SAMPLE MENU FOR PANCREATITIS OF THE PANCREAS

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

To treat this disease, a special (therapeutic) diet 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 and fried foods, as well as foods containing coarse fiber, simple carbohydrates and extracts.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 must be steamed, boiled or stewed;in rare cases, they 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 minimum amount and, if possible, then eliminated completely until the functioning of the organ returns to normal.The main products used are fish, meat and dairy.The energy value of the daily menu should under no circumstances exceed 1800 kcal.

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

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

In no case 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 intestinal function.

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

2. Nutritional rules

There are a series of rules that must be followed:

• Eat foods of a single consistency (it is best if they are homogeneous);
• The portions consumed should be small;
• Completely exclude smoked, sweet, fried and salty foods from the diet;
• Try to consume as little fresh food (e.g. vegetables) as possible;
• Drink as much liquid as possible (water, green tea, decoctions).

The dietary rules for the acute course of the disease are similar to those for 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 that depends on the type of disease: with acute pancreatitis - up to 9 months, with chronic pancreatitis - for several years.At the same time, alcohol (even in small quantities), seasonings and smoked products are necessarily excluded from the menu.Chocolate, as well as other sweet foods, are also prohibited (for sweets only a small piece of marshmallow or a spoonful of gelatin is allowed).

The menu is selected taking into account the characteristics of the patient's body and must contain all substances beneficial for the body.

Here is a list of products that can be included in the diet:

• Vegetables.Almost any vegetable can be present on the menu (except for legumes, cabbage and others that cause bloating).These vegetables can be used to prepare various side dishes and soups;
• Cottage cheese.This product can be consumed for breakfast or as a snack.You can make cheesecakes or casseroles with it;
• Compotes, fruit jelly.It can be apricots, apples, pears.If a person has an exacerbation, pears should be excluded from the menu;
• Fermented dairy products.All products must be low in fat.Seasoning salads with sour cream is allowed no more than twice a week;
• Eggs.The menu may include steamed omelet or hard-boiled eggs, but without yolk;
• Meat.It is best to choose boiled chicken or steamed fish;
• You can't eat pasta more than once a week;
• Cereals.It is best to choose rice, oatmeal or semolina.

Monday

On the first day, it is better to refuse to eat anything.During the day only water is consumed.If acute pain does not bother the patient, 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 the second breakfast you can eat pumpkin puree (50 g), steamed fish or chicken cutlet, rosehip drink;
• For lunch, you can eat vegetable or chicken broth with a small bread cracker;
• For a snack, you can drink a glass of kefir or gelatin;
• Dinner consists of steamed omelet and beet salad;
• Before going to bed, you can drink a glass of water with honey.

Tuesday

If pancreatitis manifests itself without pain, 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 gelatin (no added sugar);
• For the second breakfast, you can eat 100 grams of cottage cheese (1% fat), which you can mix with an apple;
• For lunch you can eat boiled rice with a piece of fish.It must be steamed;
• For a snack, you can eat applesauce or carrot puree;
• Dinner can consist of a diet vinaigrette with a small piece of bread (bread can be substituted).

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 in fat).You can drink green tea.
• For the 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 a 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 have oatmeal, which is prepared with a small piece of butter.Additionally, still mineral water is allowed;
• For the 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 lunch time you can eat a bowl of soup with a small piece of fish.As a side dish, you can cook zucchini or carrots;
• For a snack, you can bake an apple;
• Dinner consists of rice pudding with curd 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 yolk);
• The 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 snack consists of low-fat cottage cheese with sour cream;
• During dinner, you can treat yourself to a vegetable salad dressed with oil (olive is best), a roasted apple and a glass of tea with a teaspoon of sugar.

Saturday

• For your first breakfast, you can prepare a steamed omelet with vegetables.The prepared dish can be complemented with a glass of milk;
• For the 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 have a rosehip drink;
• For dinner you can prepare vegetables with potatoes (boiled), fruit jelly or pudding.

Sunday

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

• For breakfast you can eat a small piece of bread with butter or cottage cheese.You can accompany everything with a glass of green tea;
• If a person has mild pain, for the second breakfast he can boil a small piece of chicken with carrots.Additionally, 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 boiled cutlet.Allowed beverages include unsweetened tea or kefir;
• For a snack, you can drink gelatin with a small amount of crackers;
• For dinner, you can cook fish casserole and drink carrot juice.

4. Consequences

Non-compliance 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 disease;
• pancreatic cancer;
• Brain damage.

5. Recipes

If you have pancreatitis, you will need to reconsider your diet.For cooking, you can use a certain amount of products, and the dishes should not be greasy, nor too salty, nor fried, nor sweet.However, with this disease you can live a full life.Let's look at several recipes for cooking.

1. Steamed cutlets.To prepare it we need to take chicken breast (about 200 g), wheat bread (30 g), milk (3 tablespoons), a small amount of oil (olive is best), a pinch of salt.All components must be mixed.Form cutlets from the minced meat.Place them in a steamer, add water and close the lid.Cook until completely cooked.
2. Rosehip 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.It is not necessary to boil the drink;rose hips should be infused at room temperature.This drink is rich in vitamin C. Because the drink is very acidic, you should consult your doctor before drinking it.
3. vegetable soup.To prepare the soup you will need to take 1 pepper, broccoli, a small zucchini and cauliflower.Vegetables should be washed and cut into cubes.Pour water (1.5 liters) over the vegetables and cook until completely cooked.The water is drained (but not all).Using a blender, puree the soup.
4. chowder.To prepare it we need to take 0.5 kg of lean fish (you can use cod, pike perch or pike), add water and put it on fire.It should be cooked until completely cooked, after which the fish should be separated from the bones and chopped in a blender.Add a little butter to the hot milk and wait until it melts completely.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 an important role.If you strictly follow your doctor's recommendations and eat well, you will be able to live a full life.