Buckwheat diet and diet for pancreatitis – pros and cons

Today we are going to discuss about Buckwheat Diet. The number of different diets is incalculable. Some of them are prescribe for therapeutic purposes, and some are aim at weight loss. Human nutrition, like that of any other organism, affects its health. Because the composition of food and the saturation with essential vitamins and microelements determines the possibility of having normal physiology. Any restrictions, both in composition and quantity, inevitably affect our body. Each disease has its own development mechanism, and accordingly, nutrition should also be different.

A diet for pancreatitis is aim at reducing inflammation in the pancreas. The sooner you start following it, the better the result you can expect. In the acute stage, fasting can be use, but it usually lasts no more than two or three days. After that, very gradually introduce foods with maximum fat restriction. Lean meats and poultry without skin (veal, lean beef, chicken, rabbit, turkey, etc.) are suitable. Buckwheat, pearl barley, mashed potatoes, stewed vegetables can be use as a side dish. Fried, spicy, salty foods, pastries, refractory fats (lamb, goose, duck, fatty beef, poultry skin, margarine, mayonnaise) can contribute to a new exacerbation.

The use of additional enzyme therapy will improve the condition. More effective are minimicrospheres and microtablets, for example, Creon, Micrazim. The usual dose is about 25,000 IU.

The buckwheat diet is use quite often for weight loss. Its popularity is due to its simplicity and effectiveness. Buckwheat is available in any store, and there are no problems with its preparation. In addition, this product has a low glycemic index, which means that weight loss will occur easily. While the feeling of hunger is somewhat dulled. Buckwheat can be eaten even before bedtime, this will not affect the effectiveness of the diet itself.

Both of these diets cope with the tasks set before them. They reduce inflammation in the pancreas, creating functional rest, and reduce body weight when it is excess. But there is also a downside to the coin that you need to know about. These diets contain virtually no fat and are extremely poor in terms of variety, and this is fraught with certain consequences.

Bile flow disorder

Low fat content in the diet affects the emptying of the gallbladder and causes stagnation. Which can lead to the development of stones in it. For the prevention and treatment of any heterogeneous phenomena in the gallbladder (inclusions, microliths, sediment, clots, etc.), drugs of the ursosan group base on ursodeoxycholic acid are usually use at a rate of 12-15 mg per 1 kg of the patient’s body weight.

Vitamin deficiencies

Avitaminosis can develop quite quickly if the variety of products is very limited. When minimizing fats in the diet, the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins suffers first of all – A, D, E and K. If the tests are not passed, then the usual dose of vitamin D for a resident of the middle half of Russia is 1.5 thousand units in the summer and 2-2.5 thousand units in the winter. Such drugs as vigantol, aquadetrim and others are suitable. Deficiency of vitamins A and E can manifest itself in changes in the skin condition – it becomes drier, peels, rashes appear on it. Hair loss can also be notice quite often.

Development of atherosclerosis

Changes in lipid metabolism affect the ratio of “bad” and “good” cholesterol fractions. Imbalance can lead to the development of atherosclerosis. Some doctors prescribe cholesterol-lowering drugs almost immediately, without adjusting the diet, which can have undesirable consequences for the body. It would be more correct to limit harmful animal fats with the presence of fresh vegetable fats in the diet.

Development of asthenization

The general condition usually suffers when following any strict diets that require a significant reduction in the variety of products. The fact is that only a full diet on a regular basis can ensure the body eliminates all deficiencies of useful nutrients. The fewer types of dishes and products you use, the greater the lack of essential vitamins and microelements, and the worse your health. General weakness, dizziness, decreased concentration and performance develop very often.

The diets describe above have a right to exist, but only if their use is justified and they are observed only for a short period of time. Stabilization of the condition in pancreatitis is an indication for a planned and gradual expansion of the diet. The buckwheat diet can be use for a short time so as not to reduce the level of useful vitamins and microelements. A safer option can also be the so-called “fasting day”, when only once a week there is a change in nutrition with a predominance of low-calorie dishes, for example, buckwheat.