The Effect of Dietary Fat Content on the Recurrence of Pancreatitis
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
This trial aims to test the effects of two different diets on the recurrence of acute pancreatitis, and acute pancreatitis associated mortality.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals with at least two episodes of acute pancreatitis in the 2 years preceding the inclusion with * The last episode being idiopathic, who are * Older than 14 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals already receiving regular nutritional guidance (with medical indication), * Individuals in critical condition or in terminal stage of cancer (with an expected survival \<2 years) , * Individuals undergoing treatment for active malignancy, * Individuals with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (admitted lack of compliance with antidiabetic therapy / HbA1c \>6.5% / indication of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus in last 24 months' anamnesis / newly discovered diabetes mellitus) * Individuals with known cholecystolithiasis * Individuals who are pregnant or nursing * Individuals with a BMI \< 18.5 * Individuals who are regularly receiving systemic corticosteroids * Individuals consuming more alcohol than: 5 units per day or 15 units per week for men; 4 units per day or 8 u