Everyone has long known that cucumbers are considered a dietary product, often used in many diets. But, despite this their property, some people still doubt whether it is possible to use cucumbers in pancreatitis and whether they will not harm the pancreas.
Can fresh cucumbers be taken with pancreatitis?
Cucumbers belong to the number of vegetables, very rich in vitamins and trace elements. So, they contain vitamins A, B, E, C, iron, zinc, potassium, calcium, iodine and others, which favorably affect the pancreas, stimulating its functioning and preventing the inflammatory processes of the mucous membrane.
The fact that cucumbers are 95% water, suggests that these vegetables can not be contraindicated in pancreatitis, which some patients are convinced, excluding them from their food menu. With a cucumber diet during the treatment of pancreatitis it is useful for 7-10 days to eat 8 kg of fresh cucumbers, with nothing but water, you no longer need to eat.
Fresh cucumbers in pancreatitis can and are recommended to eat, as they remarkably unload the pancreas, restoring it after some disturbances in the activity of this organ of the digestive system. If necessary, relieve the pancreas, it takes several days to stick to the cucumber diet.
With pancreatitis, it is advisable to regularly eat a cucumber puree, which is so rich in fiber, which has a mild soothing effect on the mucosa of the pancreas. Fresh cucumbers in pancreatitis can also be filled with vegetable oil, shown in this disease, which is added to salads from these vegetables.
However, do not forget that a large number of eaten cucumbers is also not very useful for the body, because together with harmful substances they are able to wash out useful, which leads to exhaustion of the body. Therefore, the main thing is not to overdo it with the use of fresh vegetables. Cucumbers with bitterness are considered particularly useful, which are quite unpleasant to the taste.
Thanks to such properties of fresh cucumbers as a soothing, anti-inflammatory and cleansing effect, they are present in diets recommended by dietitians for inflammation of the pancreas. It is advisable to eat freshly cooked salad at a time, without leaving it for a while in the refrigerator, since the chopped cucumbers tend to lose their useful substances.
Pickled cucumbers and tomatoes with pancreatitis
Many of us have a custom that goes "roots" to childhood: the table, especially in winter, should literally burst with delicacies, preparations in the form of pickles and tomatoes. However, patients with pancreatitis will have to reconsider their diet and abandon these "goodies."And in the acute form of the disease or in the chronic, does not matter.
The prohibition of salted cucumbers and tomatoes in pancreatitis, despite the obvious benefits of fresh vegetables, is due to the prescription for harvesting. The fact is that when they are preserved, ingredients are used, the consumption of which in the case of pathologies of the pancreas is not only undesirable, but also dangerous.
These components include:
- acetic acid, or vinegar;
- citric acid;
- excess salt addition;
- spices: black pepper, bay leaf;
- garlic, horseradish root.
However, you can not especially be upset. After all, even an absolutely healthy person, pickled cucumbers and tomatoes will not be useful, since such vegetables do not preserve vitamins, minerals and trace elements. They simply collapse in the process of cooking. Such vegetable preparations can be found only on a traditional festive table, since their regular use does not belong to the conduct of a healthy lifestyle.