How to Treat Pancreatic Insufficiency through Diet

A natural way to help treat Pancreatic Insufficiency is through diet. Although diet can not simply cure Pancreatic Insufficiency it can help to improve the condition and help to prevent further complication. Below are the important diet changes that should be made for patients with Pancreatic Insufficiency.

Instructions

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Follow a low fat diet. Ideally you should have no more than 30% of your calories from fat. Following a low fat diet will help to prevent the steatorrhoea, which often accompanies Pancreatic Insufficiency.

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When following a low fat diet it is important to not eat a high Fiber diet. You should speak to your doctor about how much Fiber should be in your diet. Too much Fiber can actually worsen the condition of Pancreatic Insufficiency when following a low fat diet.

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Many patients with Pancreatic Insufficiency have food allergies and sensitivities. And often times, these patients are not aware of it. You should consider speaking to a health care professional about any possible food sensitivities.