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 »
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 »
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. My First Acute Flare Up So,… Read More »
I was reading some very poignant posts in the Pancreatitis groups that I follow the other day and I noticed something. Everyone was telling their stories and asking for advice but no one was asking – Will Pancreatitis Kill Me? I think that part of the reason is that we really don’t want to know.… Read More »
Every time that I have ended up in the hospital with an acute flare up of Pancreatitis Pain among the first things that the Doctor wants to do – after he pokes and prods my pancreas – is to order some type of imaging. I’ve always wondered what this image was that they were looking for… Read More »