Best Diet Plan for Pancreatitis Disease: Ayurveda & Modern Perspective

September 12, 2025

September 24, 2025

Written By

Dr. Sahil Gupta (B.A.M.S., M.H.A.)

Reviewed By Dr. Anjali Jindal (B.A.M.S. – Ayurveda)

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When you are living with Pancreatitis, it takes a toll on your physical as well as mental health.  You suffer pain, indigestion, nausea, and constant food restrictions often make your daily life a struggle. 

While medicines help, what truly decides your recovery is your diet.

Because food is one of the three pillars of life, known as Tryoupstambha. Vaidya Jeevana has well said:

Pathye Sati Gadaarthasaya Kimoushada Nishevanaih |

Pathye Asati Gadaarthasaya Kimoushadha Nishevanaiih ||

In Ayurveda, food you consume is the best remedy for your disease. Choosing the right Pathya (wholesome diet) and avoiding Apathya (harmful foods) not only soothes inflammation but also restores your digestion and strength. 

Modern research also insists on having small, light, and nourishing meals to ease Pancreatitis symptoms and prevent flare-ups.

This diet guide for Pancreatitis brings you both Ayurvedic wisdom and modern dietary science to help you eat right, heal faster, and live a healthy life.

So following dos and don’ts, i.e Pathya and Apathya, is very important for the proper treatment of diseases.

Pathya (Wholesome/ Meals to be Taken) for Pancreatitis Disease

As per Ayurvedic classical literature, Pancreatitis’s disease is mainly correlated to Gulma type, Shotha, Teekshna Agni, Vidagadha Ajeerna, and Shula.

So here, Pathya for Gulma, Shotha, Teekshna Agni, Vidagdha Ajeerna, and Shula is mentioned in Ayurveda and is considered as Pathya for Pancreatitis disease.

1. Pathya for Gulma (Pancreatitis disease)

Pathya Apathya Vinirnya, Gulma Roga, by “Brahmanand Tripathi”, 294- 298.

गुल्मरोग में पथ्य 

स्नेह: स्वेदो विरेकश्च बस्तिबहुसिराव्यध: | लंघन  वर्ति अभ्यंग स्नेह पक्के तु पाटनम्‌ ||

संवत्सरसमुत्यन्नाः  कलमा रक्तशालयः | खड: कुलत्थयूषश्च   धन्वमांसरस: सुरा ||

गवामजायाश्च  पयो मृद्वीका च परूषकम्‌ || खर्ज्जुर॑ दाडिमं धात्री नागर्राम्लवेतसम |

तक्रमेरण्डतैल॑ च लशुनं बालमूलकम्‌ | पतुरो वास्तुक शिग्रु यव क्षारौ हरीतकी ||

रामठं मातुलुंग च त्र्युषण  सुरभीजलम्‌ | यदन॑ स्निग्धमुष्ण च बृहण्म  लघु दीपनम्‌ ||

 वातानुलोमन चैव पथ्य॑ गुल्मे नृणां भवेत ||

चार प्रकार के स्नेहो  (घृत, तेल वसा, मज्जा) का पान (सेवन),स्वेदन, विरेचन, बस्ति प्रयोग, भुजाओं का सिरावेध कराके रक्त निकालना |

लंघन गुदवर्ति प्रयोग,स्नेह का अभ्यंग  (तिल मालिश), पक जाने पर गुल्म को चीरना,एक साल पुराने कलमधान (जो रोपनी लगाकर उगाये गये हो ) |

लाल शाली धान्य, खड यूष, कुलथी का यूष, मरुभूमि के निवासी पशु पक्षियों के मांस रस, मद्य , गाय तथा  बकरी का दूध, मुनक्का, फालसा, खजूर, दाड़िम, अम्ल वेतस, मठ्ठा, ऑवला, नारंगी ,लहसुन,छोटी मूली, शालिंच शाक,बथुआ,सहिजन की फलियां  सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल, गोमूत्र,जो आहार पदार्थ स्नेहयुक्त, उष्ण शरीर को पुष्ट करने वाला , लघु (सुपाच्य), अग्निवर्धक, वात दोष को अनुलोम करने वाला हों, ये पथ्य होते हैं ||

You can consume four types of affection (ghee, oil, fat, marrow), swedan, virechana, basti experiment, extracting blood by piercing the arms, langhan, gudvarti use, abhyanga of affection (sesame massage), tearing the tumor when cooked.

One-year-old kalam dhan (which has been grown by planting), red shali grains, khad yush, kulthi’s yush, meat juice of animals and birds living in the desert.

Also add Wine, cow and goat milk, dry grapes, falsa, dates, daadim (Pomengranate), Amalvetas, Buttermilk, Amla, Orange, Garlic, Small Radish, Shalinch Shaak, Bathua, Horse- radish Legumes in your diet. 

Spices such as dry ginger, Chili, Peepal, Cow urine, which food is affectionate (Sneha Yukt), nourishing hot body, small (digestible), fire-increasing diet is wholesome for Gulma and other  pancreatitis types.

2. Pathya for Shotha/ Oedema (Pancreatitis disease)

Pathya Apathya Vinirnya, Shotha Roga, by “Brahmanand Tripathi”, 348- 353

शोथरोग में पथ्य

संशोधन लंघन अस्त्र मोक्ष: स्वेद: प्रलेप: परिषेचनं च |

पुरातना: शालियवा: कुलत्थ मुदागश्च  गोधापि च शल्लको अपि ||

भुजंग भूक तित्तिरि ताम्र चूडलावादयो जांगल विशिकारश्च |

कूर्मा अपि श्रृंगी  प्रपुराणसर्पिस्तक्रं सुरा माक्षिकमासव्श्च |

निष्पाव काठिलक  रक्त शिग्रु  रसालक कर्कोटक माणं मूलम |

सुवर्चला गृज्जनक: पटोलम वेत्राग्र वातिद्रन मूलकानि ||

पुनर्नवा चित्रक पारिभद्र श्रीपर्ण निम्ब क्षुर पल्लवानि |

एरण्डतैल॑ कटुका हरिद्र हरीतकी क्षारनिषेवणं च |

भल्लातकं गुग्गुलुरायसं च कटुनि  तिक्तानि च दीपनानि |

मूत्राणि गो अजा महिषी भवानि कस्तूरिका चापि शिलाजतूनि ||

यत्‌ पाण्डु रोगनीण्यपि वहिकर्मपुरा प्रदिष्ठ तु तदेव च अपि | 

यथामलं पथ्यमिदं प्रदिष्ठंशोथामयं सत्वरमुच्छिनत्ति ||

संशोधन अर्थात्‌ वमन द्वारा ऊपरी शरीर का और विरेचन द्वारा अधो भाग का    (लघु भोजन), रक्तमोक्षण (सिरावेध), स्वेदन, शरीर पर शोथनाशक लेप, परिषेचन, पुराने शाली धान्य , जौ, कुलथी, मूंग आदि अन्न, गोह,सेह मोर, तीतर, मुर्गा, लवा,जांगल देश के पशु: पक्षी जो बिखेर के  दाना चुगते हैं (विष्किर वर्ग के पक्षी)। 

कछुआ, सिंगी मछली, अधिक पुराना घी, मठ्ठा, मद्य, मधु, आसव , निष्पाव, करेला , लाल सहिजन, आम, ककोड़ा, मानकन्द, हुलहुल, गाजर, परबल, वेत के अंकुर का अगर भाग, वातिंगन (बैगन), कोमल मूली, पुनर्नवा, चित्रक मूल, फरहाद, गम्भार की छाल तथा इसके कोमल पत्र, नीम, गोखरू के पत्ते ,एरण्ड तेल,कुटकी, हल्दी, हरड़ सभी  क्षारों का सेवन,भिलावा गुणा, लोह भस्म, कटु रस तथा तिक्त प्रधान  पर्दार्थ, अग्नि वर्धक पदार्थ  गाय, बकरी, भैंस  के मूत्र, कस्तूरी, शिलाजीत, जिन पथ्यों का वर्णन पाण्डुरोग में कहा गया है। 

वे पदार्थ भी वह्नि कर्म  (जैसा पाण्डु रोग  में कहा गया है- दोनों पैरों की सन्धि में, नाभि के दो अंगुल नीचे , सर में, हाथों के मूल में, स्तनों और काखों के मध्य भाग में दागना, ये सभी दोष विशेष की कर प्रयोग करने पर रोग में पथ्य  (हितकर) हैं || 

दशमूल के क्वाथ रस द्वारा पकाये गये पुराने जौ, लाल शाली धान्य के चावल ,थोड़ी मात्रा में सरसों का तेल,ये शोथरोगियों के लिये पथ्य  होते हैं ।  कछुआ, शुंगी, मद्गुर नामक मछलियों का मांसरस ये भी शोथ  रोग पथ्य होते है |

You can purify your body in two ways –

Purification of upper part of the body by emesis and purgation of the lower part (small food), blood removal (siravedha), swedan, anti-inflammatory paste on the body.

Parishechan before eating meal, old shali grains, barley, kulthi dala, and moong Dala is considered effective.

You can consume meat of goh, peacock, pheasant, Rooster, lava, Jaangla animals, birds that feed on scattered grains (Vishkir class birds), turtle, and horned fish.

Add fats like older ghee, buttermilk in your diet. You can also consume alcohol, honey, bitter gourd, red horseradish, mango, Kakoda, Mankand, Hulhul, Carrot, Parbal, Agar part of Vet’s sprout, Vaatingan (Brinjal), Soft radish, Punarnava, Chitrak root, Farhad, Gambhari’s bark and its soft leaves.

Go for herbs such as Neem, Gokhru leaves, Castor oil, Kutki, Turmeric, Harad intake of all alkalis, Bhilava Guna, iron ash, bitter juice and Tikt Pradharth, fire-enhancing substances cow, goat, buffalo urine, musk, and Shilajit.

You can consume these discussed wholesome foods effective in Pandu Roga too.

You can do Vahni Karma from an Ayurveda expert for pain reduction. As mentioned in Pandu Rog, you can do –

• Spotting in the joints of both the feet
• Two fingers below the navel
• In the head
• At the root of the hands
• In the middle of the breasts and underarms

If you have gout problem, you can also consume old barley cooked with decoction of Dashmool, rice made of red grain, in a little mustard oil, along with the flesh of fish called turtle, and shungi.

Also read – Best diet plan for Urticaria

3. Pathya for Shula (Pancreatitis disease)

Pathya Apathya Vinirnya, Shula Roga, by “Brahmanand Tripathi”, 269- 272

शूल रोग  में पथ्य

छर्दि: स्वेदो लड्डनं पायुवर्ततिबस्ति निद्रा रेचन॑ पाचन च |

अब्दोत्पन्ना: शालयों वाट्यमण्ड स्तप्तक्षीरं जाद्ललानां रसाश्च |

पटोलशोभाव्कारवेल्लं वार्तकुमाप्राणि पचेलिमानि |

कपित्थ॑ रुचक॑ प्रियालं शालिज्चपत्राणि च वास्तुकानि ||

समुद्र सौवर्चल हिंगु विश्वम  बिड॑ शता ह्वा लशुनं लवड्म्‌ |

एरण्डतैल॑ सुरभीजलं च तप्ताम्बु जम्बीरससो अपि  कुष्ठम्‌ ||

लघूनि च क्षारजांसि चेति वर्गों हित: शूलगदार्दितिभ्य: ||

वमन, स्वेदन, लंघन, गुद में वर्ति प्रयोग, बस्तिकर्म, दिन में सोना, विरेचन कराना, पाचक औषधों का  का प्रयोग, साल भर (पुराने शालिधान्य, वाद्यमण्ड (भुने हुए जौ का मांड), उबला हुआ दूध, जागल प्रदेश के पशु- पक्षियों का  मांस रसप्रबल  होते हैं |

सहजन, करेला, बैंगन, पके हुए आम, मुनक्का,  कैथ, काला नमक, चिरौंजी, शालिंच का पत्रशाक, बथुआ, समुद्री तथा सौंचर, सौंफ, लहसुन, लौंग, एरण्डतेल, गोमूत्र, गरमजल, जम्बीरी नीबू का रस, कुठ, क्षारों का चूर्ण, ये सभी द्रव्य शूल रोगियों के लिये हितकर होते हैं || 

पुराने शाली धान्य, जांगल प्राणियों के मांस रस, परवल, करेला, मुनक्का, पके आम,तथा  दाडिम के फल,विडनमक, शालिंच का पत्रशाक, गरम पानी, लवंग तथा वायु को अनुलोम करने वाले औषध तथा आहार द्रव्य, ये सभी पथ्य होतें है |

You can do ayurvedic Panchkarma therapies like vomiting, sweating, langhan (fasting), and bastikarma in the anal region.

Sleeping during the day, purgation, use of digestive drugs, throughout the year (old grains, vadyamand (roasted barley groats), boiled milk is ideal for you. 

You can eat meat of animals of Jagal Pradesh or the meat of birds is juicy, drumstick, and vegetables/fruits like bitter gourd, brinjal, ripe mango, dry grapes, and kaith.

Spices you can add in your diet are black salt, chironji, leaves of shalinch, bathua, and saunchar, fennel, garlic, and clove.

You can also consume castor oil, cow urine, hot water, jambiri lemon juice, Kuth, Alkaline powder, because all these substances are beneficial in pain of different type of inflammation. 

Along with above, you can intake old shali grains, meat juice of jungle animals, parwal, bitter gourd, dry grapes, ripe mangoes, and dadim fruits, iron salt, leaves of Shalincha, hot water, and cloves.

4. Pathya for Mandagni/ Ajeerna (Pancreatitis disease)

Pathya Apathya Vinirnya, Mandagni, Ajeerna, by “Brahmanand Tripathi”, 78- 86

मन्दाग्नि तथा अजीर्ण में पथ्य

श्लेष्के वमनं पूर्व पैत्तिके मूदु रेचनम्‌ |

वातिके स्वेदन॑ चाथ यथावस्थ॑ हित च यत्‌ ||

नानाप्रकारो व्यायामो दीपनानि लघूनि च |

बहुकाल समुत्पन्ना: सूक्ष्मा लोहितशालय: ||

 विलेपी लाजमण्डश्च  मण्डोमुद्गरस: सुरा |

एणो वहीं शशो लाव: क्षुद्र मत्स्याश्य सर्वश: ||

शालिंचशाकं वेत्राग्रं वास्तूक॑ बालमूलकम्‌ |

लशुनं वृद्धकृष्माण्ड॑ नवीनकदलीफलम्‌ ||

शोभंजनं  पटोल॑ च वार्ताकुं नलदाम्बु च |

कर्कोटकं कारवेल्ल॑ बार्हतं  च महा अदरकम |

प्रसारिणी मेष श्रृंग चांगेरी  सुनिषण्णकम्‌ |

धात्रीफल॑ नागरंग  दाडिम॑ यावपर्पटा: ||

अम्लवेतस जम्बीर मातुलुंगाणी माक्षिकम |

नवनीत॑ घृत॑ तक्रम  सौवीरकतुषोदके ||

धान्याम्ल॑ कटुतैल॑ च रामठं लवण्द्रकम्‌ |

यवानी  मरिचं मेथी धान्यक॑ जीरक॑ दधि |

ताम्बूल॑ तप्तसलिलं कदुतिक्रौ रसावपि |

मन्दानले अप्य अजीर्ण  पथ्यमेतन्नूणां भवेत्‌ ||

कफदोष के प्रकोप से उत्पन्न मन्दाग्नि तथा अजीर्ण रोगों में सर्वप्रथम वामन कराना चाहिए , पित्तदोष के प्रकोप से उत्पन्न मन्दाग्नि तथा अजीर्ण रोगों में में रोगी को मृदुविरेचन का प्रयोग कराएं तथा वातदोष के प्रकोप से उत्पन्न मन्दाग्नि तथा अजीर्ण रोगों में रोगी को स्वेदन  कराना चाहिये |

और भी परिस्थिति वश जो उसके लिये हितकर हो वह वह उपाय प्रकार के व्यायाम (दण्ड, बैठक, कुस्ती, दौड़ना आदि), जठरा अग्नि  को प्रज्वलित करने के लिए  अग्निवर्धक (चित्रकादि चूर्ण,हिंग्वष्टक चूर्ण आदि) तथा हलके (सुपाच्य) भोजन, बहुत पुराने बारीक, लालशाली के चावलों की विलेपी (लपसी), पुराने धान के खीलों का माँड, चावलों का मांड, मूंग का यश, मद्य (पुरानी मदिरा), काली हिरन का यूष, मद्य (पुरानी मदिरा), कालाहिरन मोर, खरगोश, लवा पक्षी, सभी प्रकार के मांसों, का रस, शालिंचशाक, वेत का अंकुर, बथुआ, कोमल मूली, लहसुन, करेला,  नये केले के फल, सहजन, परबल, बैगन, खस का जल, ककोड़ा, कटेरी का फल, अदरख, प्रसारिणी, मेंढ़ासिंगी, चांगेरी (लोनिया), सुनिष्णक (सुनसुनिया), आँवला, नारंगी (सन्तरा),दाड़िम, यावपर्पट (जुआर के पापड़), बिजौरा नीबू, मधु, नवनीत (मक्खन), घृत, मट्ठा, सौवीरक  भेद, धान्याम्ल, सरसों का तेल, हींग, नमक, अदरख, अजवाइन, दही, पान, उबाला हुआ जल,कडुआ तथा तिक्त रस वाले पदार्थ, ये सभी अग्नि मंद पड़ जाने  पर तथा अजीर्ण रोग में मनुष्यों के लिये हितकर होते हैं ||

The patient should start the treatment with Vamana.He can take mridu virechan, if the indigestion is because of Pitta Dosha, and do sweating if the indigestion is caused by Vata Dosha.

According to the situation, whatever is beneficial for him, that type of exercise (punishment, meeting, wrestling, and running), fire enhancers (Chitrakadi Churna, and Hingvashtak Churna) and light (well-digestible) food should be given.

You can also consume very old fine, Lalshali’s rice, vilepi (lapsi), old paddy, mand, rice mand, moong’s fame, liquor (old liquor), black buck’s liquor, liquor (old liquor), black buck peacock, rabbit, lava bird.

All types of meats, juice, shalin chashak, sprout, bathua, soft radish, garlic, bitter gourd, new banana fruit, drumstick, parbal, brinjal, poppy water, cucumber, kateri fruit, ginger, Prasarini, Mendhasingi, Changeri (Lonia), Sunishnak (Sunsunia), Amla, Narangi (Orange), Dadim, Yavparpat (Juar Papad), Bijora Lemon.

Consume Honey, Navneet (Butter), Ghrit, Whey, Sauveerak Bhed, Grain Acid, Mustard Oil, Asafoetida, salt, ginger, celery, curd, betel leaf, boiled water, bitter and bitter substances, all these are beneficial for patients of Pancreatitis when the fire subsides and indigestion is troubling.

APathya (Unwholesome/ Meals to be Avoided) for a Patient with Pancreatitis Disease

1. Apathya for Gulma (Pancreatitis disease)

Pathya Apathya Vinirnya, Gulma Roga, by “Brahmanand Tripathi”, 299- 3–

गुल्मरोग में अपथ्य

वातकारीणि  सर्वाणि विरुद्ध अन्य अश्नानि च |

वल्लूर॑ मूलकं मत्स्यान्मघुराणि फलानि च |

शुष्कशाकं शमीधान्यं विष्टम्भीनि गुरूणि च |

अधो वात शकृन्मूत्र श्रम श्वासा अश्रु धारणम ||

वमनं  जलपान॑ च. गुल्मरोगी परित्यज्य ||

वातदोष को बढ़ाने वाले सभी खान-पान तथा विहार, संयोग मांस, सूखीमूली ,मछली ,मीठे फल,सुखाये गये सभी शाक,शमी (शिम्बी) धान्य, सभी कब्ज कारक  तथा देर में पचने वाले पदार्थ, अपानवायु, मल, मूत्र, श्रम के कारण उत्पन्न श्वास का वेग तथा आंसुओं  के वेगों को रोकना, वमन कराना, अधिक जल पीना | 

अन्य अपथ्य- सूखा मांस, मूली, मछली, सूखाये गये शाक, सभी प्रकार की दालें, आलू  आदि कन्दशाक तथा मीठे फलों का गुल्म रोगी परित्याग करे।

All food and drink that increase Vata dosha, combination meat, dried radish, fish, sweet fruits, all dried vegetables, shami (shimbi) grains, all constipating factors and late digestible substances, apanavayu, faeces, urine, labour. 

Stopping the urge to breathe and the urge of tears, Vamana Karma, drinking more water, all these are unwholesome in Gulma or pancreatitis. 

Other non-food items – dry meat, radish, fish, dried vegetables, all types of pulses, potatoes, gourds, and sweet fruits should be avoided by the Gulma patient and in pancreatitis.

2. Apathya for Shotha/ Oedema (Pancreatitis disease)

Pathya Apathya Vinirnya, Shotha Roga, by “Brahmanand Tripathi”, 354- 355

शोथ रोग में अपथ्य  

नित्य दुष्टं पवनसलिल॑ वेगरोधं विरुद्धं 

सर्व पान॑ विषममशनं मृत्तिका भक्षणं च |

गौड पैष्ट॑ दधि सकृशरं निर्जजलं मद्यमम्लम्‌ ||

धाना वल्लूरं समशनमथो गुर्व्वसात्म्य॑ विदाहि |

सप्तं चारात्रौश्वयथुगदवान्‌ वर्ज्जयेन्मैथुनं च ||

दूषित जल तथा वायु का सदा सेवन करना मल-मूत्र आदि आधारणीय वेगों को रोकना संयोग  विरुद्ध अन्न-पान का सेवन करना, विषम (कभी कम कभी अधिक) भोजन करना, मिटटी खाना,  ग्रामीण (पालतू) तथा अनूप-देश में रहने वाले पशु-पक्षियों का मांस, नमक, सुखाये गए शाक, नए अन्न, गुड़ तथा  गुड़ मिलाकर बनाये गये पीठी के पदार्थ, दहीं के साथ खिचड़ी का सेवन, निर्जर नया अथवा  निर्जल मद्य, अम्ल रस प्रधान खाद्य, भूमि हुए धान्य, सूखा मांस , हितकर तथा अहितकर भोजन को मिलाकर एक साथ खाना| गुरु, असात्म्य, विदाही पदार्थों का सेवन करना, सात रात्रियों तक स्त्री सहवास करना | ये सब शोथ के रोगी को छोड़ देना चाहिए |

Avoid consuming contaminated water and air at all times, stopping the excretion of feces and urine.

Consuming food and drink that are incompatible, eating odd (sometimes less, sometimes more), eating soil, animals living in rural (domestic) and anup- country. 

Meat of birds, salt, dried vegetables, fresh food grains, jaggery, and molasses made by mixing molasses, consumption of khichdi with curd, dry new or waterless alcohol, acid-rich food, ground grains, dry meat, and mixing unhealthy food and eating it together. 

Guru, disloyalty, consumption of intoxicating substances, and sexual intercourse with a woman for seven nights. The patient should avoid all this with any type of inflammation and pancreatitis.

पिष्टा अन्न उष्ण  लवणानि मद्य, मृद॑ दिवास्वनम जांगलञ्च | 

पयोगुडं तैल मथो गुरूणि शोफं जिघांसु: परिवर्जये च |

और भी-‘गुर्वान मध्यमम्लञ्च  शीततोयं विदाहि च। दिवा स्वापम मैथुनञ्च  शोथ रोगी  परित्यजेत्‌ || इस प्रकार ‘सातरात्रियों तक मैथुन की अवधि का वर्णन  रहा है। 

3. Apathya for Shula (Pancreatitis disease)

Pathya Apathya Vinirnya, Shula Roga, by “Brahmanand Tripathi”, 273- 274

शूलरोग में अपध्य

विरुद्धान्यन्नपानानि जागर॑ विषमाशनम्‌ |

रूक्षतिक्तकषायाणि शीतलानि गुरूणि च ||

व्यायाम मैथुन मद्यं वैदल॑ लवण तिलान्‌ |

वेगरोध॑ शुचं क्रोध॑ वर्ज्जयेच्छूलवात्नर: ||

संयोग विरुद्ध अन्न (आहार) पेय, रात में जागना, विषमाशन (कभी कम कभी अधिक भोजन), रूक्ष (घी -तेल रहित) तिक्त तथा कषाय रस प्रधान आहार तथा पदार्थ, व्यायाम, मे थुन, मद्य,विविध प्रकार की दालें, नमक, तिल, अधारणीय वेगों को रोकना, शोक करना, क्रोध करना, शूलरोगी इन सबका परहेज करे || अन्यत्र प्राप्त अपथ्य – सभी प्रकार के शारीरिक परिश्रम, मैथुन, मद्य, नमक, कटु रस प्रधान, सभी पदार्थ, सभी प्रकार की दालें, अधारणीय वेगों को रोकना, शोक तथा क्रोध इनका सेवन शूल रोगी न करे |

Avoid consuming incompatible food (diet) or drink, waking up at night, detoxification (sometimes less, sometimes more food), dry (ghee- oiless) food and substances containing bitter and astringent juices.

Restrain from exercise, milk, alcohol, different types of pulses, salt, Sesame, restraining unbearably fasts, mourning, and getting angry.

Colic patients should also avoid unwholesome (Apathya) such as all types of physical exertion, sex, alcohol, salt, bitter juices, all types of pulses, stopping unbearable urges, grief, and anger should not be done.

4. Apathya for Mandagni/ Ajeerna (Pancreatitis disease)

Pathya Apathya Vinirnya, Mandagni, Ajeerna, by “Brahmanand Tripathi”, 87- 90

मन्दाग्नि तथा अजीर्ण में अपथ्य

विरेचनानि  विण्मूत्र वायुवेग विधारणम्‌ |

अध्यशनं समशन॑ जागरं विषमाशनम्‌ ||

रक्त स्त्रुतिम  शमीधान्य॑ मत्स्य मांसमुपोदिकाम्‌ ||

जलपानं पिष्टकं च जाम्बवं सर्वमालुकम्‌ ||

कूरच्चिकां मोरटं क्षीरं किलाट च प्रपानकम्‌ |

तालास्थि सस्यं तद्ठालं स्नेहनं दुष्ठवारि च ||

विरुद्धा असतंय पान अन्नम  विष्टम्भीनि गुरूणि च ।

अग्निमान्द अप्य अजीर्ण  च सर्वाणि परिवर्जयेत्‌ ||

सभी प्रकार के विरेचन, मल, मूत्र तथा अधोवायु के वेगों का रोकना, पहले खाया हुआ  भोजन न पचा हों तब तक फिर भोजन कर लेना, इसे अध्यशन कहते है | 

समशन (हितकर एवं  अहित कर अन्न या आहार को एक साथ खाना), रात्रि में जागना,विषमाशन (बहुत अधिक या बहुत  थोड़ा अथवा विना समय का भोजन), रक्त स्त्रुति  (सिरावेध), शमी धान्य, शिम्बी धान्या उड़द , मूंग, राजमाष, तिल, ,कुलथी आदि), मछली, मांस, पोई का शाक, अधिक जल पीना, पिट्ठी के बने हुए पदार्थ, जामुन के फलों का खाना |

सभी प्रकार के आलू (कंद शाक), कुर्चिका (ये दो प्रकार से  बनायी जाती है- १.फटे हुए या फाड़े गये दूध से और २. तक्र कुर्चिका तथा इमलीं आदि पना या पन्ना पेयरस, ताड़ फल की मींगी, ताड़ पहल की मींगी, ताड़ के फल, ताड़ की बाली, सभी स्नेहन (घी-तेल में पकाये गये) पदार्थ, दूषित जल, विरुद्ध तथा असात्म्य पेय एवं आहार, विष्टम्भ कारक एवं देर से पचने वाले सभी आहार पदार्थ को मंदाग्नि तथा अजीर्ण रोग में त्याग देना चाहिए |

Stopping the urges of all types of purgation, urine, faeces, and flatulence, eating food until the previously eaten food is not digested, this is called Adhyashana. 

Samashan (eating beneficial and harmful food or diet together), waking up at night, poisoning (eating too much or too little or without time), Rakta Struti (Siravedh), Shami Dhanya, Shimbi Dhanya Urad, Moong, Rajmash, Sesame, Kulthi), fish, meat, Poi’s vegetables, drinking more water, foods made of pitti, and eating berries.

Discard all types of potatoes (kand shaak), Kurchika (it is made in two ways- 

1. Torn or torn milk 
2. Takra kurchika and tamarind

Panna or Panna Peyrus, palm fruit meengi, palm fruit, all lubrication (cooked in ghee-oil) substances, contaminated water, anti- and non-satisfying drinks and food, Vishtambha factors, and all food items that are digested late should also be discarded in indigestion.

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Pancreatitis’ Disease Diet Guide (Modern Point of View)

1. Avoid food with anti-nutrients.

#1. What is an anti-nutrient?

Antinutrients are just the opposite of nutrients, block the absorption of nutrients to the body. 

But some anti- nutrient compounds also have positive effects on your health.

These anti- nutrients reduce the insulin response to starchy foods, reduce blood sugar level, and these drugs are potentially very effective as anti- obese drugs. 

But these anti-nutrients negatively affect pancreatic disorders.

Classification of anti-nutrients

• Lectins
• Oxalate
• Phytates (phytic acid)
• Saponins
• Tannins
• Glucosinolates and goitrogens

These anti-nutrients result in a loss of nourishment from our bodies.

#2. Which dietary sources of anti-nutrients should be avoided?

• Lectins: Whole grains and legumes like peanuts, beans, and soyabean, the lectins present in them interfere with the absorption of zinc, calcium, iron, and phosphorus.
• Oxalates: Tea, beans, nuts, and green leafy vegetables. The oxalates present in them interfere with the absorption of calcium.
• Glucosinolates and goitrogens: Cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, kale, cabbage are the perfect example of this type of anti-nutrients. These anti- nutrients interfere with the absorption of iodine.
• Phytic acid: Legumes, whole grains, nuts, and seeds. These phytic acid anti-nutrients decrease the absorption of zinc, calcium, iron, and magnesium.
• Saponins: Whole grains, and legumes. These saponins interfere with the absorption of nutrients.

Antinutrients that have a negative effect on pancreatic enzymes and thus cause pancreatitis disorder

• Soya bean- Saponin
• Wheat bran, polished rice, legumes, and oil seeds- phytates
• Oilseed, legumes- Lectins
• Sorghum, millets, peas, beans- Tannins
• Citrus fruit and grapefruit extracts, so long tea, peanut shells, apples- Polyphenols
• Soybean, peas, beans- Trypsin inhibitor.

#3. Why should anti-nutrients be avoided?

Anti- nutrients interfere with the absorption of the macronutrients and micronutrients by inhibiting the pancreatic lipase inhibitor. 

These anti- nutrients are also lipase and protease inhibitors. Thus, they have a negative effect in pancreatitis disorders.

#4. The table shows which anti-nutrient food is not included while suffering from pancreatitis.

2. Foods for Pancreatitis Patients

#1. Include Soy- soy-tomato enriched diet

When you suffer from pancreatitis, you may develop persistent pathological responses to the parenchymal stress and may cause injury due to fibro-inflammation. 

If you do dietary intervention, it will improve your daily life whether you have acute or chronic pancreatitis. 

Various dietary foods ease pancreatitis and- soy-tomato enriched diet is one of them which has anti- anti-inflammatory effect due to active metabolites.

These active metabolites reduce pro-inflammatory cytokines and reduce suppressive immune population. 

Recent studies have revealed that soy and tomato enriched diets reduce inflammation and severity of chronic pancreatitis.

#2. Take low-volume meals.

You should consume frequent meals with smaller portions in their diet. 

It is recommended to intake 5 to 7 meals with small portions. This will reduce the load on the pancreas.

#3. What can we include in the diet of patients with pancreatitis in India? 

• Breakfast- Boiled vegetables salad (in boiled salad, patient can include onion, cabbage, carrot, peas, corn, and mushroom), Aloo Parantha with Curd or Raita or Rice flakes Pulao with Curd or Raita or Veg Curry with Chapati.
• Mid meal- In mid-meal fruits can be included like apple, guava, grapes, orange, pomegranate, Chiku, and Indian plum. Along with this, tender coconut water is good to take during a midday meal. 
• Lunch- Arhar Dal/ Bengal Gram Dal/ Masoor Dal/ Moong Dal along with parboiled rice/ flavored rice, Chapatis. Along with this snake gourd curry, roasted Paraval/ Beet roots/ fish can also be included in the diet.
• Evening- Roasted rice flakes, boiled black gram, veg sandwich, roasted Chana, boiled aloo chat, tea, black tea, coffee.
• Dinner- Fish stew/ veg curry/ bottle gourd curry/ Mushroom curry/ beet root curry/ carrot curry/ pumpkin curry, along with Chapati can be included in the diet.

#4. Include lean protein in your diet

Proteins are macromolecules and large biomolecules that have a chain of amino acid residues. 

These complex macros molecular poly-peptides play critical roles in the body; that’s why they are called building blocks of the body.

What are lean proteins?

Lean proteins are low in fat. 

As per USDA (United States Department of Agriculture), a lean protein is when a protein has less than

• 10 grams of total fat per 3.5 ounce of portion
• 95 mg of cholesterol
• Saturated fat less than or equal to 4.5

Lean proteins have more nutrients like zinc, Vitamin B, and iron.

Difference between lean and whey protein?

Whey protein is a milk protein, whereas lean protein is a protein with low fat content. 

The main difference between whey and lean protein is that lean protein provides micronutrients like vitamins and minerals, whereas whey protein does not provide micronutrients. 

Lean proteins are more nutritious than whey protein.

Dietary sources of lean protein

• Quinoa
• Greek yogurt
• Cottage cheese
• Seitan
• Hemp seeds
• Green peas
• Spirulina
• Wild rice
• Chia Seeds
• Oats and oat meals
• Nuts and nut butter
• Tempeh
• Lentils
• Nutritional yeast
• Tofu
• Soy
• Pork loin
• Boneless, skinless chicken breast
• Beans
• Peas
• Lentils
• Lean red meat
• White fish
• Lean pork
• Skinless white meat
• Shellfish
• Egg white
• Lean beef
• Tuna
• Shrimp

How do lean proteins help in Pancreatitis?

As we know that proteins are large molecules. During digestion in the stomach and intestine, enzymes in stomach, intestines and pancreas break down proteins into amino acids. 

The protease enzymes from the pancreas play a primary role in digestion.

So, a high-protein diet causes the pancreas to work harder. But when the pancreas is having inflammation, lean protein lessens its burden and improves overall digestion.

#5. Mediterranean Diet with Modification

Began in the 1950s, the Mediterranean diet is a plant-based diet including traditional cuisines of the countries living around the Mediterranean Sea like Greece, and Italy.

The Mediterranean diet is recommended mainly for heart diseases, but it gives wonderful results for Pancreatic disease if taken with some modification. 

According to a recent study published in Gastroenterology, the Mediterranean diet with some modification improves inflammation, symptoms, and quality of life in pancreatitis patients.

What is included in the Mediterranean diet?

• Plant-based foods like vegetables, legumes, fruits, herbs, spices, nuts, and seeds are included in the diet.
• The diet includes seafood, dairy, fish, poultry in moderation. Along with sweets and red meat are eaten occasionally. 
• Olive oil, which provides monounsaturated fats, is the main source of healthy fats in this diet.
• Wine is also associated with this diet, but it is taken in moderation.

How can you plan for a Mediterranean diet?

• First, start including vegetables, whole grains, and beans in your diet.
• In the Mediterranean diet, fish can be included in the diet at least twice a week.
• Serve fresh fruits for dessert instead of sweets.
• Use olive oil for the preparation of food instead of other oils or butter.

#6. Consume Medium-chain Triglycerides (MCTs)

Medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) are fat molecules usually found in coconut oil and palm oil. 

Medium chain triglycerides have an unusual chemical structure, which makes them digest easily in the body. 

They don’t need pancreatic enzymes for their digestion. 

MCT is liquid at room temperature therefore often comes in the form of the oil. MCT goes without breakdown directly into the liver, therefore they give instant energy.

Sources of medium-chain triglycerides-

• Palm kernel oil
• Coconut oil
• Milk fat
• Whole milk
• Cheese
• Yogurt 
• Butter

Types of MCTs

There are four types of medium chain triglycerides, which are based on the different number of carbon atoms in them, i.e.

• Lauric acid- This MCT has 12 carbon atoms.
• Caprylic acid- This MCT has 8 carbon atoms.
• Caproic acid- This MCT has 6 carbon atoms.
• Capric acid- This MCT has 10 carbon atoms.

How do medium-chain triglycerides help in Pancreatitis?

Triglyceridemia, a form of hyperlipidemia, is one of the popular causes of acute pancreatitis. 

In most cases, patients already have lipid abnormalities, and factors like alcohol use or poorly controlled diabetes further increase the risk. 

In such patients, a diet rich in Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCTs) is very helpful, as it helps correct lipid imbalance.  

Along with this, MCT fat molecules do not need pancreatic enzymes for digestion.

#7. Include Prebiotics and Probiotics in your diet

You should include prebiotics and probiotics in their diet. But what exactly are pre-biotics and probiotics? 

Probiotics are the bacterias that reside in our gut that are beneficial to improve digestive health and boost the immunity. 

Pre-biotics are the food for these bacterias.

i) What are prebiotics?

Prebiotics are nutrients that gut bacteria break down to stay healthy. 

Prebiotics include galacto-oligosaccharides, trans-galacto-oligosaccharides, and fructo-oligosaccharides. 

When prebiotics are fermented in the gut, they produce short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) like propionic acid and lactic acid. 

These SCFAs enter the blood and travel through the body, which means prebiotics not only support the gastrointestinal tract, but also affect other organs like the pancreas.

Do you know?

In 1995, prebiotics were first introduced by Marcel Roberfroid and Glen Gibson.

Dietary sources of prebiotics

• Garlic
• Onion
• Banana
• Asparagus
• Oats
• Konjac roots
• Barley 
• Sea weeds
• Apple
• Flex seeds
• Cocoa
• Wheat bran
• Jerusalem- Artichoke
• Dandelion greens
• Chicory roots

ii) Probiotics

There are two types of bacteria in our body, i.e, good or bad. Probiotics are the living good bacteria or yeast that naturally live in your body. 

Various microbes in your bodies work together to keep your body healthy. 

These microbes include bacteria, yeast, and protozoa. The microbiome in everyone’s body is different. Means, no two people in the world, even twins, have the same microbiome in their bodies. 

For microbes to become probiotics, they need some characteristics –

• Safe to consume 
• Beneficial to the body
• Surviving in the intestine after ingestion, and isolated from the human body.

Where do Probiotics live in our body?

The most common place for these good microbes i.e probiotics to live in our body is the gut, but they also live in the vagina, mouth, skin, lungs, and urinary tract.

Dietary sources of probiotics

• Sourdough bread
• Drinks: Fermented drinks like kombucha (fermented tea) or kefir (fermented dairy drink)
• Kimchi 
• Tempeh
• Miso soup
• Fermented pickles
• Fermented sauerkraut 
• Cottage cheese (avoid if lactose intolerance is present)
• Yogurt (avoid if lactose intolerance is present)
• Buttermilk (avoid if lactose intolerance is present)

Caution

As probiotics already exist in our body, they are generally considered safe for the body, but they may cause mild stomach upsets, and bloating, in the first few days when you start taking them.

iii) How do prebiotics and probiotics help in Pancreatitis?

An evidence-based study has been done, and it was found that by stabilizing the intestinal barriers, probiotics minimize bacterial translocation and prevent necrotic tissue infection.

The principal cause of complications and death in Acute pancreatitis. 

Along with this probiotics produce anti-microbial factors by stimulating host cell production of anti- microbial peptides which potentially helps in SAP (Severe acute pancreatitis).

The benefits of pre-biotics and pro-biotics in the patients of pancreatitis totally depend on the probiotics used and the treatment strategies used in the patient. 

So, it is advisable to use pre-biotics and pro-biotics by consulting a health professional.

Consult the IAFA for detailed knowledge on which type of prebiotics and probiotics are ideal for you in pancreatitis.

#8. Follow a Low fiber Diet (LFD) and a low residue diet (LRD)

Difference between LFD (Low Fiber Diet) and LRD (Low Residue Diet)

Both the Low Fiber Diet and Low Residue Diet are similar except that in the Low Residue Diet, along with less intake of fiber, in this diet some foods are restricted, like milk, which increases stool weight and colonic residue.

i) What is LFD?

A low fiber diet limits the grain, vegetables, fruits, and high fiber foods. In a low fiber diet, you have to eat food in such a quantity that you don’t consume more than 1- 2 grams of fiber per serving.

The main dietary sources of LFD are as follows:

• Egg
• Puffed rice.
• Corn flakes
• Strained vegetable juice
• Ripe banana
• Papaya
• Apricots
• Plums
• watermelons
• Peanut butter, if tolerated.
• Dairy products, if tolerated.
• Tofu
• White rice
• Pasta

ii) What is LRD?

LRD is the low-residue diet, in which residue means, after digestion, the solid contents that end up in the large intestine. 

This residue not only includes unabsorbed and undigested food i.e mostly dietary fibers but bacteria, and gastric secretions also. 

In this diet therefore dietary fiber is limited to less than 10- 15 mg per day. Along with this, some foods are restricted in a low-residue diet that stimulates bowel activity (especially in Irritable Bowel Syndrome). 

Goal of the low residue diet: The main aim of introducing the LRD diet to the patient is to decrease the frequency and size of bowel movements which as a result reduces the pain-associated symptoms.

Foods that are restricted in the Low Residue Diet

• Avoid crunchy peanut butter, but can take smooth peanut butter in limited quantities. 
• Cauliflower, broccoli, Swiss chard, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and kale should be avoided in both cooked and raw form.
• Gristle meat
• Pasta is prepared from millet, buckwheat, popcorn, flax, and oatmeal 
• Lentils, dried beans, peas
• Seeds and nuts

Foods that you can take when you are on LRD (Low Residue Diet)

• Fish, eggs, lean meat
• Salad dressings
• Carrots, cucumber, mushroom, eggplant, and beans, should be used in cooked form.
• Pulpless or seedless juice
• White rice
• Milk, pudding, cream-based soups, and yogurt should be limited to two cups/per day. Don’t take all the things mentioned above on the same day.
• Seedless fruits
• Well-cooked fruits like peeled apples, cantaloupe, bananas, and grapes.

iii) Limitations of LRD

LRD gives marvelous results in the management of symptoms during the acute episode of Crohn’s disease. However, in prolonged time Low low-residue diet may result in nutritional deficiencies. So, consult a dietitian to see if this diet is right for you.

#9. Include a Vitamin D-rich diet

Most people think that Vitamin D plays an important role only in bone metabolism and calcium homeostasis, but Vitamin D is linked with health benefits that extend far beyond its mentioned actions.

Research has proved that Vitamin D exhibits potent anti-inflammatory and immune-modulator effects, and studies have also suggested that there is a strong correlation between decreased Vitamin D and Acute and chronic pancreatitis.

i) The cause of Vitamin D deficiency in pancreatic diseases

• Dietary restriction
• Living in a climate with lower temperatures or lower levels of sunlight
• Genetic factors also play an important role in circulating Vitamin D in the body.

ii) How does Vitamin D help Pancreatitis patients?

Recent studies have revealed that there is a strong association between Vitamin D and pancreatitis, both acute and chronic.

In most cases of pancreatitis, before the onset of the disease, patients have changes in their dietary habits due to fat intolerance and heavy alcohol consumption.

Low-fat-soluble vitamins, mainly Vitamin D, have been demonstrated in Acute and chronic pancreatitis. Vitamin D helps in Pancreatitis patients by anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic activity.

iii) The daily recommended dosage of Vitamin D

Different countries and doctors recommend different dosages of vitamin D. 

This variation depends on observational studies, clinical implications, environment, and an individual’s health conditions. 

For example,

• The Endocrine Society recommends 1500- 2000 IU/ day for adults, and 1000 IU/ day for children.
• The United Kingdom government recommends 400 IU for citizens 4 years and above.

iv) Dietary sources of Vitamin D

As you know, the main source of Vitamin D is sunlight, but there are also dietary sources that help to fulfill the requirement of Vitamin D in the body.

The main dietary sources of Vitamin D are as follows:

• Egg Yolks
• Red meat
• Oily fish like salmon, mackerel, herring, and sardines
• Liver
• Fortified foods like various breakfast portions of cereal, and fat spreads
• Canned Tuna
• Mushrooms treated with UV light
• Soy, oat milk, almond

#10. Pancreatitis disease and nutritional supplements

With Pancreatitis disease, you may become deficient in nutrients like Vitamin A, folic acid, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, and Vitamin K. 

To overcome this, here is the diet recommended for Pancreatitis disease to overcome the deficiency of particular nutrients:

• Vitamin D: Egg, oily fish, chicken liver, beef, fortified cereals, tuna, salmon, and butter.
• Vitamin B12: Sockeye salmon, clams, and mussels like mollusks, beef liver, crab, pork, oyster, asparagus, mushroom, mung bean sprout, and Tasa jute.
• Vitamin E: Almonds, safflower oil, wheat germ oil, sunflower oil, corn oil.
• Folic acid (folate): Citrus food, wheat bran, rice, pork, dark leafy greens, legumes, shellfish, and liver.
• Magnesium: Black-eyed peas, potatoes, spinach, almonds, halibut, nuts.
• Vitamin A: Carrot, kale, red peppers, apricots, black-eyed peas, mangoes.
• Calcium: Collard greens, bok choy, salmon, oranges, low-fat milk, molasses, calcium-fortified food.
• Vitamin K: Cabbage, cereal, soybeans.
• Potassium: Tomatoes, sweet potatoes, potatoes, winter squash, white beans, prune juice, yogurt.
• Zinc: Red meat, bran nuts, green peas, legumes, liver, and dark meat.

Recent Research on Food to be Avoided in Pancreatitis

Setiawan VW, Pandol SJ, Porcel J, Wei PC, Wilkens LR, Le Marchand L, Pike MC, Monroe KR. Dietary Factors Reduce Risk of Acute Pancreatitis in a Large Multiethnic Cohort. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Feb; 15 (2): 257- 265. e3. doi: 10. 1016/ j. cgh. 2016. 08. 038. Epub 2016 Sep 5. PMID: 27609706; PMCID: PMC-5241169. 

• Full-fat dairy products
• Organ meat
• Butter 
• Ice-creams
• Red meat
• Vegetable oil
• Margarine 
• Potato chips
• Oily sauce
• Alcohol
• High-fat foods
• Refined carbohydrates
• Smoking 

Sample Meal or Diet Plan For Pancreatitis for a Week

1. Monday

• Morning: One can take warm Jeera water early in the morning with overnight soaked fig, or warm water with Tulsi and ginger infusion.
• Breakfast: Rice Idli along with coriander chutney, don’t use coconut or Vegetable Suji Upma with added bottle guard and carrot.
• Midday: Fresh pomegranate (Dadima) juice or lukewarm Bael (Aegle marmelos) fruit decoction.
• Lunch: Moong dal porridge (khichdi) along with steamed lauki or Moong dal with well-cooked rice and steamed ridge gourd Sabji.
• Evening: Roasted foxnut (makhana) with warm herbal tea infused with Tulsi or fennel or boiled apple slices with a little sprinkle of Cinnamomum.
• Dinner: Start dinner with carrot-beet soup, and after that soft phulka (roti/ Chappati) with Tori Sabji or Roti with Pumpkin Sabji.

2. Tuesday

• Morning: Intake of warm Tulsi and ginger-infused water or lukewarm Ajwain water
• Breakfast: Vegetable poha with added carrot and bottle gourd or Ragi porridge with a pinch of jaggery (no added sugar).
• Midday: Fresh coconut water or fresh fruit juice.
• Lunch: Masoor dal with nicely cooked rice, and steamed ridge gourd or soft red rice with ash gourd sabji.
• Evening: Ripe papaya slices without added spices or steamed banana slices, or steamed apple.
• Dinner: Clear moong dal soup with soft chapati, and lightly spiced pumpkin sabzi or Vegetable Idli with added carrots, bottle guard,

3. Wednesday

• Morning: Intake of warm Ajwain-infused water or water added with a pinch of turmeric.
• Breakfast: Fermented minimally Dosa with green gram chutney or Raggi porridge cooked with jaggery.
• Midday: Diluted buttermilk without added salt. Take buttermilk at room temperature or tender fresh, unflavored coconut water.
• Lunch: Palak- Moong porridge (Khichdi) with steamed broccoli.
• Evening: Stewed apple with little cinnamon powder or steamed banana slices.
• Dinner: Light vegetable upma cooked in very low oil, along with Lauki curry or Monng Dal with vegetable Idli.

4. Thursday

• Morning: Warm and filtered Daruharidra (Berberis aristata) decoction, or coriander seed, or cumin mixed with water.
• Breakfast: Rice flakes (Chidwa) cooked with mild spices and gourd bottle or Sabudana Kichdi with coriander Chutney.
• Midday: Unsweetened Bael (Aegle marmelos) fruit drink can be taken, or thin barley water.
• Lunch: Moong porridge (Khichdi) and Kadhi without Tadka made from diluted curd.
• Evening: Steamed fruit, like an apple or a pear.
• Dinner: Rice, Masoor Dal, carrots, or steamed turnip Sabji, and one Phulka/ Chappatti.

5. Friday

• Morning: Warm fennel seed with water or turmeric-infused lukewarm water.
• Breakfast: Ragi porridge with a small amount of jaggery and cardamom added to it, or cooked Poha with added pumpkin and mild spices.
• Midday: Diluted Amla (Emblica officinalis) juice at 1:3 with water or Herbal tea made with added fennel seeds and Guduchi.
• Lunch: Soft-cooked vegetable Daliya with added bottle gourd, beans, carrot, or Plain Masoor Dal with steamed rice, and spinach Sabji.

6. Saturday

• Morning: In the morning, warm lemon water can be taken, and honey can be excluded.
• Breakfast: Rice noodles (Idiyappam) with moong dal stew or vegetable broken rice Upma with added carrot, beans, and pumpkin.
• Midday: Buttermilk (Takra) or thin barley water at room temperature can be taken.
• Lunch: Well-cooked rice along with Arhar dal, and boiled French bean curry can be taken.
• Evening: Lightly salted with rock salt, grated boiled beetroot salad can be taken, or Papaya mash. 
• Dinner: Steamed Suji Upma with bottle gourd curry.

7. Sunday

• Morning: Dry ginger with fennel seed tea or warm ginger water, or warm lemon water.
• Breakfast: Sabudana khichdi/ porridge without added peanuts, minimal oil, or Red rice idli with ridge gourd chutney (Tamarind not added)
• Midday: Tender coconut water at room temperature or diluted Amalaki juice in 1:3 with water.
• Lunch: Vegetable rice porridge with bottle gourd sabji and carrot salad, or Moong Dal with steamed rice and Lauki curry.
• Evening: Ripe banana slices or pear slices or apple slices, or boiled beetroot with rock salt.
• Dinner: Clear lentil broth along with boiled rice and turnip sabji.

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Conclusion

If you follow the above discussed diet guidelines for Pancreatitis diseases, you can improve your recovery and lessen the symptoms. 

But for a long lasting healing, you can contact Dr. Sahil at IAFA who provides personalized diet plans for your symptoms and needs.

Diet guide for Pancreatitis diseases

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