Therapeutic fasting with pancreatitis

Before talking about starvation in pancreatitis and its treatment, It is worth recalling the principle of the pancreas. In this body, enzymes are produced that are necessary for digesting food. On a special duct from the gland they enter the duodenum, where they begin their activity in the process of digestion.

For any reason( eg, excessive food intake, alcohol abuse), the synthesis of these enzymes begins to increase with a simultaneous slowing of their outflow into the duodenum. This leads to the fact that enzymes begin their activity in the gland itself, causing inflammation there, which requires appropriate treatment.

Understanding these processes, we can conclude that the main principle of treatment of pancreatitis is to provide rest for iron during this period.

This can be achieved using curative starvation. It is with him that the therapy of pancreatitis begins in the acute period. Therefore, let's look at the details of how fasting should be treated in different periods of the disease.

Acute period

Treatment of pancreatitis must necessarily include compliance with the diet. But before starting a therapeutic diet, you need several days of starvation. This is especially true at the very beginning of the acute period of the disease. Refusal to eat and medical starvation at this time should last from 2 to 3 days( solved by a doctor), and the treatment itself( including fasting) often takes place in a hospital. This will greatly facilitate the work of the pancreas.

During an exacerbation of pancreatitis( in the very first days) you are only allowed to drink. From drinks, you can choose a broth of wild rose or mineral alkaline water, heated to body temperature.

Treatment fasting for 3 days can sometimes lead to self-healing( in some cases, medication may not be needed).In this case, the pancreas is functionally inactive, and in the work of the entire digestive system self-regulation mechanisms are activated, which lead to recovery.

Chronic process

If the inflammation in the gland has a chronic course, the pain is usually less pronounced and is noted only after any errors in the diet. There may be a course of a chronic process without any clinical manifestations. But this does not mean that there is no need to conduct treatment in this case. Therapeutic diet remains mandatory.

After all, despite the absence of symptoms, destruction of pancreatic tissue occurs. It is particularly pronounced when the process becomes aggravated, when sharp soreness, vomiting and nausea appear. At this time, iron requires complete rest, which can give a therapeutic starvation. In other periods of pancreatitis, hunger does not make sense, but it is required to adhere to a certain diet in order to prevent the process from escalating. Also, with a certain diet, the treatment will be much more effective.

The basic principles of a diet in this disease are that all meals should have the most sparing effect on the entire digestive system. How can this be achieved? To do this, you need to know the basic principles of the diet, as well as a list of banned and allowed products.

Principles of therapeutic nutrition :

1. It is necessary to eat at least 5-6 times a day.
2. In this case, the size of the portions should not be large( preferably in the range of 200-250 g).
3. Food should be as much frayed as possible, this will reduce its irritating effect.
4. Fatty foods and the amount of carbohydrates should be minimized as much as possible.
5. Cooking should be steamed or eaten in a boiled form.
6. The temperature of the ready dishes should not be cold and not hot( this will avoid irritation of the digestive tract).
7. You can increase the amount of protein products, among which it is better to give preference to low-fat meat, cottage cheese.
8. Alcohol should be completely excluded.
9. It is useful to use mineral non-carbonated water at room temperature.

Prohibited products

In the acute period of pancreatitis, as well as to avoid exacerbation of the exacerbation, the doctor recommends a therapeutic diet in which a certain list of foods should be completely excluded from the diet. Here are the main prohibited products:

• fatty, smoked, fried, salty and acidic foods;
• spicy spices and various seasonings( garlic, mustard, onion, horseradish);
• marinated products;
• mushroom and meat broth;
• confectionery;
• bakery products from wheat flour of the highest grade;
• sweet fruit and berries;
• beans;
• cabbage;
• eggplant;
• sorrel;
• spinach;
• radish;
• radish;
• mushrooms;
• sausages;
• various offal products;
• caviar;
• jam;
• carbonated beverages;
• alcohol;
• coffee;
• strong tea.

Authorized products

Treatment of pancreatitis must necessarily be accompanied by the use of certain foods that will positively affect the work of the gland. Among the permitted products for pancreatitis, the following can be noted:

• lean meat or fish;
• skimmed milk products( kefir, cottage cheese, curdled milk, milk);
• steam omelettes from eggs;
• bread yesterday or slightly dried;
• potatoes;
• carrots;
• pumpkin;
• courgettes;
• beet;
• milk porridge from buckwheat, oatmeal, rice;
• cutlets or meatballs, steamed;
• rubbed soups( vegetable, cereal, vermicelli);
• baked apples, plums and pears;
• rose hips;
• jelly;
• compote;
• herbal tea.

As you can see, treatment of pancreatitis is impossible without observing an appropriate diet. And in the acute period of the disease, even fasting with complete refusal of food is required. But to carry out such treatment is possible only on the prescription of the doctor and under his complete control.

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