How to Keep Your Pancreas Healthy

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Limit your fat consumption, and choose healthy fats and oils.. Avoid greasy fast food.. Eat lean proteins, such as white meat poultry and fish.

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Limit your fat consumption, and choose healthy fats and oils.

Step 1

Limit your fat consumption, and choose healthy fats and oils.

2

Avoid greasy fast food.

Step 2

Avoid greasy fast food.

3

Eat lean proteins, such as white meat poultry and fish.

Step 3

Eat lean proteins, such as white meat poultry and fish.

4

Go for low-glycemic foods, such as whole grains.

Step 4

Go for low-glycemic foods, such as whole grains.

5

Avoid consuming added sugars.

Step 5

Avoid consuming added sugars.

6

Drink at least 6 to 8  c (1.4 to 1.9 L) of fluids per day.

Step 6

Drink at least 6 to 8  c (1.4 to 1.9 L) of fluids per day.

7

Eat small, frequent meals if you have a pancreatic disorder.

Step 7

Eat small, frequent meals if you have a pancreatic disorder.

8

Get about 30 minutes of exercise per day.

Step 8

Get about 30 minutes of exercise per day.

9

Avoid drinking alcohol.

Step 9

Avoid drinking alcohol.

10

Quit smoking

Step 10

Quit smoking

11

Manage stress by doing yoga and meditating.

Step 11

Manage stress by doing yoga and meditating.

12

Try to lose weight if you're overweight or obese.

Step 12

Try to lose weight if you're overweight or obese.

13

See your doctor if you have symptoms of a pancreatic disorder.

Step 13

See your doctor if you have symptoms of a pancreatic disorder.

14

Take supplemental enzymes or insulin if necessary.

Step 14

Take supplemental enzymes or insulin if necessary.

15

Manage pain due to pancreatitis with over-the-counter medications.

Step 15

Manage pain due to pancreatitis with over-the-counter medications.

16

Undergo surgery if you have damaged tissue or pancreatic cancer.

Step 16

Undergo surgery if you have damaged tissue or pancreatic cancer.

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