diet for pancreatitis in humans

In general, most docs tell patients who have acute pancreatitis to follow a liquid diet for a period of time then slowly transition to a soft diet that is very low in fat. That can be followed up by changing back to a 'regular' low fat diet. The digestive enzymes - Creon - will be used to help to digest the food you take in.

Hi leeanne. :-) I lost my first dog to pancreatitis when he was almost 14. He was NPO for the last 3 weeks of his life. After the first week, he seemed well enough to try plain chicken and rice and he really enjoyed it. Little did we know it was his last meal. The next day he was right back to barfing everything - including water. We took him to a specialist hospital where he had the same treatment in ICU as a human with pancreatitis.

Sorry for the delay in a response back, I took the puppy back to the vet and asked for pain meds, the agreed he should have some and they were wrong not to give them to him originally. Since then he is doing much better. I have elimiated all dog food and people food that people would tend to give him. If they were eating they would always give him a little piece, but no more. He is now eating boiled chicken with rice and organic veggies mixed in. He seems to like this.

Dogs, like humans, need a certain amount of fat for good nutrition, but sudden spikes in fat can bring on an acute case of pancreatitis - particularly in a dog who has already had it. Chronic pancreatitis is darned difficult to manage in humans as well as dogs. Please post back and let us know what your vet has to say about the urine sample and your dog's general condition.

My husband is 33 years old and has been in the hospital for the past 5 days. He is in severe pain and we can't figure out why. So far he has been diagnosed with Pancreatitis and Duodenitis. Initial xray done in ER showed possible bowel obstruction. He can't eat and is progressively getting worse. He has a hard mass in the upper right quadrant but it hasn't shown on any films to date.

Maybe only one time with very loose stool, and another time with kind of loose stool (but nothing signficant there). Another stool was checked a couple of weeks ago--no blood in it and negative for parasites. Blood workup done then completely normal. Two days ago he mostly dry heaved in the early AM hours (3 AM to 6 AM) about every 10 minutes. He was at the vet's at 7 AM and observed there all day. No more dry heaves. Vet could find nothing wrong with him.

Can result in a thiamine (a B vitamine) deficiency leading to loss of appetite, seizures, and in severe cases, death. More common if raw fish is fed regularly. Fat Trimmings: Causes pancreatitis. Fish (raw): Can cause salmonella.

Thanks a lot. Your idea about Vet school is a brilliant one (I don't know where to start with that yet, but this is just a technical problem - armed with Internet I can find anything). My vet meant Fairfield Vet Hospital - this is the place where my dog spent 2 nights and I can't say nothing wrong about them, but nothing good either. Bills, as I said , are high and yet no diagnose...

Plain boiled rice and (boiled) chicken is always a good alternative if she won't eat the prescription food. Or you could try boiled white fish with rice? These are really bland diets, and good convalescent diets, and dogs are usually tempted by the taste of them, Their sense of taste is much more acute than ours. What seems boring to us is fine for them. They are also low-fat so should be fine for her. Yes, don't give her 'people' food.

He had a cholecystectomy about 7 years ago so not a gallbladder problem, he has had pancreatitis in the past (2x), last time he was in so much pain he was admitted to the hospital and kept NPO for 4 days. He has never been a heavy drinker and he doesn't have a gall bladder so I'm not sure what could cause the pancreatitis. He has cut out all alcohol and fatty and sugary foods, but still no luck in pain relief.

I finally broke down and got him fully declawed so he didnt have to live in a cone ( he was in it for 2 whole years). After that he was happier. Now he has a problem of LICKING his furr off! I went to a different vet and they wanted to test him for a hyperactive thyroid. I don't see how he would have that. He is neutered. I have noticed for the past few weeks his hind legs barely have any furr and have scabs on them. This morning he has a quarter sized area that is all bloody.

The allergy medicine the vet gives me does not work, also he has had pancreatitis and for that reason they try not to give him any cortizone. Is this a common condition for this breed? Is there something I can do?

My mother has been suffering from Pancreatitis for the past 4months. She has been in hospital three times with severe pain, vomitting, and fluid in the abdominal. In that time she has lots over 25kg. She is 60 years old but since loosing so much weight she looks like 80 years old. She no longer drinks but continues to smoke. What worries me the most is that she eats very tiny amount of food, she vomitts everyday and she is just not getting any better.

Hi and thanks for your response! I am eating a very low fat diet. In fact I haven't branched out much with my diet as I'm afraid of another attack. I dont know if it was the chicken breast or maybe the overactivity but ended up in the hospital a couple of weeks ago with elevated amylase and lipase. The removal of the gallbladder really set things off for me.

He can count on having several cases of pancreatitis coming in along with the usual overindulgence GI symptoms. Pancreatitis is expensive to treat because it's usually done in-patient and the condition is fatal more often than not. Much as dogs love human food, it's better to be safe than sorry and keep them on their usual diet. Educate your guests that human food is off the menu for your dogs no matter how much they beg.

Even if she survived a bout of acute pancreatitis, she could end up with chronic pancreatitis and on an extreme lowfat diet for the rest of her life. For the poor dog's sake, I hope your boyfriend wakes up to reality before my mother-in-law did. Best of luck to you both.

If I understand the anatomy correctly, the pancreas share the duct with the gallbladder. This might explain the pain you feel. I've had the pain you describe but diagnostic test could not ID a precise cause so it was determined to be intermitent. One method I used to ease the pain was as follows: place your fingertips under the lowest point of the right rib cage and press up and in and hold it for about 5-10 seconds.

D The best way to go is absolutely NO table scraps since human food prepared FOR humans (ie with spices and other things added to it) is the major cause of pancreatitis in dogs. Please understand there is a difference between human-grade food that is prepared specifically FOR dogs and table scraps. Spices, rich sauces, butter, basically everything that we use that makes our own food yummy to us makes it unsafe for our dogs to eat.

David, is there is any tie-in between your having pancreatitis and any gallbladder malfunctioning? If there is, and if the gallbladder issue isn't cleared up, the pancreatitis could reoccur. Also, make sure the pancreatitis is not due to an autoimmune issue. If it is, it needs to be treated 'differently.

I have had what my gastroenterologist calls mild pancreatitis several times in the last few years. What can I do to prevent the pancreatitis from re-occurring? Is there a specific diet? My doctor just says, "bed rest, lots of fluids, a light diet." I'm not sure what "a light diet" means. Since I already eat light (6 VERY small meals a day - due to my many intestinal surgeries), I don't know what more I can do.

She thought she had the flu for over two weeks, she went to the ER and was admitted for acute pancreatitis. She stayed in the hospital for 2 weeks. Ellie is a vegan so her diet was optimal to start with. After a month or two things settled back into normal and then she had another episode in October/11. Scans and tests do not reveal any stones or blocked ducts but 1/3 of her pancreas is necrotic. She was a healthy 25 yr old that by her own admission did drink beer and or wine but not to excess.

Can the medicine Zanaflex cause Pancreatitis? I have looked up information on this med and it states that 1 out of 20 patients could develop liver damage. I was diagnosed with Pancreatitis on 10/14/08. I had never had it in my life. I am afraid this medicine has caused it. I have never ever picked up any type of drink other than diet pepsi and jucie. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I am so scared and hurting.

I just got diagnosed chronic pancreatitis and dont know what my options will be for treatment, so Im also looking for answers on what worked and what didnt, also for meds what helps the pain? Thanks in advance for your input. This discussion is related to <a href="/posts/Digestive-Disorders---Gastroenterology/Connection-Between-Chronic-Pancreatitis-Idiopathic-and-Liver-Disease/show/236754">Connection Between Chronic Pancreatitis/Idiopathic and Liver Disease</a>.

And the vet thinks the prednisone is what gave her pancreatitis, given long-term for her allergies. So, we also took her off that for good. I did ask initially about pain relief, and so the vet has this in mind for us, I recall he gave tramadol for another dog we had. As for antibiotics, she just got off a round of that when her teeth were cleaned last month. So, all those bases are covered. I'm calling the vet today, which is mid-week for her hospitalization and I.V.

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