Lifestyle recommendations for hypertriglyceridemia induced pancreatitis After discharge

Somayeh hosseinpour-Niazi

Nutrition and Endocrine Research center

Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences

 Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Lifestyle recommendations 

Once patient can tolerate oral intake, adjunctive lipid lowering therapy should be started with the goal of achieving long term TGs control.

Consultation with dietician should be sought and patient should be counseled on the importance of low fat diet to prevent recurrence. Lifestyle changes including better diabetes control should be reinforced.