Pancreatitis

The pancreas is a vital organ located in the upper and back of the abdomen and consists of three parts: the head, the trunk and the tail. And its secretions, along with bile secretions (which leave the liver through the bile duct), pass into the first duodenum of the small intestine.
The pancreas does two important things
Secretion of enzymes necessary for digestion of food
Release of the hormones insulin, glucagon and somanostatin, which regulate blood sugar.
The enzymes needed to digest food are inactively stored in microscopic sacs in the pancreas, which are injected into the duodenum after eating and then activated. And begin to digest food.

. If these enzymes are activated inside the pancreas instead of the duodenum, it begins to destroy and digest the tissue of the pancreas itself, which is called “pancreatitis” or “inflammation of the pancreas.”

Depending on the cause and severity, the inflammation of the pancreas may be mild and transient or severe, chronic and fatal.
We have two types of pancreatitis: acute pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis.
Acute pancreatitis:
Factors that cause acute pancreatitis include gallstones, long-term alcohol use, congenital diseases, viral infections, abdominal trauma, and hyperlipidemia, some medications. Early symptoms of acute pancreatitis include abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting that worsen with eating, especially fatty and heavy foods, and pain between the shoulders and right shoulder, and the patient’s pain usually does not improve with nausea and vomiting. .

Chronic pancreatitis
In cases where anatomical defects, prolonged use of alcohol, or frequent gallstones cause inflammation, the pancreatic tissue gradually disappears and chronic pancreatitis develops, which, depending on its severity, causes symptoms such as abdominal pain after eating. (Most painless) and prolonged diarrhea due to indigestion

Food, and weight loss and in even more severe cases increases blood sugar.
Possible side effects
 Sweet diabetes
Chronic calcium deficiency
Secondary bacterial infection of the pancreas
Severe bleeding and destruction of the pancreas
 Cyst or abscess formation in the pancreas

medicines
 Housing
Digestive enzymes that the damaged pancreas is unable to produce.
Antibiotics, in case of bacterial infection
Stomach acid inhibitors
Insulin, if you have diabetes

Activity
In acute pancreatitis, bed rest or, if sitting comfortably, sitting in a chair is recommended. Gradually resume your normal activities as the symptoms go away. In chronic pancreatitis, there is no limit to activity.

diet
A low-fat diet is recommended in the form of small, numerous meals. Stop drinking alcohol altogether.
In this case, see your doctor
Jaundice, yellowing of the skin and eyes
• Fever 38.8 degrees Celsius or higher
• Continuous weight loss
Symptoms of calcium deficiency such as muscle contractions

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