Symptoms of chronic pancreatitis

The article was consulted professionally by Specialist I Dong Xuan Ha – Medical examination and Internal Medicine Department – Share99 Ha Long International Health Hub.

There are many causes of chronic pancreatitis, of which more than 80% of cases of chronic pancreatitis are caused by the abuse of beer and alcohol. Most cases of chronic pancreatitis usually present with acute abdominal pain, pain is usually more severe after eating, pain spreads behind the back. The pain can be mild, prolonged or severe, persistent pain. Other symptoms can include nausea, vomiting, weight loss, fat stools,…

1. What is chronic pancreatitis?

The pancreas is an agency located behind theitone, behind the stomach and close to the back wall of the abdomen. When there is pancreatitis, it will appear when digestive enzymes attack the pancreas causing inflammation and swelling in the pancreas.

Chronic pancreatitis is a pathology caused by the slow fibrosis of the pancreas, these pancreas will no longer produce digestive enzymes, which leads to a loss of digestability and absorption of fats so the production of insulin hormones is also reduced. The consequences will impair or lose pancreatic function.

2. Causes and risks of chronic pancreatitis

First of all, it must be mentioned that the cause of chronic pancreatitis is acute pancreatitis that does not treat definitively with reasons such as unfinished treatment, improper treatment, patients stop taking the drug themselves…. Besides, other causes of chronic pancreatitis are:

  • Alcoholism: This is one of the main causes of pancreatitis, which accounts for about 80-90% of cases. Alcohol damages pancreatic cells causing fibrosis leading to chronic pancreatitis;
  • Patients with pancreatic stones: This cause also accounts for about 80-90% of cases leading to chronic pancreatitis;
  • Due to conversion disorders: Chronic pancreatitis can be caused by a chemical disorder, especially a deficiency of α1 antitrypsin, which causes stagnation, infection, … leads to self-destruction of the pancreas should suffer from chronic pancreatitis;
  • Malnourished people: The disease is seen in malnourished people, some autoicetic diseases or may be seen in patients with hematemia (type of blood triglycerid) that causes chronic pancreatitis;

Symptoms of chronic pancreatitis

Malnourished people at risk of chronic pancreatitis
  • Eating too much iron: People who eat too much iron are more likely to suffer from chronic pancreatitis;
  • Due to genetic factors: Genetic factor-in-factor entulitis, which usually arises in children but may not be detected for many years. Heredative entulence often has recurrent episodes. Each batch lasts from 2 days to 2 weeks;
  • Pulmonary cystic fibrosis: The disease can also be caused by pulmonary cystic fibrosis; hypercalcemia;
  • Some other cases: The remaining 10-20% of pancreatitis cases are caused by medications, exposure to certain chemicals, damage caused by car accidents or abdominal injuries, genetic diseases, some surgical procedures, infections, such as measles (rare), pancreatic or intestinal malformation.

Chronic pancreatitis is an inability to infect. This entulence is more common in males than females and usually occurs between the ages of 30 and 40. However, about 40% of cases of chronic pancreatitis do not know the cause.

3. Symptoms of chronic pancreatitis

3.1 Abdominal pain

Abdominal pain is the most common symptom of chronic pancreatitis in most cases of chronic pancreatitis. The patient will have pain in the area on the navel spreading to the right, to the left and through the back. Pain is ins not frequent, sometimes a few days or sometimes lasts longer and then the symptoms disappear for quite a long time, sometimes even months. This sign of chronic pancreatitis usually appears after a full meal with a lot of fat, drinking a lot of alcohol. Sometimes the disease occurs after hard labor or with intense emotions.

The symptoms of pain at first are only smoldering, abdominal, burning of the area on the navel then cramping pain, the pain gradually increases violently and there are many pains in succession. The pain can last for hours. Patients often sit down to sagging the abdominal muscles to relieve pain.

3.2 Malnutrition

Due to severe pain and chronic cities, the patient does not dare to eat a lot of food, in addition to chronic pancreatitis, the digestive enzymes of the pancreas secrete a lack of work to absorb nutrients, so the more it makes the patient more susceptible to thinness and weight loss , even when eating is still delicious and the diet is normal. If the insulin-producing cells of zu are also damaged, diabetes mellitus will form at this stage.

3.3 Fat stools

This is one of the signs of chronic pancreatitis. Often stools have fatty mucus such as nasal mucus, light stool color, unpleasant odor, liquid is difficult to discharge. The cause is the lack of pancreatic enzymes that cause this condition.

3.4 Jaundice

Jaundice caused by chronic pancreatitis is only mild yellowing and for a short period of time. Jaundice may appear after a few hours of pain, but there is usually no fever. Jaundice in chronic pancreatitis differs from jaundice in gallstones, which in turn has typical symptoms such as: pain, fever, jaundice.

Symptoms of gastrointestinal disorders such as nausea, vomiting occur in the event of pain, in addition to less pronounced.

Clinical examination in addition to pain rarely detects any specific signs.

Symptoms of chronic pancreatitis

Jaundice is one of the symptoms of chronic pancreatitis

4. Prevention of chronic pancreatitis

In case of symptoms of chronic pancreatitis, you should go to reputable medical facilities to be examined and prescribed definitive treatment of the disease, avoiding undesirable complications.

Absolute abstinence from alcohol is required for people with chronic pancreatitis to reduce the risk of recurrent bouts of acute pancreatitis, preventing the pancreas from worsening inflammation and preventing complications, even causing the risk of death.

Minimize eating animal fat, fat, food should choose an easy-to-digest type, daily need to eat more vegetables, eat more fruits and drink the necessary amount of water.

In the case if not treated, the disease progresses gradually, complications usually occur in the first 10 years, most often symptoms of inabsorption and diabetes mellitus.

Share99 International Health Hub with a full range of modern technology, advanced examination and diagnostic techniques, always updating the latest advances in medicine, especially the high level of expertise and experience of doctors will help accurately diagnose pancreatitis , from there, Share99's doctors will have specific treatment advice for each case to achieve the highest efficiency.

With 14 years of experience in the field of Endoscopy – Endotroscopy, Dr. Dong Xuan Ha is proficient in diagnostic endoscopic techniques, emergency interventions and treatment interventions. Currently, he is a Specialist in Endoscopy and General Internal Medicine at Share99 Ha Long International Health Hub.

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SEE MORE:

  • Complications that may be caused by chronic pancreatitis
  • Severe acute pancreatitis: Can fast to help the pancreas rest
  • Pancreatic stones – Chronic pancreatitis

About: John Smith

b1ffdb54307529964874ff53a5c5de33?s=90&r=gI am the author of Share99.net. I had been working in Vinmec International General Hospital for over 10 years. I dedicate my passion on every post in this site.

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