pancreatitis in the elderly

Pancreatic atrophy or fatty replacement is nonspecific, often due to senescent changes in elderly patients, less likely related to chronic pancreatitis or obesity. Your doctor may be decide to run additional lab tests if appropriate.

I also have a 16 yr old cat who is hungry all the time. She used to eat dry food until she lost teeth thru the years & was eating whiskas pouches (i still mash it for her) until i ran out one day & gave her canned food in the interim...now she doesn't want the pouches so she eats the canned, fancy feast or friskies, I put about 1/2 a cup out at a time as i don't want my other cat to "steal it" or for it to dry out.

He offered help me to sweep the floor/yard. Hanging and picking up the clothes. He also concentrated on the weather make sure he picked up the clothes before it rained. He'll miss if he slept all the day long! LOL. He liked sleep (usually longer hour than us). He said to me, when getting old all the bones shrink, so can feel the body aching. He said exercise is important. Even he was on the bed, he also moving his toes and fingers a lot.

I'm not sure if it's acute pancreatitis. I looked up the symptoms and I don't have vomiting or fever which are apparently the main ones.

I went to see my GI docor on Monday afternoon and he said that I had to go back into the hospital as he did not feel that the pancreatitis had completely resolfved yet and I appeared very dehydrated. I couldn't help but start crying. Fortunately my husband was with me so that helped tremendously. I thought I would be out today, Friday, but I have been on what they call NPO or nothing by mouth since Monday.

In pancreatitis both lipase and amylase are usually elevated. Other tests (CT, MRI) are needed to confirm pancreatitis. But elevated lipase doesn't mean you have pancreatitis. Or, lipase level doesn't necessary correlate with severity of inflammation. ERCP was probably suggested because a small stone, either from gallbladder or pancreas can block pancrteatic duct - what results in pancreatitis. There's another, noninvasive investigation - MRCP, which could be done instead of ERCP.

Treatment for acute pancreatitis People with acute pancreatitis are treated with IV fluids and pain medications in the hospital. In up to 25% of patients, the pancreatitis can be severe and patients may need to be admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). In the ICU, the patient is closely watched because pancreatitis can damage the heart, lungs, or kidneys. Some cases of severe pancreatitis can result in death of pancreatic tissue.

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 truly feel like the change in diet triggered her pancreatitis which caused her kidney values to shoot through the roof (when we put her in the hospital, they were literally off the chart). We get to pick her up today. I definitely don't want to feed her anymore of the NF food. I checked out some of your recipes which I am more than willing to try, but I want to make sure it doesn't affect her pancreatitis. Any thoughts?

Go with lots and lots of fiber, at least the minimun daily requirement and this should help unless she is developing IBS. Try this and if it doesn't work have her see a GI dr.

During the past 3 months I have suffered from acute abdominal pain located in my upper to mid left back, front and around my abdominal section. The pain is constant but at times it gets worst especially after eating. The pain is also accompanied with a constant headache that will not go away even with Tylenol. I have severed nausea with no vomiting. I am also for the most part constipated and have lots of gas. I feel weak and I also feel like I am fainting at times.

well I could be totally off but it could be just chronic/acute pancreatitis caused by alchohol..it happens and I bet soon as you mention your symptoms your doctor will probably wonder about doing a blood test... But you're right it could be anxiety/IBS, which causes nausea and pain at times..but who knows, Good idea to get to a doctor to rule things out and figure it out.

What sort of chemotherapy was given to you? Some chemotherapy drugs may result in pancreatitis, but these are drugs commonly used for treating leukemias, not breast cancer. Examples include asparaginase, cytarabine, and mercaptopurine. The only chemotherapy drug commonly used in breast cancer which has been known to cause pancreatitis is methotrexate. This drug is usually given as part of the chemotherapy regimen called CMF (cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and fluorouracil).

t go now his body will force him to go eventually and it may be too late. By nipping things in the bud we can prevent any serious problems in the future. You should also get him on probiotics either a supplement or yogurt enriched with it. We are more apt to develop polyps after the age of 50 and that's why they suggest we start having colonoscopies at age 50.

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.

Are the blood blisters in the arms and legs of some elderly a vitamin or mineral deficiency? If so, what will help? This discussion is related to <a href='http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/242890'>blood blisters</a>.

Hi. 5'10" Gent, and brand spankin newbie to this site. i just turned 56 in April. In my journal August. 12, 2013, I recorded wgt. 247.5 lb, BP 157/101, severe depression & anxiety with heaart palpitations and mid-nightime panic attacks. Also using CPAP setting of 14cm for severe sleep apnea, and suffered almost daily migraines. Plus my triglicerides were, as my dr put it, "through the roof!

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.

Your symptoms could be SO many things including microscopic sludge/stones in the common bile duct, gallbladder problems, Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction, Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth, acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, autoimmune pancreatitis, mininal change chronic pancreatitis, etc., etc., etc. Pancreatic and ductal pain is among the most horrendous pain there is. If you cannot manage your pain, talk to your primary care physician and ask for some medication!

I just found out that I have pancreas divisum and they may do a minor ampulla spincterotomy. The doc says there are pretty significant risks with pancreatitis, etc. Anybody else had this and what was the outcome? How high are the risks? Right now I am taking pancreatic enzymes and he said if they work, that will confirm that this is causing the problem. So far they may be helping a little, but are making me really nauseated!! Any thoughts?

ve had 4 ERCPs and each time had ended up with Pancreatitis anytime they were near the duct. They placed a stent in the Pancreatic duct and assured me that it would be rare for me to get pancreatitis but I did. mine is so sensitive if they go anywhere near the PD that I end up being hospitalized for 3 days on a Dilaudid PCP pump. If they are going to be doing a sphincterotomy (cut the sphinctor of the duct) or any duct work be prepared to be sore, since they are going in and messing around.

Hello everyone, About 3 years ago I was hospitalized for pancreatitis, spent a week in the hospital and by the time I went home the pain was gone. I don't drink and the doctors couldn't find any gallstones or tell me what caused it. I was fine for 10 months then it came back, the same pain in the same spot, I had bloodwork done every week, had a hida scan which showed my gallbladder wasn't contracting as well or quikly as it should but was fine othe than that.

I would like to do a short experiment by taking my mother-in-law off Plavix for a few days while she is in her normal living conditions at the nursing home. However, I have not seen dementia listed in any materials related to Plavix, so no one caring for my mother-in-law takes this idea seriously. Does anyone have any experience with this situation? Could it be dangerous to take her off the Plavix for a few days? Are there any substitutes for Plavix that might work better?

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