Dates in pancreatitis: can or can not?

Fruits of the date palm - dates - due to its high nutritional characteristics and contained inTheir vitamins and trace elements are now increasingly used in cooking, confectionery and winemaking. These unique fruits are dried and dried, fried and boiled, they are consumed independently and added as an ingredient in various dishes.

In addition, dates have a number of medicinal properties and are widely used for the prevention and control of many diseases. But are these fruits really useful? And can I use dates in pancreatitis?

Useful qualities

Date palm belongs to the oldest cultures known to mankind for more than 4 millennia. Her homeland is North Africa and Arabia. In ancient times, palm fruits - dates - were considered a symbol of fertility and abundance. They are mentioned in the Koran and the Bible, the writings of Herodotus and Pliny, and their images are found on ancient Egyptian monuments. Today date palms are bred not only in their historical homeland. Introduced by the Spaniards in the New World, now their commercial plantations can be found in Europe, Asia and the south-west of the United States.

Date is an amazing fruit that has the property to strengthen health and even prolong life.

Chinese long-livers are known, which include only water and dates in their diet. This eastern delicacy is rich:

• with numerous vitamins, including A, E, B1, K, B2, C, B5, PP, B6;
• with such mineral substances as sodium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, magnesium, calcium, aluminum, cadmium, cobalt, selenium, zinc, sulfur, fluorine, boron, manganese;
• with various oils and sugars;
• 23 different amino acids, including glutamine and tryptophan.

According to modern medicine, dates :

• improve appetite;
• is an excellent tool in the fight against various microbes, bacteria and parasites;
• contains substances that promote the normal functioning and development of the muscular system;
• supports and improves eyesight. Use of dates can be recommended :
  • for diseases of the respiratory tract, nervous and cardiovascular system, as well as for colds and arthritis;
  • with mental load;
  • for physical exhaustion and overwork;
  • for the prevention of pancreatic, intestinal and stomach cancer;
  • for successful labor;
  • for normalization of blood pressure;
  • for the prevention of aging and the formation of carcinogens;
  • for the healing of bleeding gums;
  • for strengthening the immune system.

  Acute phase

  Acute pancreatitis, or inflammation of the pancreas, is a disease that can be caused by overeating of acute and fatty foods, especially when combined with alcohol. With this pathological condition, the enzymes released by the body are not thrown into the duodenum, but, when activated in it, begin to destroy the gland, triggering the process of self-digestion.

  The most important prophylaxis of pancreatitis is the observance of a proper diet. However, if the inflammation has already developed, in the first few days there is generally prohibited. After a fasting, a strict diet is necessary.

  Despite many positive qualities, dates are not recommended during the acute phase of pancreatitis. At the peak of the ongoing inflammatory process, they are capable of provoking: exacerbation of sugar metabolism, becoming an exorbitant load for insulin-producing pancreatic cells,

  

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  • intestinal colic and fermentation in the intestine, which is manifested by bloating and a liquid frothy stool.

  Dates can be introduced into the diet after the primary adaptation of the affected organ to food. During the period of dietary rehabilitation, their consumption in a lean form without skin or as an ingredient in mousses, jellies, kissels or compotes also has a curative effect. High-calorie dried fruits are characterized by:

  • due to the content of potassium and sodium in them to reduce pancreatic edema;
  • due to the presence of glutamic acid reduce the production of excessively active pancreatic enzymes.

  The number of dates used in the acute phase is determined individually, depending on the patient's condition.

  The remission phase

  If pancreatitis is not complicated by the development of an incremental insufficiency that is a deficiency in insulin production, then during the remission of the disease the dates can be eaten in dried form or used as an additive to confectionery, snacks and meat dishes.

  Eating a day when 10 dates are allowed, provided there is no obesity and normal carbohydrate metabolism, the patient replenishes the necessary daily dose of magnesium, copper and sulfur, a quarter of the need for calcium and half for iron.

  Pancreatitis is an insidious disease that has the ability to return. But a complete refusal from alcohol and smoking, constant adherence to diet and diet, a healthy lifestyle will avoid the recurrence of the disease. And dates, which possess not only excellent taste qualities, but also unique healing properties, will undoubtedly help in this.

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