Failures in the operation of the pancreas are not only painful, but cause serious danger, even to death. To avoid the worst option, take care of this vital organ in the forest of the apple of the eye, protecting it in three main directions:
- rational nutrition;
- treatment of concomitant diseases;
- use of funds that facilitate the work of the pancreas.
Fortunately, you can save and achieve a significant improvement in the pancreas without cardinal changes in lifestyle, although a certain discipline of nutrition is inevitable.
Alcohol
In 70% of cases, the cause of pancreatitis is alcohol abuse. Healthy pancreatic cells normally transfer lipase( the enzyme responsible for the breakdown of fats).Even one "appetite" wineglass reduces the resistance to lipase, and the result of such alcohol stimulation is the breakdown of its fats. The situation worsens significantly if the dose of alcohol increases, as well as if the alcohol is of poor quality or comes in the form of a rattling mixture of various cocktails.
The process of splitting fats can lead to the fact that the enzymes amylase and trypsin are activated in the pancreas, which are involved in digestion of food in the duodenum for the assimilation of proteins and carbons. In this case, a terrible disease can develop in a matter of days and even hours. To prevent this outcome, take care of your health, preferring traditional drinks at different parties and celebrations, and those in minimal quantities.
Fats
Digestion of fats creates the greatest burden on the pancreas, but without them the body can not be dispensed with. Complete elimination of fats from the diet causes a lack of fat-soluble vitamins( A, E, D, K) and disrupts the metabolism, which causes the body to convert carbohydrates into fats, and not the best quality. The golden mean in the fat issue while saving health is a balanced and well thought-out diet, taking into account the following factors:
- The most harmful fats are formed when frying foods. Go to the cooking, stewing or baking food, or even better cook it for a couple.
- Protect the pancreas from shock loads. The usual amount of food for you is better divided into 4-6 receptions.
- If you want to save the health of the digestive tract, take care of the quality of consumed fats, giving preference to natural dairy and sour-milk products. Also, the maximum benefit with minimal harm will be provided by fats found in nuts, seeds, and marine fish.
- It is better to replace the fat fry for taste with sunflower oil, preferably unrefined, cold pressed.
Gallstone disease
The gallbladder and pancreas use a common duct to release their secretions into the stomach. If the outlets of this passage are clogged or compressed by the sphincter of Oddi, the bile can get into the pancreas, and the stomach starts to digest itself. The same process can be caused by hyperstimulation with alcohol and dangerous food( fat, sweets and all sorts of yummy), so it's better to take care of yourself at the table.
To stimulate the operation of the gallbladder, it is recommended to arrange an unloading diet from time to time, at the end of which a large portion of red beet( boiled) with sunflower oil is taken. A preliminary diet is necessary to release the intestinal tract, otherwise a sharp release of bile will linger in the body, causing unpleasant sensations.
Other factors
Alcohol, excess fat and cholelithiasis are the most common, but not the only, destroyers of the pancreas. Protect this vital organ from stress loads, like a sweet croissant with coffee on an empty stomach. Rapid sugars on an empty stomach cause it to strain, throwing out an increased amount of insulin, and if you take in the sweetness of coffee, a lot of bile is injected at the same time, which is not needed at all in an empty stomach. Therefore, sweet is allowed only for dessert, when the body has already received some useful food.
Take care of the pancreas and do not take risks with exotic food or energy drinks, especially in the combination of "fried, fatty, hot plus alcohol."After abundant feasts, you can help the body a little by taking the necessary enzymes in the form of tablets. However, there is no need to completely switch to such a diet regime, otherwise the normal secretory function of the pancreas will be weakened. Just give her a small vacation from time to time and take care of the rest of the time, and until the gray years she will serve you faithfully.