Beetroot in pancreatitis will not only be a nutritious and tasty addition to the main menu, but will also help to get rid of an ailment that causes a lot of trouble.
People who know what pancreatic disease is, today a lot. The disease occurs against the backdrop of an incorrect lifestyle, lack of treatment and eating disorders. It is the change in dietary habits and diet that are the basis of treatment, and of all vegetables can improve the work of the beetroot. However, there are some limitations in its use.
Boiled root crop
Is it possible to eat beetroot in pancreatitis? In most cases, doctors do not prevent this, because it contains a huge amount of nutrients and elements, without which the normal life activity of a person is impossible. Doctors recommend for violations in the pancreas, with constipation, hypertension and other diseases regularly eat beets.
Root is rich in fiber and complex carbohydrates, digesting it causes the walls of the digestive tract to contract, improving its performance. However, if the patient has a chronic form of pancreatitis, there is no beet in any case, not boiled or raw. In this case, the vegetable can become not a savior, but a pest, and further deteriorate the patient's condition.
Cooked beets can be added to the diet of patients with chronic pancreatitis, provided that at the moment the disease does not cause pain attacks. Add vegetable in the menu gradually, 1 spoonful a day, bringing a maximum of 100 grams.
Vegetables can be not only cooked, but baked - the main condition that it was soft, appropriately easily digestible. Beet retains all of its qualities and properties in any form, in its composition per 100 g of product includes:
- carbohydrates - 11 g;
- proteins - 1.5 g;
- fats - 0.1 g.
At the same time, the total caloric value is only 50 kcal. Vegetable completely corresponds to the norms of dietary nutrition, allowed not only for patients with pancreatitis, but also for cholecystitis and other gastrointestinal diseases.
Useful properties of
The amount of vitamins in this vegetable is large enough to call it curative. Thanks to vitamins of group B and all sorts of mineral salts, beets perfectly help hypertensive patients. Betaine helps reduce blood pressure and prevents the formation of atherosclerosis. In cooked form, the beets are excellent in regulating fat metabolism and helping to get rid of obesity.
Crude beet
Beet with pancreatitis in its raw form is strictly contraindicated. With this disease, doctors prescribe compliance with diet number 5, and it provides for a sparing diet. Not treated with any thermal method, the vegetable can cause irritation of the mucous membranes of the digestive tract, respectively, do not exclude relapse of the disease, exacerbation and the occurrence of other complications.
Despite this caution, there are occasions when the consumption of juice from raw beets has a great effect on the health of the patient. Many doctors are sure that the juice does not contain the amount of fiber that can harm. However, it contains other chemical elements that can cause irritation and provoke increased secretion of gastric juice. Of course, the main load will lie on the pancreas, so you can eat raw juice and drink juice from it only if you follow a number of rules:
- drink freshly squeezed beet juice only after 3 hours after its preparation;
- in its pure form, you can not use juice in any case, only diluted with water or other juices;
- to introduce the drink into the diet strictly according to the scheme, starting with small doses, watching the changes in the state of health;
- to drink juice is allowed several times a week.
These rules and recommendations are suitable only for patients with chronic disease. In acute pancreatitis, the juice is categorically forbidden to be consumed.
Dishes suitable for the
dietWith pancreatitis, you can eat any dish that includes cooked or baked beets. It should be prepared in its entirety, unpurified, for at least 2 hours. When the beet becomes soft, it can be cooled and peeled off, then consumed with butter and salt, or cooked salads from it.
Many add cooking vinegar or citric acid to slightly diversify the taste. Doing this categorically is not recommended, since acid in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract is contraindicated.
Boiled or baked beets can be grated to facilitate digestion, or you can mash it by chopping the boiled root with a blender. Often it is used to make famous vinaigrettes.
In the chronic form of the disease it is allowed to eat beetroot and borsch, but provided that the vegetable is maximized and the tomato paste is absent in the recipe.
Vegetarian beetroot soup
In a company with other cooked vegetables, beet becomes useful and necessary, so it is vegetable beetroot is one of the simplest and tasty dishes intended for patients suffering from pancreatic disease.
To prepare it you will need:
- beet - 3 pieces;
- fresh tomato - 2 pieces;
- carrots - 2 pieces;
- onion - 2 pieces;
- bay leaf, greens and if desired a little canned beans.
Beetroot prepares quickly and easily. In a three-liter pot, pour water and put it on the fire. All the vegetables are peeled off, rinsed and passed through a meat grinder. Onions can be chopped separately to lightly fry it before dipping into a pan. Vegetables are transferred to boiling water and cook until fully prepared. At the end is added beans and finely chopped greens, as well as salt. You can eat with or without sour cream.
Obviously, beet is necessary for pancreatitis, it is useful and important for the human body. An exception is the acute phase of the disease.
