Treatment for Chronic Pancreatitis

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Understanding Pancreatitis More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Trevor Goring | permalink
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Learn more from WebMD about pancreatitis, including causes, symptoms, and treatments.
Tags: pancreatitis, pancreas, gallbladder, gallstone, bile, bile duct, acute, chronic, alcohol, ampulla, major papilla of the duodenum, amylase, lipase, pancreas function test, glucose tolerance test, ultrasound, CT scan, MRI, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound, necrosis

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/digestive-diseases-pancreatitis ^[1]

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Pancreatitis Symptoms, Causes, Treatment - Is there a special diet for pancreatitis? - MedicineNet More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Big Jon | permalink
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Read about acute and chronic pancreatitis with symptoms like nausea, vomiting, fever, abdominal pain, weight loss, diarrhea. Diagnosis, treatment, prevention, diet, and prognosis information is provided.

For further reading: http://www.medicinenet.com/pancreatitis/page5.htm ^[2]

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Pain Management/Treatment - National Pancreas Foundation More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Kevin Dewhurst | permalink
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Significant pain associated with chronic pancreatitis can seriously reduce a patient’s quality of life. It is important to treat chronic pancreatitis as soon as it is diagnosed because repeated episodes of inflammation can cause irreversible damage, and pain relief becomes much less effective.

For further reading: http://www.pancreasfoundation.org/patient-information/chronic-pancreatitis/chronic-pancreatitis-pain-management-and-treatment/ ^[3]

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Chronic pancreatitis: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by mikal | permalink
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For further reading: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000221.htm ^[4]

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1. http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/digestive-diseases-pancreatitis

2. http://www.medicinenet.com/pancreatitis/page5.htm

3. http://www.pancreasfoundation.org/patient-information/chronic-pancreatitis/chronic-pancreatitis-pain-management-and-treatment/

4. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000221.htm