Many thanks to TC who responded to comments in relation to a patients story of recovering in hospital from a bout of acute pancreatitis.  TC tells her story as follows:

November 22 of 2009 I was rushed to the hospital from my desk at work.  I had only eaten a cup of soup. I was there until the 28th after Thanksgiving.  The Docter had me on on morphine  every 4 hours until I was released with no solid food.  I would try to eat every other day, but even the 1 teaspoon of solid food caused too much pain, even a drink of juice.

I started with 1 sip of water a day and then would add a small amount of juice to the water.  Then I figured out the juice had too much sugar.   I found juice called Healthy Balance with only 5 grams of sugar and good souce of vitamin C.  Hey, no pain.  Next, I started with very soft stuff.  Fish, a Salmon filet baked with a little bit of butter and a little seasoning just salt and pepper.  I could only eat a teaspoon a day.  Then a few teaspoons a day.  It took about a week to eat a small filet, but it was working.

Try it. Don't eat red meat at all and no shell fish or fried food and No drinking.  Don't eat anything unless you cook it yourself. Then, try plain rice with a little bit of butter, then try beans.  Bananas are soft and good for you.  At first, just try a spoon full or 1 bite a day.  Keep your juice and your own food with you were ever you go.

I buy about 20 bottles of apple and apple cranberry by Healthy Balance a week.  Look it up on the internet and ask you grocery store to order it if they don't carry it now.  Also try vanilla ice and gram crackers after a while.  Just start with a teaspoon a day. 

TC went on to explain that she's doing very well now, so taking it one step, one day and one bite at a time seems to have worked very well in her recovery.  Thanks for the response and we hope everyone finds this information helpful.

Best wishes and best of health to all.

Jenny