Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 1 Location: San Antonio, TX
Acute Pancreatitis Posted: 01-06-06 15:32pm
I was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis
when I just turned 21. I am 23 now. I
see that normal symptoms include upper
abdominal pain. My pain almost always
occurs on my right side, like a big stich
,than radiates to my back. It does go
away, but returns if I drink. I try to
stay away from drinking as much as
possible, but cant help it sometimes i.E.
When im with my friends. I've never
experienced vomiting, fever, or have had
to been hospitalized. I did go under
many tests, and my levels were pretty
high. I see that people say they have
episodes. My question is what constitues
an episode? Like I said I feel the pain
everytime I drink, but goes away in a
couple of days. I really dont think I
can go through life without drinking every
now and than. The doctors told me not to
drink at all, but have read online that
its ok to consume 1 to 2 drinks. My
other question is does marijuana have a
known affect? I know that smoking
cigarettes do, but does that include
marijuana? Well, heres to everybody
whos had to go through this damn disease,
life aint over yall :wink:
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Clareh
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 6 Location: Oxfordshire, UK
Posted: 03-06-06 07:36am
Hi,
i just wanted to say - be careful! I
first developed symptoms at 18, was
diagnosed at 25 and i'm now 32, and i've
had 25 attacks, three within the last
three months.
It sounds as is your attacks are really
mild - you'll know if you need to go to
hospital - because the pain gets way too
bad to cope with! I don't think my ap is
linked to alcohol either, but I have cut
it out, just to be sure. If you have to
drink, I tink you're better off with
'long' drinks such as wine, beer, etc.
Don't drink spirits! And, sorry to say,
you've got to stop smoking, completely.
It sends all your risk levels through the
roof, and you can't afford it. You are
already at an increased risk of cancer of
the pancreas - very deadly, so you have to
minimise all the other risks!
Above all, don't mess with this illness.
I've had it for a long time; sometimes it
leaves me alone for 18 months, other times
it hits again and again, and just takes
over. Every time you're ill your pancreas
gets damaged, and you need it to last you
the rest of your life. When you see what
ap can do to you, it gives you a new
appreciation - it can get much, much
worse, so play by the rules in order to
keep yours as mild as possible for as long
as possible.
I know it's boring - having ap when you're
young is a real pain, but treat it with
respect!
C
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wickedwanda
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 108 Location: Alberta.
Re: Acute Pancreatitis Posted: 03-19-06 01:15am
smoothtyrant
wrote:
i was diagnosed with acute
pancreatitis when I just turned 21. I
am 23 now. I see that normal symptoms
include upper abdominal pain. My pain
almost always occurs on my right side,
like a big stich ,than radiates to my
back. It does go away, but returns if I
drink. I try to stay away from drinking
as much as possible, but cant help it
sometimes i.E. When im with my friends.
I've never experienced vomiting, fever,
or have had to been hospitalized. I did
go under many tests, and my levels were
pretty high. I see that people say they
have episodes. My question is what
constitues an episode? Like I said I
feel the pain everytime I drink, but goes
away in a couple of days. I really dont
think I can go through life without
drinking every now and than. The
doctors told me not to drink at all, but
have read online that its ok to consume 1
to 2 drinks. My other question is does
marijuana have a known affect? I know
that smoking cigarettes do, but does that
include marijuana? Well, heres to
everybody whos had to go through this damn
disease, life aint over yall
:wink:
hi, I had and ido-pathic case of
pancreatites, in 1988.. It was a really
intense burning pain that was on my left
side of my body, it was under my breast
and would radiate out thru to my back. I
thought for a week before that it was
heartburn, everytime I would eat it would
get bad. I had a ultra-sound which was
freaken brudle and so painfull, it can
back normal. I went to my family doctor
and he said "everything is normal". I
said "no, its not, i'm dying here, so he
thought to do the amalyse/ lypase blood
tests. I got home feeling so sick and I
was so busy at work, the phone was ringing
and I answered it and it was my doctor.
"he said: get to the er now" " I will meet
you there". When I got there, he informed
me that my pancrease levels were 10 times
the normal level. This was very odd as I
don't drink alcohol! I was put into the
hospital for 10 days at which time, they
came back to me and said it was, and I
quote "ido-pathic pancreatites" I was
like you better not be calling me an
idoit, he was like no, were the
idiots,because we can't fiqure it out.
To make a really long story short I have
had over 100 attacks of pancreatites in 14
years. My cause is steriods, for asthma,
very rare, but it does happen. Look in to
your meds and be aggressive and challenge
your gi's if you can find a female gi,
they are way more sympathetic you the
female needs, males tend to blame it on
stress.
As for the drinks, no more girl friend,
the more you drink the worse you make it.
I gave up drinking alcohol for 10 years
and started eating fresh pinapple, which
has naturally healing properties in it.
I find the heating pad and muscle
relaxants help. But I have never been
able to work since 1994, I have had my
gallbladder removed as they thought a cyst
was causing it. Nope it was a healthy
organ> the desperation you feel when
you are hospitalized and everyone thinks
you look healthy and the blood work comes
up inconclusive is devestating.
Now when I have an attack of pancreatities
and it doesn't come up on blood work they
belive me. Why?? Because I went to the
medical library and the foothills hospital
and calgary and study and copied
everything that I could about it and you
know what.Blood test are inconclusive in
over 50% paitents. You need to have a ct
scan done of the gut, when you are in
pain. Being acute, that is difficult to
predict.
But if you stop the drinking and parting,
and try and find out what is the healthy
way, by diet to treat and calm
pancreatities.. Let me know as, 4 gi's
were absolutley useless when I asked him
what can I eat ( I losst 145lbs, on 5'1
frame in 14 months due to starvation, that
is the only way to stop the pain. I under
go another endoscope as I have now
developed a vcd (vocal cord dysfunction)
which is caused by get the pancreatities
and gerd. You must be pro-active dear.
You sound young, so your real friends
don't dump you because you can't drink,
their not true friends. When the pain is
sever go to the er.. Good luck wanda p
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ReeAnn
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 15 Location: Virginia
Drinking And Pancreatitis Posted: 03-30-06 08:00am
Hello,
drinking with pancreatitis is always a bad
idea!! And yes it can be avoided even
when out with friends. Become the
regular designated driver!! The attacks
of pain you have following every time you
drink should tell you it is a bad idea....
With each acute attack you have, you are
one step closer to chronic pancreatitis.
And believe me - you do not want to be
chronic!! My first attack happened when
I was 8 years old (now 48). I have been
chronic for the last 6 years. It is life
stealer!!! It don't kill you but it will
sometimes make you wish it did. It is
disabling (i have not been able to work
since 2001). The pain is 24/7 and no
matter what you do it never goes away.
Yet you also get attacks when the pain is
unbearable.
Additionally chronic pancreatitis leads to
many other disorders - the worse of which
is type 1 brittle diabetes -
uncontrollable diabetes. This comes with
all the side effects of diabetes.
Malabsorption is another problem. You
can literally starve to death, even though
you are eating. It causes all kinds of
vitamin and mineral inbalances with come
with their own problems.
Please think twice before you take another
drink. Each drink puts you closer to
being chronic..... And there are many
more problems associated with chronic
pancreatitis that I am not listing here.
Reeann
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wickedwanda
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 108 Location: Alberta.
Re: Drinking And Pancreatitis Posted: 03-30-06 09:16am
reeann
wrote:
hello,
drinking with pancreatitis is always a bad
idea!! And yes it can be avoided even
when out with friends. Become the
regular designated driver!! The attacks
of pain you have following every time you
drink should tell you it is a bad idea....
With each acute attack you have, you are
one step closer to chronic pancreatitis.
And believe me - you do not want to be
chronic!! My first attack happened when
I was 8 years old (now 48). I have been
chronic for the last 6 years. It is
life stealer!!! It don't kill you but
it will sometimes make you wish it did.
It is disabling (i have not been able to
work since 2001). The pain is 24/7 and
no matter what you do it never goes away.
Yet you also get attacks when the pain
is unbearable.
Additionally chronic pancreatitis leads to
many other disorders - the worse of which
is type 1 brittle diabetes -
uncontrollable diabetes. This comes
with all the side effects of diabetes.
Malabsorption is another problem. You
can literally starve to death, even though
you are eating. It causes all kinds of
vitamin and mineral inbalances with come
with their own problems.
Please think twice before you take another
drink. Each drink puts you closer to
being chronic..... And there are many
more problems associated with chronic
pancreatitis that I am not listing here.
Do you have a web site or forum, so we can
talk? Thanks wanda
reeann
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prawnsize
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 2
Posted: 05-05-08 10:12am
Hi all.
I've just had my first attack of Acute
Pancreatitis.
I was rushed to ER and they gave me
morphine, put me on a drip, gave me loads
of antibiotics and wouldn't let me eat.
I must admit it was pretty scary - I went
in to shock and very nearly died.
So I've just got out of hospital and I
don't know very much about what to do
next.
The doctors didn't give me any advice
except to only eat light meals?!
I see that alcohol is bad - that's ok can
live without that!
Can anyone give me any advice? Am I likely
to get it again?
Thank you...
Emma
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wickedwanda
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 108 Location: Alberta.
Posted: 05-05-08 12:13pm
prawnsize
wrote:
Hi all.
I've just had my first attack of Acute
Pancreatitis.
I was rushed to ER and they gave me
morphine, put me on a drip, gave me loads
of antibiotics and wouldn't let me eat.
I must admit it was pretty scary - I went
in to shock and very nearly died.
So I've just got out of hospital and I
don't know very much about what to do
next.
The doctors didn't give me any advice
except to only eat light meals?!
I see that alcohol is bad - that's ok can
live without that!
Can anyone give me any advice? Am I likely
to get it again?thank you...
Yes it is best stay away from all take
out, eat whole grains, little sugar, no
fats, no alcohol, no juices.. Listen to
your body, if the cat scans are available
you can confirm them on a cat scan while
inflammed. Eating less helps conrol the
painn good luck
