Pancreatitis diet fats
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As far as the use of any forms of oils/fats, in pancreatitis they should be very, very limited no matter what form they come in. Your body doesn't discriminate - fat/oil is fat/oil.
Also make sure that you have your gallbladder checked. It's a small 'organ' that can play a role in pancreatic issues.
Hi,
I saw a post of a case similar to mine where the liver was affected as well as the pancreas with wieght gain instead of loss on a low fat diet. Im wondering what causes that especially in pancreatitis? I loss alot of weight a year ago, was real sick with abnormal bruising and weakness, falling down, ect, this was before pancreas started acting up again, prior to that I had only one acute episode of pancreatitis.
Welcome to the gastroenterology community! Do you have chronic pancreatitis? It can cause poor absoprtion of nutrients and fats which can cause changes in your stool. I would recommend getting this checked out by your doctor.
I have found help for my husband at a site that talks about beating pancreatitis. It suggests following a diet that severely restricts all fats, not just saturated fats.
s just had his GB out, he shoudl be following a low fat diet. In many individuals, they can have problems digesting fats due to a lack of bile release 'regulation.' It can cause a variety of symptoms. It can take awhile for a person's system to adjust and following a low fat diet can help in some cases.
Hi. I have inadvertently eliminated most fats from my diet and was wondering how potentially dangerous this is.
I have lost 11.5 kg over eight weeks (2.5 kg last week). I'm struggling a little with finding the right balance between energy in and energy out. I have been running for seven weeks and have completed two 96 minute runs this week.
Could decreased fat intake affect my immunity? I have the flu for the second time in six weeks (when I rarely ever get it).
Thanks for your time.
My 6 year old lab was diagnosed with pancreatitis 10 days ago. Her symptoms came on suddenly. Because she was not throwing up and still drinking water, the vet sent her home with antibiotics and pain meds. The decision to not hospitalize her was also based on cost. Initially she seemed to get better. However, her belly is swollen again and she is not eating well at all. Her swollen belly is my biggest concern. Why would it do that again even though she just finished her medication.
Keep fats to an absolute minimum. The pancreas has to secrete more enzymes to break down fats. When the pancreas is infected and swollen, these enzymes can't be released either very well or at all. That means the pancreas is slowly digesting itself and getting even more swollen in the process. It's a vicious cycle that makes this condition so difficult to treat.
All is not necessarily lost. My aunt and uncle had a mini-schnauzer who developed chronic pancreatitis at age 7.
Keep in mind that human food is much higher in fat than foods designed for dogs, and dogs cannot process those fats. Pancreatitis is EXTREMELY painful, and if that is what is causing her problems, that's why she is shaking.
I would either take her back to the vet and ask him to test her for it or find another vet and get a second opinion. Pancreatitis can be life-threatening so it's important to have it checked out quickly.
Hi, I'm sorry your having so many problems. I agree with the person above me. I'm a nutritionist. I don't know anything about tests and why they do them. Ask a lot of questions while your in the hospital. Don't be scared. I know those nurses can sometimes be unfriendly. But don't let them intiminate you. If they can't find the answer to your problem while your in there(and I'm sure they will), when your out consider these things...
My dog had acute pancreatitis over the weekend and I took him to an emergency vet on Sunday and to his vet on Mon. They both kept him overnight, IV, blood work, meds, and his vet did a rectal x-ray and abdominal x-ray with barium to look for obstruction. He found dirt/sand. My dog ate cat poop covered in dirt. He is at home now doing fine and I have him on a bland diet of canned white chicken and brown rice only. However, his lower abd/belly is a little distended and hard.
Try following a lower-in-fat diet to see if it's of help. Many people have bowel habit changes after GB surgery and it's possibly due to the fact that they can't process fats the way they did before the surgery.
You may also want to consider trying some probiotics - that's the good bacteria you should have in your GI tract but may not have due to dietary changes, illness or medication usage, etc. The only contraindications would be immunosuppression or pancreatitis.
Pancreatitis is one of the more difficult diseases to treat. It is also extremely painful. If she isn't able to hold down water, I honestly think she needs to go back in hospital. The way pancreatitis is treated is by allowing that organ to rest through literal starvation. Same treatment holds for human patients too. The dog is given IV hydration and nutrition, nausea and pain control, and then you wait it out.
Is she eating anything at all?
They both are saturated fats. The store brought ghee usually has a coloring in it that makes it yellow. Suggest using plant oils without Transfats, if available, in place of ghee for a healthier benefit.
Take a close look at your diet and see if you can find any foods that are contributing to the bloating. It's possible that you're not digesting foods as well as you did before the surgery and you're body is passing through more food into the larger intestine and the bacteria are having a 'buffet.' Part of the byproduct of their digestion is gas, so that may be a factor.
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