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There are several pancreatic diseases that affect its function and cause several other complications that require treatment. There are few diseases and disorders that affect pancreas such as pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, hereditary pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
Pancreas play an essential role in digestion of food in our body. The primary function of pancreas is to provide pancreatic juice that are basically enzymes that help in breaking down sugar, fats and starch present in the food. Another function of the pancreas is to help in regulating and processing sugar. There are several pancreatic diseases that affect its function and cause several other complications that require treatment. There are few diseases and disorders that affect pancreas such as pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, hereditary pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatitis is basically a condition that is associated with inflammation of the pancreas. The acute pancreatitis is a condition in which it appears suddenly and lasts for a few days. While chronic pancreatitis is a condition that is more advanced and it may even last for several years. Individuals suffering from this type of condition usually suffer from a lot of pain and have complications that could be life threatening.
Symptoms:
The warning signs on symptoms for pancreatitis usually vary depending upon the type of pancreatitis the individual is suffering from. Some of the common symptoms of pancreatitis may include as
- Vomiting
- Rapid heart rate or pulse
- Fever
- Upper abdominal pain
- Tenderness in abdomen
- Abdominal pain that radiates to back
- Sudden weight loss
- Blood in stool
- Oily or smelly stool
- Excruciating stomach ache
Cause:
Pancreatitis may occur due to various reasons such as scar tissue that forms in pancreas may lead to loss of function, malnutrition, damage to pancreas, inflammation of pancreas etc. It is also seen that people who have a family history of having pancreatitis are at greater risk of having it. Some other condition that may lead to pancreatitis may include:
- Gallstones
- Consumption of alcohol
- Abdominal surgery
- Pancreatic cancer
- Obesity
- Trauma
- Smoking
- Diabetes
- Injury
- Infection
- Hypercalcemia
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Overactive parathyroid gland
- Trauma
- Reaction to certain medicines
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