Pancreatic diet – diet plays a particularly important role in pancreatic diseases.
Pancreatitis: in this condition the patient may not be allowed to eat for days or even weeks; this is to prevent the pancreasfrom being stimulated.
In such cases, adequate energy and nutrient intake is ensured intravenously or with nutritional formulas delivered deep into the small intestine, through a feeding tube.
Acute pancreas
inflammationmust be followed by a gradually built-up diet. After a few days of fasting, the patient may at first only have plain biscuits and sweet tea.
This is followed by the introduction of easily digestible carbohydrate foods (stewed fruit, steamed vegetables, rice) and lean white meats (steamed fish, steamed chicken). Fats should be introduced last.
Complete abstinence from alcohol is very important.
In chronic pancreatitis, the daily diet should ideally consist of 25% protein, 30% fat and 40% carbohydrate.
