Talk:Pancreatitis

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Hi Some one can explain me how ERCP can be a cause for pancreatitis?

Pancreatitis is a known uncommon complication of ERCP which occurs when the procedure causes either direct damage to the pancreas or if there is damage to the pancreatic duct causing blockage of pancreatic juices causing pancreatitis... Alex.tan 17:47, 25 May 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Pancreatitis

Is there anyway to treat chronic pancreatitis besides heavy medication? Should chronic pancreatitis cause so much pain that it hinders daily function? Will dieting help chronic pancreatitis? Is alcohol not the most common source of pancreatitis? It seems to be a common assumption.

Can birth control pills make the pancreas flair up?

How is pancreatic cancer not related to pancreatitis? MY EMAIL is mmeacham0007@hotmail.com Please explain. please could someone tell me how long you can be on morphine for because i have got chronic pancreatitis ?my email is lelthegirl@yahoo.co.uk please email me back with any information, Thanks Lel

A BIT OF AN ANSWER...

As someone who has suffered recurrent pancreatitis recently, I can tell you what my experience has taught me. I can tell you that when the pain gets too bad, I wouldn't want to do without a painkiller! Actually, Dilaudid works better than morphine for me, but everyone is different. (A nursing professor told my class once that pancreatitis should not be treated with morphine but I never could figure out why she said that.) I was able to catch an attack early once, though, so that I could avoid going to the emergency department by curling up in my bed, not eating for several hours, but drinking small sips of water occasionally so that I wouldn't get dehydrated. But recurrent pancreatitis is not the same thing as chronic pancreatitis, so this may not be very helpful to you. Dieting seems to be somewhat helping my pancreatitis (which is apparently caused by hypertryglyceridemia). Gallstones is the number one cause of acute pancreatitis. I believe that birth control pills can exacerbate pancreatitis, as I experienced severe symptoms the first time I tried taking them.

As for the morphine question, I believe that just like for anyone suffering from chronic pain, opioids can be taken on a daily basis with appropriate dosing under the supervision of a physician or nurse practitioner.Astrogirl7 03:44, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Could someone clear this up?

The most common cause of acute pancreatitis is gallstones. Excessive alcohol use is often cited as the second most common cause of acute pancreatitis but in USA this is the most common one, but this is technically incorrect, as these patients invariably have enough destruction to their pancreatic parenchyma to be considered to have chronic pancreatitis, so it is more correct to say that these patients present with acute flare-ups of their chronic pancreatitis rather than acute pancreatitis.

This looks like a very bad edit made by someone with a contrasting opinion from the original author(s). Could someone please clear this up, it's confusing, and quite a run-on. I understand people want to be concise, but this whole introductory paragraph is awful. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.0.238.197 (talk) 06:18, August 21, 2007 (UTC)

This is what it meant:

"The most common cause of acute pancreatitis is gallstones. The second most common cause of acute pancreatitis in the U.S.A. is excessive alcohol use; however, these seemingly acute attacks are best described as flare-ups of chronic pancreatitis." Astrogirl7 03:32, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Poor phrasing

Under "Complications" the article currently says Some or all of the lungs may collapse (atelectasis). I would suggest rephrasing that as One or both of the lungs may collapse... as I am unaware of anyone, other than transplantees, with three or more lungs! -- Arwel (talk) 23:54, 1 November 2007 (UTC)