1 Consumption of the product for ailment

Of the 13 types of garden( melon) gourd, usually grown common, large-fruited and nutmeg, in dietary food of them more commonly used. Pumpkin, if properly prepared, may be included in the menu for chronic disease and even in the acute phase.

Pumpkin with pancreatitis and cholecystitis will provide the body with vitamins and minerals necessary for recovery in the phase of remission. It contains water-soluble vitamins C, group B, fat-soluble A( in the form of provitamin) and E, calcium minerals, iron, magnesium, fluoride, etc. The pumpkin contains 1.0% protein, 6.5% carbohydrates in the absence of fats, 1, 2% of dietary fibers( protopectins), 0.1% of organic acids. Caloric content is low and is 29 kcal per 100 g, which is even less than the calorie content of carrots.

Pumpkin dishes do not cause digestive disorders, there is no diarrhea and bloating, while the level of acidity of the stomach contents decreases, they also have a dehydratical and choleretic effect, they improve the intestines, are useful for the prevention of anemia.

Pumpkin porridge on the diluted milk does not affect the digestive properties of gastric juice and reduces its acidity. Pumpkin juice, pumpkin seeds and pumpkin oil are also useful.

When using pumpkin, a number of rules should be observed:

• the dish should be warm and ground( in the form of porridge, pudding);
• Pumpkin porridge on water can be cooked with rice;
• in the chronic course of the disease you can cook casseroles and soups-puree.

2 Serious contraindications

To eat the product did not lead to an exacerbation of the disease, you need to know the contraindications to eating dishes from pumpkin:

• individual intolerance;
• bowel disease with excessive gassing( flatulence);
• diabetes mellitus;
• gastritis( as the pumpkin leaches the contents of the stomach);
• exacerbation of chronic stomach diseases.

It is permissible to drink 0.2-0.3 kg of pumpkin per day, the maximum quantity is 0.5 kg( in this case, no other vegetables should be consumed).

3 Benefits of Juice, Oil, Seeds

Pumpkin juice has a sweet taste and is pleasant to smell. In acute pancreatitis, juice should not be consumed, since the acids contained in the juice can cause fermentation in the stomach and diarrhea. In the absence of inflammatory process and after the exacerbation of the disease, juice can be drunk. Active juice can be drunk after the symptoms of the disease have disappeared.

First, juice should be diluted( boiled water).With good tolerability, you can gradually switch to the use of undiluted juice - up to 0.25-0.5 liters.daily.

Pumpkin seeds are tasty and nutritious, contain 22% of fats, mostly saturated. At a pancreatitis any other seeds, except pumpkin, to use it is not authorized. At the same time, the number of seeds should be limited to 60 seeds per day.

Fry the seeds should not be to avoid exacerbation of the disease - they can only be dried or eaten raw. Seeds can be added to vegetable salads or pastries.

Oil - a carrier of useful properties for the pancreas, it removes bile from the body, which should be taken daily before breakfast, a teaspoon of oil. This method helps improve metabolism and prevent diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

Before taking oil, patients should consult a doctor, since the oil not only removes bile, but also leads to an increase in its production, which may adversely affect the condition of the pancreas.

4 Recipes for dishes

How can you deliciously cook pumpkin in pancreatitis and cholecystitis?

• Pumpkin puree

Peel the pumpkin from the peel and seeds, cut into pieces 3-5 cm in size. Boil for 20 minutes a couple, grind in a blender until smooth.

You can add boiled milk, raisins or dried apricots to the finished mashed potatoes. Sugar should not be added, the mashed potatoes are made from a pumpkin of sweet varieties and sweet in itself.

• Baked pumpkin

Cut in half a pumpkin, take out the seeds, make cuts on the pulp. Lay halves skinned down on a baking sheet and bake for 40 minutes at a temperature of 180 ° C.

• Porridge with rice

Take half a cup of rice, rinse and steal it, put in boiling water, add to taste and cook for 15 minutes.(If the patient tolerates the milk well, you can cook the porridge on half the milk).Add rice to the pumpkin cut into cubes( 150 g) and cook for another 10 minutes. You can eat ready-made cereal with butter.

• Pudding

Peel the pumpkin( 1 kg) from the rind and seeds, cut into thin slices and place in a saucepan, where 1 glass of water should be poured. Pour for 30 minutes and chop. Whisk 3 eggs and 2 tablespoons of semolina with half a glass of milk, add pumpkin and whisk again. Lubricate the baking pan with oil and put the ingredients into it. Bake pudding should be 20-30 minutes in a heated oven to 180 ° C.

With pancreatitis and cholecystitis, it is possible to eat dishes from pumpkins because of its valuable dietary properties. When preparing dishes, you should make sure that the recipes of the dish do not contain foods that are contraindicated in this phase of the disease.