Just add a swipe gesture recognizer to the table view for the direction you want to ignore.
UISwipeGestureRecognizer *swipe = [[UISwipeGestureRecognizer alloc]initWithTarget:self action:@selector(emptyMethod:)];
swipe.direction = UISwipeGestureRecognizerDirectionLeft;
[self.tableView addGestureRecognizer:swipe];
Then implement the emptyMethod.. this method won't do anything.
- (void)emptyMethod {}
Everytime you swipe left, the empty method will be called and does.. nothing.