Posted on December 14, 2007 in Diet for Diseases
Inflammation of the pancreas leads to pancreatitis. Pancreas is a big gland at the back the stomach and close to the duodenum which secretes digestive enzymes to small intestine through a tube called the pancreatic duct. These enzymes in turn assist the digestion of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates in food. Some common types of pancreatitis are :
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Hereditary Pancreatitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
Causes of Pancreatitis
Causes of pancreatitis area
- Alcohol
- Gallstone
- Medications,
- Hereditary disease,
- Exposure to certain chemicals
- High fat levels in the blood.
- Infections such as mumps (not common),
- Surgery and other medical procedures,
Trauma,
- Abnormalities of the pancreas or intestine
Other factors that lead to pancreatitis are:
- Structural abnormalities of the pancreas
- Viral infections like hepatitis and Epstein-Barr virus
- Pancreatic cancer, which can obstruct the flow of pancreatic enzymes
- Inherited diseases, especially cystic fibrosis
Signs and symptoms of Pancreatitis
- Acute pancreatitis occurs abruptly, generally with gentle to harsh pain in your upper abdomen that may spread out to your back and rarely to your chest. The pain may become worse when you drink alcohol or eat. Other signs and symptoms of acute pancreatitis are:
- Swollen, tender abdomen
- Rapid pulse
- Fever
- Nausea and vomiting
- Dehydration and low blood pressure, internal bleeding, and shock
Diet that you need to maintain in Pancreatitis is:
- Quit alcohol and nicotine. This is because they stimulate the pancreas to a great extent. Stop smoking and chewing tobacco also.
- Maintain a low fat diet consisting 30% of fat.
- Try to eat food that is high in carbohydrates and proteins as this reduces the work pressure of your pancreas.
- Stop eating rich and spicy food as this will reduce the chance of another attack
Don’t try to eat large meals at a time. Rather go for small frequent meals.
- Avoid concentrated sweets and deserts that are very sweet if your blood glucose level is high or above normal.
- Caffeine and gas-forming food items stimulate pancreas. So avoid these type of food.
- Margarine, butter, ghee, bacons etc should also be avoided
- Quit red meat. Rather go for chicken.
- You can include soybeans in your diet as they are very good antioxidants.
- You can eat light chicken soups or vegetable soups frequently.
- Green leafy vegetables are also very good for pancretitis.
- Keep some fruit juice with you and whenever you are tempted to have alcohol, sip it gradually.
- Drink plenty of fluids in the form of soups and juices.
When to go for Doctor’ Advice
If you have extreme, continual abdominal pain, go to doctor and find out the cause.
Comments
can you advise me with a diet plan with living with a stoma
Your query has been answered. Please refer to the following link:
http://diet.ygoy.com/2008/03/24/complete-dietary-guide-for-people-with-ostomy/
Wishing you a healthy recovery.
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Please sent me a list of food that can be eaten if you have pancreatitis (acute)
I’ve found that it’s helpful to liquify my foods for easier digestion. My wife takes soups and stews and puts them through the blender making a hearty and delicious puree. This helps take some of the digestive workload off of my pancreas.
Lean cooked meats and vegetables can be added to taste making your puree a well balanced and nutritious meal.
One added benefit to this approach is that you find your formerly greasy stools become firmer and more regular. And you feel more energetic as more nutrients are actually absorbed by the body and fewer are simply passed along as waste.
I’ve yet to see authoritative recommendations for pancreatitis sufferers to puree their foods but I think it stands to reason that such meals are more easily digested and better tolerated.
what sort of diet is recommended for acute pancreatic patient. Also the patient has multiple small gall stones. She has those calculis since year 1979
please give me the list of food items for pancreatitis (mild)
Pl. send me list of food for Acute Pancreatitis(Alcohol)
Also send me YES/NO (Can i eat EGG regurlarly),
My 7 year old daughter has just suffered from acute pancreatitis and she has been hospitalised for 9 days and was admitted in emergency ICU in a serious condition and she was kept on IV and aspirated for 4 days now she is OK by grace of god and recovered from dadly pancreatitis. Please suggest her a diet chart for so she will never had this type of attack again her life. Thanks awaiting for email
Hi,I was diagnosed to have this pancreatitis,my Doctor said I’ll be fine now but sometimes it attacks.It is irritating and really painful,it happens I think when I eat foods that I should not.I also lose weight and I want to gain weight as well.Please send me list of diet that will help me gain weight but will not affect my pancreas that much.I’ll wait for your mail,thanks.God bless you more!
09-09-2009
HELLO ,MY NAME IS JAIME AVILES, I AM 41 YEARS OLD,I
HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH MILD PANCREATITIS .
ANY SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT FOODS I SHOULD EAT AND WHAT TO
AVOID? WHAT DIET AM I SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW?
THANKS GOD BLESS YOU!
i am seventeen and have just recovered from acute pancreatitis. the reason still remains unknown. could you please help me with a diet plan to see me through the next few weeks?
thanks
Please let me know where I can find a diet for pancreatitis. Many Thanks Frank
I am 34 years old,since from end of 2003 i suffering from accute and chronic pancreatitis. then after several treatment doctors has recognised that it comes on the basis of higher tryglycerides from my blood. that nearly reported nearly 650. Then my doctor advised to take a tablet like Lopid-600. then gradually it comes decreases. But automatically tryglycerides will go high level. then i also attavked severe diABETIC, because of that pancretitis. the diabetis also not comes under controll. day by day i will go to very weaken. Because of the said diet. Now I am lost hope to my life. Please any advice i need to develop my physical strength and also mental strength., thank you.
I HAVE CHRONIC PANCREATITIS,I DO WEIGHT LIFTING 5 DAYS A WEEK.I NEED TO KNOW WHAT FOODS ARE GOOD TO BUILD MUSCLE AND GAIN WEIGHT.I ALSO USE SUPLEMENTS.
My husband has been suffering with pancreatitis over a year now and he’s been admitted to the hospital twice. All they did was hook him up to an I.V. and gave him medication for pain. What can I do to ease his pain and get him to eat so he could gain weight? He’s lost a total of 47 lbs. in two months and I am scared something else is wrong because he is not getting better. Please advise me because the doctors are not helping me. I’ll be waiting for your email.
hello, i am suffering from annular pancreatitis since last 9 yrs in 2004 i had gone under major surgery i aiso have diabeteas. plz suggest me diet for happy living.my experience said after major surgery aiso pain not stop permanantly