Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water, or something like that, another study finds a link between a drug that is commonly prescribed and pancreatitis. “Researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found that individuals treated with certain forms of cortisone appear to be at increased risk of acute… Read More »
As if getting pancreatitis isn’t bad enough it turns out that even new meds can cause a pancreatic attack. In an article on the US News Health website it was reported that new meds used to treat diabetes can cause pancreatitis. “Diabetes patients who take the latest class of drugs to control blood sugar levels… Read More »
This is a great explanation on pancreatitis facts that will explain more about what it is and how it developes.
Both my Doctor and myself know that there is very little they can do about my chronic pancreatitis with its occasional acute flare-ups. So we have come to an understanding. As long as the pain is bearable and I can treat it with the percosets that I am prescribed for pain, I treat myself from… Read More »
For me, probably the worst thing about having pancreatitis is the uncertainty. Even though I have been hospitalized 13 times now with Acute Pancreatitis, the doctors are still uncertain as to what it is that causes the attacks. At this point they seem to think that it is a genetic abnormality or possibly a “perfect… Read More »