Pancreatitis alcoholism

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Avatar m tn Not likely related to your drining at all but look out for alcoholism, liver disease, pancreatitis, automobile accidents and strokes from heavy drinking. Start by seeing an Eye MD for a baseline medical eye exam.
Avatar n tn My father has informed me he now has satge 2 liver disease and pancreatitis. He is an alchoholic and has hep c. He states that he will not quit drinking. Im wanting to know how long he has and what is going to happen?
Avatar m tn Hello, So just a bit of background, im 20yrs old, 6'4 and about 205 pounds in relatively athletic shape. I am in college and frequently consume excessive amounts of alcohol. In the past month or so ive started to notice some pain in my sides the morning after drinking a lot. This isn't something I have ever experienced before so the first couple times it happened to me I just assumed I did something stupid last night and thats why my sides were sore or hurting.
Avatar n tn m really worried because I did some research and I read the most common causes for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency are cystic fibrosis (which i dont have) and chronic pancreatitis, and, if you have CP that its not curable and there is a severe lower life expectancy associated with it. Is this all true and does it sound as if I have this?
Avatar n tn My Mother's boyfriend went into the hospital two weeks ago because of problems with his pancreas (he has had pancreatitis because of alcoholism-he doesn't drink anymore supposedly.) A few days into his hospital visit, he started showing withdrawal symptoms and began having D.T's. They had my mom check if he had any alcohol in the house, he didn't. He was prescribed vicodin for back pain after a surgery 3 months ago, and for some reason the doctor keeps refilling it.
1727703 tn?1310289216 So I posted my first question in the comment box...sorry. Now I know. Hi everyone...I am married to an alcoholic. She had a trumatic experience about 5 years ago where she lost her first husband in a snowmobile crash and held his head in her arms as he died. Never got over it. Has been depressed and drinking straight vodka for the better part of 4 years now. Got to the point now where she is so weak and frail she looks like a holocaust victim.
Avatar m tn //labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/ggt/tab/test "Normal results in females under age 45, range from 5 to 27 U/L; in females over age 45 and in males, levels range from 6 to 37 U/L. " "Elevations may indicate any acute hepatic disease, acute pancreatitis, renal disease, alcohol ingestion, postoperative status, and prostatic metastasis. This test is nonspecific, providing little data about the type of hepatic disease.
Avatar m tn Even if liver disease is absent, individuals struggling with alcoholism may have high iron levels. This is because alcohol acts as a catalyst to increase the level of iron absorption in the body.
Avatar m tn Elevated lipase and amylase = pancreatitis; something alcoholics get. It can become chronic. A few drinks on a weekend night may be TOO SOCIALLY for you. Can't you stop at 1 or 2? 3 heavy alcoholic uncles doesn't mean you're immune from the family curse. A "few drinks" could be heavy alcoholism for someone whose system can't handle the drug. (yes, alcohol is a drug).
Avatar m tn I have a great deal of alcoholism in my family on both sides those ppl now gone.I have found that about roughly 40% of my adult clients have an addiction problem who've had an addicted parent both parents or grandparents.Dayjjob being substance abuse counselor.You have good self awareness and have identified symptoms of alcoholism in yourself.....loss of control the no OFF switch and the blacking out.I suggest you try AA...and look for what u have in common with the others there...
1485372 tn?1359545131 U can type this into Google and get the symptoms according to the DSM-IV!
Avatar n tn i drank at 14 to get drunk....never seemed to have an off switch like some of my friends who never went to the xtreme i did!i did this with drugs too.....i always failed miserably at controlled use.....there seemed to NO OFF SWITCH within me...no matter how desperately i tried to find it!I have quite a family history of alcoholism......i do believe in genetic predispostion as well..but I didn't ask for this disease.....