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digestive system
pancreatitis
nutrition
dietary guidelines
eating principles
» acute phase:
during acute attack, nothing is given by mouth. When pain and tenderness ceases, use an alkaline fast (see Fasting in materia medica) for 4 days then slowly return to a normal diet. Pancreatin l.8-2.7 g should accompany each meal.
increase foods rich in Vitamin C, A, D and K, Calcium and folic acid; Vitamin B12 may be given once/month
avoid heavy protein foods, fats, meats, vinegars, shellfish, sugars
increase fluids
» If steatorrhea :
use low fat diet with medium-chain triglycerides
see cystic fibrosis
» If gallstone involvement:
see cholecystitis or cholelithiasis
avoid:
meat, alcohol, hot sauces, spicy foods, fried foods, fatty foods, rich foods, salty foods, coffee, caffeine, sweet foods and sugar, alcohol, cow's milk and other dairy products, white bread, refined foods, processed foods, catarrh-forming foods: tofu, meat, ice cream, shellfish
supplements
pancreatic enzymes
bicarbonate (Dig Dis., 1983, p. 97)
Vitamin B-complex
Vitamin B6
Vitamin A 50,000-75,000 IU per day
Vitamin C 6-8 g per day
Vitamin E 800 IU per day
Magnesium (Bastyr)
footnotes