SAMPLE MENU FOR PANCREATITIS OF PANCREAS

Pancreatitis is a fairly common disease.A distinctive feature of this disease is acute pain in the stomach, as well as disruption of the quality of the pancreas.

To treat this disease, a special diet (therapeutic) was developed.It contains only a specially selected menu and permitted food products.They will not cause any harm to the affected body.What does a sample menu for the week look like?

1. Diet for chronic inflammation of the gland

For a disease such as pancreatitis, a gentle diet is prescribed, which completely excludes the consumption of alcoholic beverages, sweet, fatty, fried foods, as well as foods containing coarse fiber, simple carbohydrates, and extractives.Nutritionists recommend eating food up to 6 times a day; the serving size should be small so that it is better absorbed and does not overload the pancreas.

Food should be steamed, boiled or stewed, in rare cases it can be baked.Before use, it must be cooled to a temperature of 30 degrees.This way you can avoid stomach irritation.

Salt in the diet should be used in a minimal amount, and if possible, then eliminate it completely until the functioning of the organ returns to normal.The main products used are fish, meat, and dairy products.The energy value of the menu per day should in no case exceed 1800 kcal.

It is best to give preference to liquid or semi-liquid foods, for example, soups, purees, cereals, etc.A strict diet for pancreatic disease must be followed for about 3 weeks after the attack has stopped.After this, the menu can constantly expand until you return to your usual diet.

The diet allows the consumption of cereals, vegetable soups, boiled/fresh vegetables, dried bread, meat, boiled eggs, poultry and fish (only low-fat varieties are allowed), fermented milk products, non-acidic berries and fruits, flour products, butter/vegetable oil, natural jelly, fresh juices and compotes.

Under no circumstances should you forget about water.It is recommended to drink up to 2 liters of clean water per day.It will restore balance and improve bowel function.

During the period of exacerbation of the disease, the consumption of carbonated water should be minimized or completely eliminated.In addition, canned food, strong broths, fast food, smoked/spicy foods, buns, cocoa, sour berries and fruits, marinades, coffee, pies, scrambled or soft-boiled eggs, fatty meats, and fish are also prohibited.

2. Nutrition rules

There are a number of rules that must be followed:

• Eat food of only one consistency (it is best if it is homogeneous);
• Portions consumed should be small;
• Completely exclude smoked, sweet, fried, salty foods from the diet;
• Try to consume as little fresh food as possible (for example, vegetables);
• Drink as much liquid as possible (water, green tea, decoctions).

The diet rules for the acute course of the disease are similar to the chronic version.In the chronic course of the disease, fasting lasts several days (up to).

3. Sample menu for the week

The menu is written for a period depending on the type of disease: for acute pancreatitis - for up to 9 months, for chronic pancreatitis - for several years.At the same time, alcohol (even in minute quantities), seasonings and smoked foods are necessarily excluded from the menu.Chocolate, as well as other sweet foods, are also prohibited (only a small piece of marshmallow or one spoon of jelly is allowed for sweets).

The menu is selected taking into account the characteristics of the patient’s body, and it must contain all substances beneficial to the body.

Here is a list of products that are allowed to be included in the diet:

• Vegetables.Almost any vegetables can be present on the menu (with the exception of legumes and cabbage and others that cause bloating).These vegetables can be used to prepare various side dishes and soups;
• Cottage cheese.This product can be eaten for breakfast or as a snack.You can make cheesecakes or casserole from it;
• Compotes, fruit jelly.These can be apricots, apples, pears.If a person has an exacerbation, then pears should be excluded from the menu;
• Fermented milk products.All products must have low fat content.It is allowed to season salads with sour cream no more than twice a week;
• Eggs.The menu can include a steamed omelet or boiled eggs, but without the yolk;
• Meat.It is best to choose boiled chicken or steamed fish;
• You can eat pasta no more than once a week;
• Cereals.It is best to choose rice, oatmeal or semolina.

Monday

On the first day, it is best to refuse to eat at all.Only water is consumed throughout the day.If acute pain does not bother the patient, then a sample menu may look like this:

• For breakfast, you can drink a glass of green tea (you can add a teaspoon of honey to the drink).150 grams of semolina or rice porridge are also allowed;
• For second breakfast you can eat pumpkin puree (50g), a steamed fish or chicken cutlet, a rosehip drink;
• For lunch, you can eat vegetable or chicken broth with a small cracker of bread;
• For an afternoon snack, you can drink a glass of kefir or jelly;
• Dinner consists of a steamed omelet and beet salad;
• Before going to bed, you can drink a glass of water with honey.

Tuesday

If pancreatitis manifests itself painlessly, then for breakfast you can prepare any porridge (semolina, oatmeal or buckwheat).

• The first breakfast consists of oatmeal, which is prepared with milk, a piece of cheese and a glass of jelly (without added sugar);
• For second breakfast, you can eat 100 grams of cottage cheese (1% fat), which can be mixed with an apple;
• For lunch you can eat boiled rice with a piece of fish.It must be steamed;
• For an afternoon snack, you can eat applesauce or carrot puree;
• Dinner can consist of a dietary vinaigrette with a small piece of bread (it can be replaced with bread).

Wednesday

• On the third day of the diet, it is already allowed to eat apple and beet salads, which are seasoned with sour cream (it should be low-fat).You can drink green tea.
• For second breakfast you can eat buckwheat porridge with a small piece of butter and bread;
• Lunch consists of rice soup and 2 pieces of cheese;
• For an afternoon snack, you can drink a glass of fermented baked milk or kefir;
• For dinner, a person can prepare mashed potatoes (without adding milk), bake vegetables and eat a piece of bread.

Thursday

• For breakfast you can eat oatmeal, which is prepared with a small piece of butter.In addition, still mineral water is allowed;
• For second breakfast, you can eat an omelet and a steamed cutlet.In addition, you can also drink a glass of milk (fat percentage 1 or 2.5%);
• At lunchtime you can eat a bowl of soup with a small piece of fish.For a side dish, you can cook zucchini or carrots;
• For an afternoon snack, you can bake an apple;
• Dinner consists of curd-rice pudding and weak tea (you can add milk to it).

Friday

• In the morning you can eat rice porridge and a boiled egg (it must be without a yolk);
• Second breakfast consists of tea and a small piece of cheese;
• Lunch can consist of homemade noodle soup, pumpkin or carrot porridge.You can also drink a glass of milk or tea;
• The afternoon snack consists of low-fat cottage cheese with the addition of sour cream;
• During dinner, you can treat yourself to a vegetable salad, dressed with oil (olive is best), a baked apple and a glass of tea with a teaspoon of sugar.

Saturday

• For your first breakfast, you can prepare an omelet, which is steamed with vegetables.The prepared dish can be supplemented with a glass of milk;
• For second breakfast, you can prepare buckwheat porridge with fish (boiled);
• For lunch you can eat milk soup and green tea;
• For afternoon tea, you can drink a rosehip drink;
• For dinner you can prepare vegetables with potatoes (boiled), fruit jelly or pudding.

Sunday

After the symptoms of the disease subside, you can diversify your menu.

• For breakfast you can eat a small piece of bread with butter or cottage cheese.You can wash it all down with a glass of green tea;
• If a person has mild pain, then for second breakfast you can boil a small piece of chicken with carrots.In addition, you can also eat a small piece of bread.You can drink it with unsweetened tea or mineral water;
• For lunch you can eat vegetable soup, mashed potatoes and a boiled cutlet.Drinks allowed include unsweetened tea or kefir;
• For an afternoon snack, you can drink jelly with a small amount of crackers;
• For dinner, you can cook a fish casserole and drink carrot juice.

4. Consequences

Failure to comply with the diet threatens the patient with serious consequences.As complications of pancreatitis, diseases such as:

• Hypertension (hepatic);
• Diabetes mellitus of the first or second type;
• Jaundice;
• Any gastrointestinal diseases;
• Pancreatic cancer;
• Brain damage.

5. Recipes

If you have pancreatitis, you will have to reconsider your diet.For cooking, you can use a certain number of products, and the dishes should not be greasy, not too salty, not fried, not sweet.But nevertheless, with this disease you can live a full life.Let's look at several recipes for cooking.

1. Steam cutlets.To prepare, we need to take a chicken breast (about 200 g), wheat bread (30 g), milk (3 tbsp), a small amount of oil (olive is best), a pinch of salt.All components must be mixed.Form the minced meat into cutlets.Place them in a steamer, add water and close the lid.Cook until fully cooked.
2. Rose hip drink.To prepare this decoction you will need to take 0.5 kg of fruit and 4 liters of water.We wash the rose hips and fill them with water.Let it sit for four days.There is no need to boil the drink; the rose hips should be infused at room temperature.This drink is rich in vitamin C. Due to the fact that the drink is very sour, you should consult your doctor before drinking it.
3. Vegetable soup.To prepare the soup you will need to take 1 pepper, broccoli, one small zucchini, cauliflower.Vegetables must be washed and cut into cubes.Pour water (1.5 liters) over the vegetables and cook until they are fully cooked.The water is drained (but not all).Using a blender, puree the soup.
4. Fish soup.To prepare, we need to take 0.5 kg of a low-fat fish (you can use cod, pike perch or pike), add water and put on fire.It must be cooked until fully cooked, after which the fish must be separated from the bones and chopped in a blender.Add a little butter to the heated milk and wait until it is completely melted.After this, the broth is brought to a boil.It is important that the broth does not boil.Place the fish in it and cook for a few more minutes.Our soup is ready.

Pancreatitis is a disease in which diet plays a major role.If you strictly follow your doctor's recommendations and eat right, you can live a full life.