What Is Pancreatitis?
10. Patient Education
Patients with pancreatitis should be made aware of what they can do to prevent future episodes. Alcohol binging should be avoided. Other risk factors should also be taken into account. This includes having a healthy diet (by avoiding fatty meals). Furthermore, during the first few days after acute pancreatitis, bowel rest is required.
This means that the patient is not allowed any food or liquid by mouth and the fluids or nutrition needed will be provided intravenously. This gives the pancreas time to recover. In chronic pancreatitis, patients are advised to eat small frequent meals that are low in fat. When a flare up occurs, bowel rest is recommended for about a day but oral fluids are allowed. If the symptoms do not resolve, patients are advised to seek medical care.
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