrary, it will raise immunity and promote health improvement.

Symptomatic of pancreatitis and the importance of preventive examinations

As mentioned earlier, the presence of gallbladder and liver pathologies can depress the pancreas.

It is necessary to respond in time to the signals given by the body and to seek professional medical help without self-medication.

Timely competent therapy will not allow the emergence of complications and will prevent the development of chronic forms of pancreatitis that cause irreversible pathological changes in internal organs.

Doctors recommend once a year to undergo preventive examinations even without obvious symptoms, especially for adults with hereditary heredity or gallbladder disease.

Pancreatitis is a disease that can occur in relatively young men and women( especially with alcohol abuse) and in older people.

Statistically among patients with pancreatitis, many men are about 30 years of age and even younger.

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In some cases, the disease can be in a latent form for a long time, manifesting itself only at the moment of critical changes in the pancreas.

If you have the following symptoms, you should immediately consult a doctor:

• blunt or cutting pain in the right or left hypochondrium( this depends on the location of pathological processes in the pancreas);
• girdling pain;
• temperature jumps at elevated or reduced pressure;
• face of a gray-earthy hue;
• nausea before vomiting;
• constipation or diarrhea;
• impairment of peristalsis, provoking bloating.

Treatment and secondary prevention of

Pancreatitis - is not a disease that is treated independently at home. Even the pain sensations from pathological processes can be so strong that patients without medical assistance sometimes die simply from a painful shock.

The attack of acute pancreatitis is considered a dangerous condition, it must be treated permanently.

In anticipation of a doctor at home to facilitate the patient's condition, he should take antispasmodics: "No-shpu" or "Papaverin."

Other medications should not be used to not lubricate the picture of the disease and do not interfere with the diagnosis.

The patient should be in a supine position at maximum rest, he should apply cold to the site of pain localization.

When acute pancreatitis is advised to drink for a while only warm water and not to eat.

Already in the hospital treatment, in addition to taking medications, will assume a fasting period. It can last from 3 days to a week - everything will depend on the form and stage of the disease.

Some forms of pancreatitis involve surgical intervention( eg, pseudotumorous pancreatitis).

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Treatment and subsequent rehabilitation will require the patient to follow certain rules and adhere to a strict diet. This is especially true for people with chronic pancreatitis.

To prolong remission, they will have to follow the rules of secondary prevention, namely:

• to finally remove bad habits from their lives;
• strictly monitor the balance of food intake and physical activity, monitor your weight;
• follow a specified diet, which is much more severe than with primary prevention;
• conduct follow-up examinations;
• if necessary, take the medicines indicated by the specialist.

The diet for chronic pancreatitis is quite strict. It excludes simple and loved by all products: shish kebab, sweet or spicy, fast food and fried food.

Each product, even vegetables and fruits, should be eaten in a crushed form baked, boiled or steamed.

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You need to eat small portions, but often, about once every 3 hours. In one case, you can not mix different types of proteins, fats and carbohydrates.

Proper prophylaxis of pancreatitis will help prevent an acute course of the disease.