Can I eat lentils with pancreatitis?
JustLike peas and beans, lentils in Russian cuisine is a bright and popular representative of the legume family. It is used to prepare many dishes, including soups, mashed potatoes and salads. In addition, it has become an integral part of the modern food industry, as it is an excellent source of protein. It is superbly combined with vegetables and meat.
But is lentil is allowed in pancreatitis? Everyone knows that with inflammation of the pancreas, a strict diet should be followed, which, incidentally, must also be curative. Let's try to understand this question.
Benefits of
Lentils are certainly useful for the human body, and unlike peas, it takes less time to prepare. It is special in that:
- does not accumulate harmful substances from the environment;
- is a product of dietary nutrition, as it contains many vitamins, vegetable proteins and a variety of minerals;
- excellently replenishes the level of iodine and iron in the body;
- normalizes the level of cholesterol and stimulates the intestinal activity due to insoluble dietary fiber;
- contains a heat-resistant enzyme that has an anti-carcinogenic effect.
Use in pancreatitis
Even with all the useful properties, lentils do not belong to therapeutic products for pancreatitis of any form. In addition, with acute inflammation of the pancreas is generally contraindicated.
It's all about coarse dietary fibers that require the active functioning of secretory glands and enhance the motility of all digestive organs. Otherwise, side effects can be spasms, flatulence and severe abdominal pain.
There are lentils you can only with persistent remission of pancreatitis, and you should start drinking with a teaspoon.
Portion may be slightly increased if the patient does not observe any unpleasant sensations. There are a number of rules for the use of lentils in pancreatitis:
- should be given a red lentil, as it is easier to digest
- is included in the diet once a week, but not more often
- the dishes should contain a well-brewed product
If the patient suddenly feelsUnpleasant sensations in the abdomen after the use of lentils, it is completely excluded from the diet
Exacerbation of the disease
Since for the digestion of lentils the pancreas actively secretsIt quits digestive enzymes, which is unacceptable in pancreatitis, there is it in acute form and exacerbation of chronic is strictly prohibited.
Remission period
If the patient has a persistent remission, he can gradually introduce into the diet lentils. Start always with a small amount( a teaspoon).It is necessary to boil it well, and it is in the form of soup-puree, or porridge. If good tolerability of the product is observed, the portion can be slightly increased. However, it should be remembered that it is often not necessary to eat beans. It is important to limit one intake per week.
IMPORTANT!All dishes of lentils should be soft, while using a red variety, cleaned from the shell.
Recipes
Flatbread
200 g of lentil cooked until soft, then rubbed in puree. Add an egg, a spoonful of flour and a small pinch of salt. Cakes are formed from the resulting mass, after which they are baked in the oven. Before serving, you can add greens and a bit of fatty cottage cheese.
Soup puree
Half a glass of red lentils in advance soaked. At the beginning of cooking, one whole bulb is added to it( then it is pulled out), 2 potatoes, 1 small carrot. After the products are well cooked( will become soft), they are ground with a blender, or they are wiped through a sieve. In the puree mixture is added cream and olive oil( spoonful).The soup is ready. Potatoes, by the way, in this recipe can be replaced with a pumpkin, or a vegetable marrow.
It should always be remembered that lentils with pancreatitis do not have medicinal properties, so it is not desirable in any case.
