During the onset of acute pancreatitis, you need to temporarily fast and can’t eat meat; chronic pancreatitis can eat a small amount of meat, but avoid excessive high-fat, high-protein diet.
1. Acute pancreatitis is due to the pancreatic tissue self-digestion, resulting in pancreatic edema, hemorrhage, necrosis, etc. Clinical manifestations are mainly abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and so on. There are many morbidity factors, and many people develop pancreatitis after overeating.
During the acute attack of pancreatitis, patients need to temporarily fast, can not eat meat, this is to inhibit the secretion of pancreatic fluid thereby reducing the pancreatic enzyme on the pancreas’s self-digestion, play a role in slowing down the progress of the disease.
After the symptoms of abdominal pain disappear and the intestinal tract is emptied, you can consider gradually resuming a normal diet, starting with a semi-liquid diet and gradually transitioning to a liquid diet, it should be noted that it is not advisable to consume high-fat food at the beginning, and it is necessary to progress step by step.
2. Chronic pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas accompanied by damage to the internal and external secretion of the pancreas. Because the exocrine function is reduced, the patient will have abdominal distension, dyspepsia and other symptoms, so patients with chronic pancreatitis should not consume too much meat, avoid excessive high-fat, high-protein diet.
Specific diets for pancreatitis should be consulted with a medical professional.