Pancreatitis – inflammatory disease of the pancreas. Depending on the clinical picture doctors distinguish acute and chronic forms of pancreatitis.
Treatment of inflammation of the pancreas no changes since the 80-ies of XX century. However, there are many myths associated with the treatment of this disease, reports the website neboleem.net. Here are some of the most common ones.
The preparations containing enzymes, are addictive
Pancreatic enzymes required for breakdown of proteins, carbohydrates and fats in the intestine. In pancreatitis, their production is disrupted, causing the body suffers from their scarcity; develop system disorders of the digestive tract, which leads to very unpleasant consequences for the whole organism. In such a situation, the appointment of enzyme preparations is, in fact, substitution therapy. The fear that the pancreas on the background of such treatment will become lazy and will stop working at all, not unfounded. Upon reaching remission, the condition improves, resumed normal production of enzymes.
Plant enzymes in effectiveness not inferior animals
Enzyme preparations for the treatment of pancreatitis are made from the pancreas of pigs. Called products contain balanced and most suitable for a person set of enzymes (protease, amylase and lipase). Medicines are made from plant materials. Proponents of their use argue that these drugs are better tolerated and safer for human health than animal origin, but to date, installed: plant enzymes are ineffective. Experts believe that they can be used only in the initial stages of pancreatitis.
There are alcoholic beverages that are harmless to the pancreas
This is not so. Alcohol is dangerous for the pancreas, even in minimal doses. A person suffering from pancreatitis must exclude from your diet any alcohol-containing products.
High doses of enzyme preparations dangerous to health
Assigning substitution treatment, the physician determines the dosing regimen of drugs using information about the stage of the disease and other individual characteristics of the patient. In such a situation you can’t overdose. The view that minimal amounts of enzyme or cash lump sum technique to solve the problem, is false and even dangerous. Treatment of chronic pancreatitis takes a long time; some people take enzyme preparations a few years. No side effects long-term therapy still have not been identified.
Taking enzymes, you can do without dieting
Enzyme replacement therapy is not an alternative to dieting. Suffering from pancreatitis you must carefully monitor your diet. To get rid of the disease, will have to reduce their consumption of carbohydrates to give up fatty, fried and spicy food, fast food, canned, smoked, any alcoholic beverages. The diet of these patients must be followed a strict balance of protein, fat and carbohydrates. It is equally important to maintain a diet: to eat at the same time, fractional (often, small portions), not to eat at night. Total calorie daily diet is usually determined individually, depending on the stage of disease and needs of man.
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