I am finding I am different than most people who suffer from Pancreatitis pain, whether acute or chronic.
In previous posts I mentioned NOT eating when you have pancreatitis pain. In fact I said nothing by mouth except water until the pain resolves.
That didn't mean noodles, rice cakes, tomatoes, Ensure, or jello were good to eat when pain was present.
That meant I eat nothing, nada, zip, not one damn thing except vitamin C, grape seed extract, curcumin and water until the pain resolves and then ...
Once the pain has been gone for at least 72 hours (3 days) juice such as V8 low sodium could be consumed (it is loaded with nutrients) or if you have a juicer create your own veggie juice using tomatoes, spinach, watercress, beets, celery and garlic. Then ...
If you have no symptoms on juice for another 48 - 72 hours then try small amounts of food such as brown rice and veggies to see how things go.
I never once mentioned that drinking Ensure was a good thing. It contains milk and/or milk solids such as whey (FAT), canola and corn oil. Did I mention OIL is NOT good? If you want to continue having pain drink Ensure.
What CP victims need to understand is that food is NOT your friend and most foods that normal people eat will do nothing but piss-off your pancreas.
You will most likely NOT die from starvation in one week - it usually takes much longer to die from lack of food and ANYTHING with fat or dairy should be avoided - when you have pain. When you have pain ALL food should be avoided - period.
BIG NOTE: If it is NOT VEGETABLE or FRUIT or freshly cooked whole grain in origin it is not good to consume until your pancreas has healed.
That means nothing that is processed.
Processed foods (prepackaged) all contain ingredients and ...
I don't care what the label says regarding fat content, it could say fat free but the ingredients say OIL (palm, coconut, peanut etc) and that is NOT fat free.
OIL is fat.
Margarine is fat.
Milk is fat.
Milk solids contain fat.
ALL meat contains fat.
Broth, unless totally veggie in origin, contains fat.
Fat is the enemy.
Alcohol is the enemy. And ...
If you are currently experiencing pain FOOD is the enemy.
The pancreas needs to "rest" until the pain resolves and has been resolved for at least 72 hours (3 days).
That could mean a WEEK without food.
Whatever it takes.
Unless you are diabetic or have some underlying metabolic problem fasting should not be a problem in fact it is the ONLY good thing that doctors do in the hospital for Pancreatitis patients - they take away the food.
Got pain?
NO food!
I have went weeks on only veggie juice (when I was really sick) and I mean AFTER the pain resolved yet I still did not feel well.
People with CP (Chronic Pancreatitis) need to learn that food is NOT your friend, especially when you have pain. Pain should tell you that your pancreas is NOT happy. If you keep pushing food onto your pancreas, when you already have pain, you will eventually pay and the price could be high.
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I was wondering how long did it take you when you first started with the pills and everything to feel good and be able to resume normal activities. I know everyone is different but just curious. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI don't exactly remember. It wasn't an overnight thing. A few weeks to begin feeling better but exactly how long before I felt good? I just don't recall.
ReplyDeleteCheck this out:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.medpagetoday.com/Gastroenterology/PancreaticDiseases/12318
"The antioxidant supplementation included daily doses of 600 μg of organic selenium, 0.54 g of ascorbic acid, 9,000 IU of β-carotene, 270 IU α-tocopherol, and 2 g of methionine, an alpha-amino acid.
After six months, the reduction in the number of painful days per month was more than two times higher in the antioxidant group compared with the placebo group (7.4 ± 6.8 versus 3.2 ± 4, respectively; P<0.001; 95% CI, 2.07, 6.23). "
Hey anonomyous, I've read that study and I addressed it on another site I have quite sometime ago you can view it here: Pancreatitis
ReplyDeleteYou'll read where I mentioned that it took the orthodox medical community 14 years more than me to figure out that certain antioxidants can protect and heal the pancreas but you'll also read why I'll stick to vit C, grape seed extract and curcumin.
You see selenium in 600ug doses can become toxic (selenium has a tendency to accumulate in tissues). In small amounts 300 - 400 micrograms per day selenium is highly beneficial to the human body but large doses are or can become toxic.
Methionine in large amounts can cause atherosclerosis (the artery plaque that creates heart attacks).
Vit C, grape seed extract and curcumin are non-toxic and not only do they eliminate pancreas inflammation but they also protect the pancreas against pancreatic cancer which is a complication of long standing chronic pancreatitis. In fact grape seed extract and curcumin both actually have been proven to cause cancer cells to self destruct.
Yeah, I'll stick with my regimen.