Top reigned as not to "kill" the liver in the holidays

All good New Year and meetings with old friends, and cheerful feasts and family walks. But as always, there is a downside: dietary excesses and not always controlled alcoholic libations. Not every stomach sustain a cocktail of sprat, salad, sauerkraut, herring and vodka under a dozen pickled, salted, peppered snacks. And then - hot! And dessert ... So plan your New Year's celebration without gastrointestinal adventures

In good company for a luxurious table awfully hard to give up rich food. After all, I want to try everything! But, unfortunately, we have got from the parents of the Soviet tradition of the feast, and in those days the stores are not spoiled their visitors fresh food.

Therefore, the standard for the New Year table, we usually see a lot of different salads with mayonnaise and canned food (Olivier, mimosa, herring under a fur coat, and so on. D.). It should be noted that the mayonnaise - is the fat in almost pure form. And add to that a pork chop or fried chicken in combination with at least fries, plus a fat cream cake for dessert - and we have the most common New Year's gastrointestinal disease: acute pancreatitis.

This disease is characterized by gradually increasing sufficiently severe pain in the upper abdomen or left hypochondrium. Gradually, the pain becomes severe and poorly tolerated, fever, vomiting begins. Hospitalization with acute pancreatitis guaranteed and treat this disease is not easy - can reach up to surgery.

A gift from the pancreas

Just like that, out of nowhere pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas), of course, does not arise. If a healthy person would drink half a liter of mayonnaise, he will suffer abdominal pain, inflammation of the pancreas but it will not translate.

Christmas overeating acute fatty-alkogolesoderzhaschego dangerous to those who already have chronic pancreatitis. But, unfortunately, many carriers of the disease do not even know it. Why is that?

Because he has the vague symptoms: sluggish pancreatitis manifests itself in periodic pain in the upper abdomen or left upper quadrant, bloating and gas formation, sometimes there may be constipation or diarrhea. After the meal can be felt nausea. But all these problems can be sparse, lethargic and pay the least attention: whether a little, ate something that will take place!

The nature of the problem

The pancreas secretes juice containing enzymes for digestion. When food enters the duodenum from pancreatic juice inject here. Initially, this liquid substance containing inactive enzymes are activated and they only arrived at the scene. If the pancreatic ducts are narrowed (due to periodic alcohol, overeating, stones or tumors), inactive enzymes can not enter into the duodenum, pancreas stuck in ... and activate! Iron starts to digest itself. From this case of severe inflammation, which should be treated in a hospital for at least three weeks.

Expert opinion

  Leonid Hromachev

Gastroenterologist

Thinking over the New Year's table and at the same time reflecting on the possible fate of his pancreas, purchase more fresh fruits and vegetables - the best citrus. They will not only be a great decoration of the table, but also to preserve the health of your family. Prefer not fatty meats and baked fish or white meat chicken dietary. If you are tempted mistress, prepare for the New Year of the Rabbit - its meat is considered the diet, and the taste is not inferior to beef

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