Coffee and pancreas
The modern rhythm of life, great competition at work and low wages often push people to eat food and drink quickly. Many people, without even thinking about the consequences, can have a snack on the run, drinking a fast food meal with a strong surrogate coffee, in the end, skimming a couple of cigarettes for dessert.
Having thrown in such a dose of dope, a person feels a rush of strength, energy. But the feeling of absolute power disappears when grasping the stomach, he begins to suffer from intolerable pains, gas, digestion disorders, diarrhea, nausea and frequent urge to vomit.
What is the danger?
It is worth saying that the root cause of the pain associated with problems in the pancreas was not coffee, food and cigarettes, but the rhythm of life, a disparaging attitude towards one's health. The body simply can not cope with the stresses: it takes a lot of energy for work, but it can not be scooped up from anywhere( food from fast food gives a quick saturation, but there are few useful elements in it).
Coffee drunk on an empty stomach or swallowed after a burger is dope only for the person himself, but not for his digestive system.
It stimulates the digestive processes and as a result the enzymes that produce the pancreas begin to destroy its tissues. The person begins to digest himself. .. And the pancreas becomes the focus of the spread of multiple inflammatory processes.
It is worth noting that statistics on destructive pancreatic diseases are not comforting. In Russia, out of 100,000 residents, about 40 are sick with pancreatitis, 15-20% of this number result in severe complications and fatalities. A year from pancreatic diseases, more than 20,000 people die.
Most of them are young people who are constantly in a stressful state at work and prefer a cup of coffee, a sandwich and an invigorating cigarette instead of the morning full breakfast, and on weekends they also pour alcoholic beverages on this mixture.
What to say no, and what to leave in the ration?
First, we advise you to carefully plan your day: a pre-arranged schedule will exclude the possibility of snacks.
Secondly, try to exclude from your life alcohol and tobacco products - they do not tone up the body and, believe me, do not contribute to weight loss - these are mistaken prejudices.
Third, coffee drinking is allowed, and even recommended, in reasonable quantities and only quality. But more on this in more detail.
Concerning coffee, it can be said that it is not the beverage itself that is harmful, but the ways of its use.
There is no data that accurately confirms the detrimental effect of the drink on digestion. However, doctors advise not to experiment on yourself and drink only natural coffee after a dense meal. They also note that if you already have problems with the pancreas, you should abandon the strong, concentrated natural, and even more surrogate, and replace it with chicory, coffee with milk or green. These species are not contraindicated even in pancreatitis, but also require prior coordination with the attending physician.
After a cup of an invigorating drink, do you often feel pain going into the pancreas ˗ in the left lower abdomen and lumbar region? Immediately stop using any coffee drinks and go to the gastroenterologist.
Can I drink it?
As mentioned earlier: you can drink coffee, but in reasonable quantities, some types and only after examination by a doctor.
Green coffee is not prohibited, but, on the contrary, it is advised to drink in case of problems with the pancreas and digestion. It stimulates blood circulation, restores normal work of the intestines, improves metabolism, cleanses the urinary tract. A person who has included green coffee in his diet, significantly loses weight( observations showed that women can lose up to 10 kg per week), becomes more energetic, hardy and smart( thanks to tannin stimulating the brain).
If you are not a fan of green variety, for you there is an alternative option with the addition of milk. Of course, a milk-coffee cocktail will not replace your favorite drink, but you should understand that black coffee, in its pure form in pancreatic diseases, is contraindicated. Coffee with milk for pancreatitis should be eaten according to the following scheme: eat well, after half an hour you can enjoy one cup.
Chicory is an excellent option for those who do not perceive any other kind of coffee except black. Chicory will give you an aroma, taste and pleasure, comparable to the feelings that cover you after a cup of natural coffee, but will be more useful, since it does not have a single drop of caffeine.
As you have already understood, not the very fact of drinking coffee is harmful, but the way we introduce it into our diet. If you adhere to the rules:
- Do not drink on an empty stomach, coffee, drunk on an empty stomach, stimulates the production of the enzyme responsible for digestion, and the pancreas begins to digest itself;
- Do not abuse strong coffee no more than two standard cups a day;
- Preference to give natural coffee,
then it will bring not only aesthetic pleasure, but also physical.
And, of course, adhere to the recommendations of the attending physician and coordinate each step in the introduction of coffee drinks with him.
Be healthy and never get sick!
