Chronic pancreatitis | |
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Axial CT showing multiple calcifications in the pancreas in a patient with chronic pancreatitis | |
Specialty | Gastroenterology |
Causes | Alcohol(ism), Immune disorder[1] |
Diagnostic method | Serum trypsinogen, Fecal fat test[2] |
Treatment | Pain medicines, avoiding alcohol(and smoking), among other possible management efforts[2] |
When scarring of the pancreas occurs, the organ is no longer able to make the right amount of these enzymes. As a result, your body may be unable to digest fat and key elements of food. Damage to the parts of the pancreas that make insulin may lead to diabetes
diabetes; upper abdominal pain that is frequently chronic and debilitating. Pain is the most common symptom of chronic pancreatitis. The pain may increase after drinking or eating, and lessens when fasting or sitting and leaning forward. However, some people with chronic pancreatitis report little to no pain; from google (chronic pancreatitis smelly poop) result 1
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