An Important Note About My Experience With Pancreatitis: I am not a doctor or a health care professional of any type. This web site records my personal journey and is an attempt to share the information that I find as I look for ways to deal with my Pancreatitis. Contents My First Acute Flare Up… Read More »
Contents Living With Pain I’m one of the more than 100 Million Americans that struggle to deal with some form of chronic debilitating pain. This happens in their daily lives. I suffer from Pancreatitis Pain every day. Like many others with similar problems, I’m concerned about the current backlash against Opioids. I worry about whether… Read More »
If you are one of us that is unlucky enough to have developed Pancreatitis it’s likely that at some point or another you are going to have to deal with an ER (emergency room) visit. Now, first let me say that I understand that ER’s can be very busy places. Their focus is dealing with… Read More »
I often wonder if anyone that doesn’t suffer from it really understands the immense cost that comes from living with something like Pancreatitis Chronic Pain everyday. Even those of us who suffer from it may not really understand how much of an impact this constant pain can have on the quality of our lives. Even though it is estimated by… Read More »
Contents What is Pancreatitis Pancreatitis is simply an inflammation of the Pancreas. There are many causes of Pancreatitis but as anyone who suffers from it will tell you – there is nothing simple about it. Pain from Pancreatitis can be excruciating no matter what form you suffer from. Pancreatitis will occur when the digestive enzymes that are produced in… Read More »
Pancreatic enzymes are natural chemicals that are created by your Pancreas to help your body break down the fats, proteins, and carbohydrates that come from the foods that we eat. Without these enzymes it becomes more difficult for our bodies to properly digest the foods that we eat, which can be a serious problem. This is… Read More »