Lifestyle modifications for chronic pancreatitis

  Chronic pancreatitis is an irreversible chronic inflammatory disease of the pancreatic tissue and function caused by various etiologies, whose pathology is characterized by atrophy and destruction of the pancreatic alveoli and interstitial fibrosis. Because the function of the pancreas is more complex, it not only manifests as symptoms of pancreatitis itself, but also a series of complications that cause multi-organ and multidisciplinary clinical manifestations. Despite various treatment means, including medical, surgical and endoscopic interventions such as ERCP, it is still a clinical diagnosis and treatment problem.  Patients with chronic pancreatitis should not only cooperate closely with clinicians in various treatments, but also have many areas that need attention in daily life to alleviate the onset of chronic pancreatitis and prevent the decline of pancreatic function.  The chronic pancreatitis is often caused by long delays in the patient’s mental tension, anxiety, depression and other adverse emotions, patients should communicate with their physicians, pay attention to the combination of work and rest in life, to keep the mood, the spirit of happiness, the treatment of pancreatitis should have confidence, emotional optimism can promote the smooth operation of the body’s qi and blood, to ensure the normal function of the viscera.  The chronic alcoholism is one of the important causes of chronic pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis patients drinking alcohol can not only aggravate the disease, leading to prolonged disease, a lot of alcohol can also lead to the occurrence of necrotizing pancreatitis, so you must completely quit drinking.  Third, the regulation of diet diet should be regular, quantitative, small meals, to avoid overeating on the pancreatic stimulation to aggravate the disease. The diet should be based on light food, follow the principle of low fat, high protein, high carbohydrate, and avoid spicy and other stimulating foods, suitable foods include fish, lean meat, protein, tofu, rice, noodles, various vegetables, fruits, etc.. Vegetables contain a lot of fiber, so vegetables should be made fine and soft to facilitate the absorption of nutrients. Try to avoid eating gas-producing foods such as soybeans, fava beans, sweet potatoes, etc. to cause or aggravate abdominal distension.