Citrus fruits are commonly referred to as plants, which number about 28 species, and their fruits. Lemon, orange, mandarin, grapefruit, lime - the leading five of the most frequently consumed fruits, from the citrus family of Russians. Their excellent taste and health benefits are hard to overestimate. But does the citrus fruit always benefit health? After all, often in the recommendations for a diet table with pancreatitis, you can find contraindications to eating these fruits, containing many useful vitamins and trace elements. Are all citrus fruits harmful in pancreatitis?
Inflammation of the pancreas - one of the vital organs in the human body, called pancreatitis. This ailment, which is treated with individually selected medication and strict diet, takes the leading place among diseases of the abdominal cavity. If the treatment of pancreatitis is not started in time, the disease will give serious complications that can lead to death.
In most cases, the main cause of recurrence of the disease in pancreatitis is malnutrition, that is, a violation of a diet whose main goal is to have a gentle effect on the diseased organ. Therefore, doctors recommend to exclude some citrus fruits from nutrition in pancreatitis:
- The pancreas, in addition to cleaving enzymes, produces pancreatic juice that neutralizes the acid contained in the stomach in the duodenum and participates in the digestive process. Accordingly, with pancreatitis, surpluses of acid coming from food are contraindicated, since acidic foods increase the cocaine activity in relation to the pancreas. Therefore, citrus fruits with a sour taste are excluded from the diet table in pancreatitis.
- Also, the pancreas, producing insulin in the blood, stimulates the tissues to assimilate glucose, turning its excess into liver and muscle glycogen. By thus regulating and maintaining a constant level of glucose in the blood. When eating citrus fruits with a high glucose content, the inflamed gland will be overloaded. Therefore, doctors at pancreatitis do not recommend eating sweet citrus fruits with a high glycemic index.
- Allergy is one of the reasons that can provoke both the disease itself and the recurrence of pancreatitis. Citrus fruits, which contain a huge amount of vitamins and trace elements, are included in the group of foods with a high risk of an allergic reaction. Therefore, if you have ever had a food allergy, and you do not know for sure which product, you should refrain from using citrus or juice from them before consulting with an allergist.