Symptoms Of Chronic Pancreatitis
Health Encyclopedia: Chronic Pancreatitis
Chronic pancreatitis is ongoing inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas is an organ located behind the stomach that produces chemicals needed to digest food, as well as the hormones insulin and
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Chronic pancreatitis causes inflammation and scarring of tissue in the pancreas. This makes the pancreas unable to produce the right amount of chemicals (enzymes) needed to digest fat. It also interferes with insulin production,...
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Expert & Community Posts
Question about soft, bland diet
By Heather Reese , Health Expert...resuming alcohol consumption, if you suffer from chronic pancreatitis your doctor may recommend... Read more »
A failure of vigilance
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health ExpertLast evening (August 26, 2008), the manufacturer of Byetta (Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,... Read more »
Dr. Eisner Answers your GERD Questions: What is Water Brash?
By Todd Eisner , Health ExpertRead Dr. Eisner's answers to the latest community questions What is water brash, what causes it... Read more »
Migraines, Depression, Drinking and "Driving"
By Nancy Bonk , Health ExpertLast fall when Captain John Cota, the pilot of the Cosco Busan, a 900-foot vessel, smashed into... Read more »
Health Care Reform – How Will It Affect Chronic Pain Patients?
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Health Guide
Pancreatitis
...to whether symptoms develop suddenly or slowly. Specific types of pancreatitis are: Chronic pancreatitis (inflammation) Acute pancreatitis (inflammation) ... Read more »Abdominal CT scan
... Chronic bilateral obstructive uropathy Chronic cholecystitis Chronic pancreatitis Chronic unilateral obstructive uropathy ... Read more »Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Diagnosis
The diagnostic challenge posed by gallstones is to be sure that abdominal pain is caused by stones and not by some other condition. Ultrasound or other imaging techniques usually detect... Read more »Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Prognosis
PrognosisAsymptomatic gallstones seldom lead to problems. Death from even symptomatic gallstones is very rare, accounting for only 0.2% of annual deaths in the United States. Serious complications... Read more »Hepatitis: Outlook
OutlookIn most cases of acute viral hepatitis, recovery is complete and the liver returns to normal within 2 - 8 weeks. In a small number of cases of hepatitis B or C, the condition can be prolonged... Read more »
Related News
Heavy Drinkers, Smokers Risk Developing Painful Condition
June 12, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Only very heavy alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking appears to raise a person's risk for chronic pancreatitis, according... Read summary »
Smoking linked to high risk of pancreatitis
August 06, 2009Nearly half of the cases of acute and chronic pancreatitis may be brought on by smoking, a Danish study suggests. The study, which analyzed 20 years... Read summary »
New Clues to Pancreatitis
July 07, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Scientists are learning more about how the painful abdominal condition known as pancreatitis may get started. The key may be a... Read summary »
Clinical trial: Fentanyl vs. oxycodone for chronic pain
March 30, 2009This is a study to compare the effects of fentanyl buccal to immediate release oxycodone in alleviating breakthrough pain in opioid-tolerant patients... Read summary »
Combo Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer
June 12, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) A new study finds combining two drugs could extend the lives of pancreatic cancer patients. Pancreatic cancer is responsible for... Read summary »
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