- What is pancreatitis
- Pancreatitis is inflammation of pancreas, it may be acute –beginning suddenly and last few days or chronic – occur many years
- the symptom
- very painful in the upper abdomen
- the pain could expand to the back
- someone may spew
- someone may bend or twist the upper body
- how to diagnosis
- blood check(you can’t check them on the clinics, you can ask the doctor of teaching hospital’s gastroenterology to check these two enzymes)
- Amylase(澱粉酶)
- Lipase(脂肪酶)
- CT(Computer Topography) (option)
- MRI(magnetic resonance imaging) (option)
- the causes
- major( about 90%)
- alcohol
- gallstones
- high fat level
- others
- inherit
- autoimmune
- treatments
- stop eat and drink about 5days, only use drip to maintain the life
- If gallstone, need surgery
- If autoimmune, you have to see the RA(Rheumatoid arthritis)’s doctor after recovered
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