Hi all, hope I find everyone well. My
brother has just been diagnosed with
chronic pancreatitis, and as I'm new to
all this I was looking for a little help
on his prognosis. Basically he was
initially diagnosed with acute
pancreatitis, but they found that some of
his pancreas had "died" so this diagnosis
was changed to chronic pancreatitis. He
has therefore stopped drinkng completely
(the cause was alcohol). He is 28 years
old. He suffered bouts of pain after
drinking previously, but now has no pain
and has not had any for months (ie is not
constantly or regularly in pain). Based on
this latesgt info can someone give me a
rognosis of his case? I know it differs
from person to person, but it is hard to
find out really where he stands from
reading the web only, most of which is
retty scary to read. Any help is
appreciated.
Jack
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mark052
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Feb 2008 Posts: 2
Pancreatitis Posted: 02-12-08 11:51am
My wife had a similar problem. Talk to
your GI Doc about how much damage has been
done. She quit drinking as well and had
no problems, then had a glass of wine New
Years and major attack. Also fatty foods
and high fiber uncooked vegetables will
cause problems we have found as. So diet
and abstinence from alcohol have seemed to
be her keys. From what I have read, there
is an increased chance of diabetes as well
as an increased chance of pancreatic
cancer with each episode. So, it is best
to get a good GI doc and take his/her
advice seriously.
