What foods can you eat with pancreatitis

Principles of therapeutic nutrition in the exacerbation of pancreatitis

Diet is recommended during acute pancreatitis. It is developed taking into account the need to restore the body after 
therapeutic fasting, as well as with a focus on the symptoms of the disease.

Basic principles of nutrition:

• Frequent and fractional feeding in small portions.
• Preparation of dishes for steaming or cooking.
• Grinding and rubbing food before eating.
• Prohibition of heat treatment of unrefined vegetable oil (it is added to ready meals).

The food temperature should be approximately equal to the body temperature.

• Pasta is boiled.
• Allowed foods for acute pancreatitis
• Pasta is boiled.
• The list of products that can be used for acute pancreatitis may seem limited, but you can make a full and balanced menu.
• Vegetables and fruits should be steamed or boiled.
• Fruits should be non-acidic varieties, excluding sour and sweet.
• Soups are prepared on vegetable broth without cabbage, garlic and onions.
• Dairy products should be low in fat.
• Low-fat varieties of fish and meat are steamed or cooked.
• Omelets and casseroles of skimmed cottage cheese are also steamed.
• Porridge is cooked on water or milk, avoiding millet.

Drinking regimen for pancreatitis

Alcohol should be avoided altogether. If tea, coffee, and caffeinated soft drinks all increase your symptoms, you should limit or exclude these drinks.
Avoiding sugary carbonated beverages will help reduce sugar intake.
If you can't refuse coffee, don't add milk, sugar or sweet syrups.

It is very important to drink enough water.
Water is needed to produce gastric secretions and to neutralize gastric acids.
Pancreatitis patients are advised to drink 1.5 to 2 liters of water without gas during the day.
You can also drink herbal tea, fruit and vegetable juices.

Sample menu for the day with pancreatitis

Breakfast: a glass of green tea with a teaspoon of honey, rice porridge.

Second breakfast: pumpkin puree, steamed chicken or turkey patty, rose hips decoction.

Lunch: vegetable or chicken broth with a small piece of whole-grain bread.
Afternoon: a glass of kefir or kissel.

Dinner: protein omelet, steamed, beet salad.
Before going to bed, you can eat a low-fat yogurt.

Here are some ideas for snacks and desserts with low fat content:

Jelly or marmalade as dessert.
Toast with jam or honey without butter.
Nests of meringue with fruit.
Canned fruit in syrup.
Yogurt with low fat content.