Pancreatitis from drinking

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Avatar m tn He said, maybe the pain was Celiac disease or even Pancreatitis. He said, I would need to get blood work to check this out. My question is : Can the doctor tell if you have Pancreatitis with blood work "AFTER" the pain stops ????????
Avatar f tn I have had really painful RUQ abdominal pain for past month. This is the first time I've ever had this type of pain. I am an otherwise healthy 30 yr old male. Internal Medicine doctor immediately thought is was gallstones/sludge given location and type of pain. In addition to blood work internal medicine doctor ordered Ultrasound and CT Scan, both of which were "unremarkable" (i.e. normal).
Avatar n tn gov/ddiseases/pubs/pancreatitis/ From what I have read, a person who has suffered from alcohol-related pancreatitis should stop drinking alcohol altogether. Apparently, the first time it happens, it can be resolved fairly quickly, but it can get more and more serious with repeated episodes. It can be life-threatening. Can destroy the kidneys. None of the dangers are worth risking by drinking.
Avatar f tn t hurt for you to drink a lot of water. I am in recovery from drinking too much all the time. The elevated enzymes can be a sign of liver or pancreas problems.
Avatar m tn 2) How about from Chronic Pancreatitis, Gallstones, or Pancreatitc Cancer? Even if the Doc said my blood test showed normal for the pancreas? 3) IBS? 4) Celiac Disease? 5) Hepatitis? 6) Could this be Giarda (parasite in food and water)? I consider this a possibilty since I live in San Diego, close to the Mexico border, and frequently eat Mexican food from smaller, local Mexican cafes and taco stands here in SD. I am thinking this is either IBS or Giarda.
Avatar m tn 2 year post Tx Hep C condition is still negative, but suddenly I get upper abdominal back pain associated with bloating after eating or even drinking water. I thought symptom was for early pancreatitis, but no typical symptoms for that other than the bloating and back pain. I do not see any other cause of back pain associated with bloating in all my research. Bloating (without gas) associated with back pain is an odd combination of symptoms. I am now starting to take ibuprofen for the pain.
Avatar f tn re headed to an acute bout of pancreatitis and trust me, you do not want that to happen. Pancreatitis often turns into the gift that keeps on giving and becomes a horribly painful, chronic condition. Alcohol abuse is a common cause of pancreatitis and any doctor will tell you that alcohol has to go out of your life forever or you risk another acute attack. Alcohlic hepatitis is another condition high on the list of suspects.
Avatar m tn Pancreatitis In addition to causing stomach irritation (gastritis), drinking can inflame the pancreas. Chronic pancreatitis interferes with the digestive process, causing severe abdominal pain and persistent diarrhea --and "it's not fixable," Saitz says. Some cases of chronic pancreatitis are triggered by gallstones, but up to 60% stem from alcohol consumption." (webmd.com) I think you need to see your doctor about this.
Avatar n tn I had my first attack of acute pancreatitis last week. It was a mild attack. I spent a couple of days in the hospital on IV. I'm feeling much better and haven't had another painful attack. However, I still seem to have soreness on my left side, but not in the same location as the pancreatitis pain. My stomach is also still bloated. My attack was 5 days ago. My question is; is it normal to have some residual soreness after acute pancreatitis?
Avatar n tn Hi .. I have the same thing ... started a year or so ago with mild spasms in left back and front area .. now its pretty much constant and it's in my left hip and left shoulder. Sometimes my ribs and side is tender to touch and I get gas and discomfort as well as low back ache. I had one bad lot of pain one night that I thought might be pancreatitis but nothing since and I carried on drinking heavily (I had a drink problem but have stopped now) for several months after and no more attacks.
Avatar f tn t know anyone in my group that got it from drinking.
Avatar m tn Well I/we know she has a drinking problem, she has started drinking again. She said she researched and drinking Red Wine does not hurt her Pancreatitis. In my feeble attempts of research I have not found anything that supports her thought process. What scares me is she was in a Coma for about 5 weeks and came real close to death for the first week or so, the doctors didn't think she was going to live.
Avatar m tn is there anyway to make your amylase and lipase go up without having pancreatitis? can you give yourself pancreatitis without drinking a lot? im curious because i had it and they didnt know what caused it. please help respond im having black stools and bad pain and cramps in my stomach.
719251 tn?1230340905 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.
750120 tn?1252455030 Well, there are about 3-ways a flare up of pancreatitis can occur that I am aware. One is from recent drinking and is alcohol related, the second is gall stones (I tried to get them to take out the gallbladder but they didn't) and the third is from interferon according to the doc. He's saying mine may be from the interferon although it is rare. They gave me 2 options to deal with it right now.
Avatar f tn Every attack causes damage to your pancreas. Even though you quit drinking the damage has been done. You need to read up on chronic pancreatitis and get more of an understanding.
Avatar m tn or it could be pancreatitis.. if you've been drinking or hitting NSAD's really hard lately..the pain is pretty high with pancreatitis and you'd be doubled over..but not always. A blood test for pancreatitis can be used if you've been drinking a lot.. either way with an ulcer i'd avoid alchohol/tylenol/asprin like the plague. That'll kill your stomach.
1036334 tn?1274029591 My boyfriend has been drinking beers like heineken and soo nearly everyday for the past 3 years....... on monday he had some severe abdominal pains and wound up in the ICU of the hospital the next day.... he's been in ICU since and he cant eat they feed him through tubes and about on wednesday he had breathing problems and now is friday and he has been set up on an oxygen machine.... WHat is happening?? what could the problem be??? how severe is this problem????
Avatar m tn Binge drinking can cause acute pancreatitis which would probably "knock you to the floor".
Avatar n tn There is an old saying: "God looks after drunks and little children," except when hepatitis C is involved. Bill and nygirl gave you some wise and prudent advice. First, it is great to have you posting. It is also touching to see the love you have for your father, and how caring and concerned you are. It is really hard seeing someone you love so much with an alcohol problem...I know. Giving up alcohol is no easy task, even when the alcoholic desperately wants to.
Avatar f tn At the time, the doctors were checking me for diabetes because I guess those things are related. Generally Pancreatitis is caused by gallstones or excessive drinking. I am not an excessive drinker and by then my gallbladder had been removed. I just went for a follow-up this afternoon and now my doc wants to check my Thyroid. So, I guess all of that stuff can be related.
543435 tn?1282242679 Has any doctor ever suggested he may have chronic pancreatitis? You can have chronic pancreatitis and have flares of acute pancreatitis. This can be hereditary or from drinking or many other reasons. If you have this disease then you are unable to digest a lot of food. Sticking to a low fat diet and taking specially prescribed enzymes to help digest food seems to help some people with this. Usually a diagnosis is made from an endoscopic ultrasound procedure or from CT scan.
Avatar n tn Well, usually acute pancreatitis is treated with IVs, pain medication, etc. Chronic pancreatitis is treated differently from the acute pancreatitis. With the chronic pancreatitus there is NO recovery; damage done already; it's just managed. Digestive enzymes medication is prescribed for chronic pancreatitis as well as pain medication. Secondly, have to figure out what is causing the fatty liver? The fatty liver is from the excessive alcohol drinking.
Avatar f tn ,,i know see,i have gerd,and i also have a good friend who actualy has chronic pancreatitis from alcohol abuse...well,listening to him,and thinking of my similar (but different) pains,,,i started to convence yself i too had pancreas issues from drinking and got myself all worked up,,i started feeling alot worse and was just a mess!!!!! dozens of tests and onths have passed and now i have accepted i created this crazy thought about my budies problem into my own!!! ....
Avatar n tn He has gone through massive blood testing throughout the month and everything is normal except for the elevated Lipase levels, had quit drinking a month ago, had an Ultrasound, CT Scan, and MRI which were all normal. I have noticed signs of depression, anxiety, and his stomach discomfort for at least the past 6 months. His specialist told him that they didn't believe at this time it was Pancreatitis because they stated the levels would have gone down to normal by now.