pancreatitis in older people

Just a thought here, but maybe we should keep responses to people in the same threads that they asked their questions in? It's bad enough we can't get the newbies to stop tacking their questions onto the ends of 7 and 8 year old threads, but when they do, that's where they are going to go to look for their answers.

Hi Kelley. I'm so sorry to hear about your little boxer. Pancreatitis is a terrible disease for dogs (and people) to endure. If your vet hasn't yet performed an ultrasound, that will be the next step. They'll need to check to see how swollen the pancreas is, if there is something like a tumor or pseudo-cyst, or even a birth defect causing the trouble. It's even possible there is something blocking the pancreatitic or common bile duct at the root of the problem.

ploryi blood test/liver/pancrease panel and possibly a endoscope to find out what is going on in your stomach. A gi specialist would probably be best. If this is truly pancreatitis you would need to stop drinking to let the pancrease heal before permament damage is done...(normally) BUT i'm not a doctor.. a visit with a gi specialist would be the way to go..

My mother has been suffering from Pancreatitis for the past 4months. She has been in hospital three times with severe pain, vomitting, and fluid in the abdominal. In that time she has lots over 25kg. She is 60 years old but since loosing so much weight she looks like 80 years old. She no longer drinks but continues to smoke. What worries me the most is that she eats very tiny amount of food, she vomitts everyday and she is just not getting any better.

He could have pancreatitis or something in his abdomen that is making him painful like a foreign body. Does he get in the garbage or eat things he is not suppose to?

my dog has had pancreatitis 2 times he is 8 yrs old and he hasnt shown symptoms in 2 yrs. we got a kitten over the weekend and the dog ended up eating the cat food a couple of times. now he has diahrea and i have seen a couple blood drops by the poop. Is there something i can do for him other then take him to the vet. It is the same exact symtoms as last time so i really dont need to pay a couple hunred dollars for them to tell me what i already know.

Did they say chronic pancreatitis or acute? If acute I would think they would keep you in the ER. People with CP often end up taking digestive enzymes to help digest food and they often are advised to eat very low fat and avoid alcohol and smoking. You can have flares of acute pancreatitis so always go to er if you feel it coming on.

s possible the diagnosis could be pancreatitis, but you should ask your doctor for an exact diagnosis and also ask what diet you should be following for the condition you have. In general, most docs tell patients who have acute pancreatitis to follow a liquid diet for a period of time then slowly transition to a soft diet that is very low in fat. That can be followed up by changing back to a 'regular' low fat diet.

I DID NOT REALIZE HOW MANY PEOPLE THIS EFFECTS. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. I JUST HAD A WEEKS STAY IN THE HOSPITAL FOR PANCREATITIS. I DID EVERY TEST UNDER THE SUN, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE. I DO NOT DRINK, I DO NOT HAVE GALLSTONES, AND MY TRIGLYCERIDE LEVEL IS NORMAL. I'M LOST BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN AND CAN'T HAVE TO EAT.

Does the duct dilatation set off an inflamation of the liver and pancreas and cause the pancreatitis pain? Also can the duct dilatation heal on its own in time? I have no desire to undergo an ERCP as I've heard such nightmare stories from people who have undergone but yet I'm so tired of not feeling good and having pain and just would like to feel good again. Thanks for your help.

He has had (only) early morning pain episodes for several years, sometimes going for months in between episodes, but until recently I attributed those to a known narrowing in vertabrae. I have noticed that sometimes these episodes are accompanied by gurgling. When in pain like this, he keeps turning to his right and "pointing" backwards toward his mid area, like he is telling me where it is. The vertabrae narrowing is mid-back.

Is it common for Pancreatitis to reoccur in people who have type 2 diabetis? I have pain in my upper stomach and am not sure if it's GERD or pancreatitis. This discussion is related to Upper stomach problems.

You must be in the Eltrombopag trial? I haven't seen many in it here at the forum, but I am following it with interest since I have a friend who will not be able to treat unless Eltrombopag is approved. I wish you luck and hope you can find a way to endure the side effects so you can continue treating.

Pancreatic cancer usually takes time to develop and usually manifests in older individuals, not people your age. As you have already mentioned, the MRCP found inflammation in your pancreas. This is none other than pancreatitis, not cancer. If the inflammation of the pancreas is severe, it takes weeks, sometimes more than a month, for the patient to recover. So I'm not surprised that your amylase and lipase levels are still elevated three weeks after the initial diagnosis.

I know how expensive Vets and testing is but I highly urge you to take kitty in if you can possibly do so....Diabetes is very common in elderly cats... Could also be Hyperthyroidism in the case shes not over thirsty...but both need to be tested asap..

To my knowledge there is no gold standard test to diagnose chronic pancreatitis. In fact, diagnosing chronic pancreatitis is challenging because testing may yield normal results, even when the disease is present. So doctors typically rely on a battery of tests to come up with the final result.

Because the vet gave us muscle relaxants and rimadahl to give for pain management, his pancreatitis flared up again. Now he is in the hospital on intravenous fluids and pain med injections. I just want to know anyone's thoughts on this? I really believe if he didn't have problems with his neck, the pancreatitis would have been controllable. But b/c of his "slipped disk" in his neck steroids is usually the treatment, but he can't have steroids b/c of the pancreatitis.

I made her take a short walk last night and today she is not as lethargic or bloated. I am going to ease her back into exercise and no more people food. If she is not better in a couple days I will take her back to vet.

How are your blood sugars and triglycerides/cholesterol? Those made my hubby have acute pancreatitis. I'm stunned a GI doc would say that Pancreatitis doesn't present that way and that it doesn't last that long... that's absurd! There are people with chronic pancreatitis and I knew a woman last year that had her entire pancreas removed because of it. Since there is a history of cancer has a oncologist checked you out or is this all primary care and/or GI doc?

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