The main disease of the pancreas is pancreatitis. It is an inflammatory process, so it can occur in acute and chronic form.
In the first case, qualified medical care is required, including intravenous infusions and the use of potent analgesics. With chronic pancreatitis during periods of relapse, pancreas is treated at home. In time, the measures taken help prevent severe exacerbation and quickly remove unpleasant symptoms of pathology.
How is pancreatic inflammation treated at home?
There are 4 stages of chronic pancreatitis.
A mild inflammation of the organ is accompanied only by a pain syndrome in the epigastric region, left and right hypochondrium. Sometimes there is girdling pain, which gives back and the lower part of the chest.
In stages 2 and 3, signs of pancreatitis are functional disorders of digestion - flatulence, constipation diarrhea, nausea. In this case, the pain syndrome is less pronounced.
Severe course of recurrence of the disease is accompanied by frequent abundant vomiting, a decrease in the amount of excreted urine (a deficiency of fluid in the body), a strong deterioration in the digestive system. Pain is absent altogether.
At home, pancreas treatment is allowed only in the absence of symptoms of dehydration and moderate pain syndrome. It is important to start therapy on the first day of the detection of signs of pancreatitis:
- For 24 hours nothing is.
- Every 15 minutes to drink mineral non-carbonated water, slightly warmed. Instead of it it is possible to use not strong tea, broth of a dogrose.
- On the second day it is allowed to eat porridge on the water and without salt, protein omelet, mashed potatoes from boiled vegetables, dietary steam cutlets.
- After 2 days, you can vary the menu with sour-milk products, whole-grain baked goods.
- In the future, you should adhere to a special diet for pancreatitis for 1.5-2 months. Be sure to give up any "heavy" food, alcohol.
Medical treatment of the pancreas at home
Preparations for the exacerbation of pancreatitis are used preparations of 4 varieties:
1. Painkillers. Help quickly remove the pain syndrome:
- Diclofenac;
- Baralgin;
- Paracetamol .
It is allowed to take 2-3 tablets a day, not more than 5-7 days.
2. Spasmolytics. Eliminate spasms of the stomach and bile ducts:
- Duspatalin;
- But-Shpa;
- Drotaverine;
- Papaverine.
3. Enzyme drugs. Provide unloading of the pancreas:
- Creon;
- Pancreatin;
- Pangrol.
4. Means to reduce the production of hydrochloric acid. Allow to get rid of pains in the stomach, to normalize the acidity of the juice:
- Famotidine;
- Omeprazole .
Treatment of the pancreas with herbs at home
In chronic pancreatitis, it is recommended to take a phytospora, normalizing the production of enzymes, the functioning of the digestive system, and removing the excessive load on the pancreas.
Herbal infusion recipe
Ingredients:
- chamomile flowers - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- mint leaves - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- seeds of dill - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- flowers immortelle - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- fruits of hawthorn - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- water - 450 ml (daily portion).
Preparation
Dry components to grind (if necessary), mix thoroughly. Every day, pour 1 tablespoon of a collection of 1,5 cups of boiling water, to insist for 1 hour.
Drink half the glass of medicine 60 minutes before meals 3 times a day. Preheat the solution to a temperature of about 36-37 degrees.