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What are some Foods that are easily digested for someone who suffers acute pancreatitis?
I suffer from Acute Pancreatitis. What is the best side to sleep on?
What food do you have to avoid if you have acute pancreatitis?
Your doctor will give you an extensive list of foods to avoid with acute pancreatitis. There will be many foods that will not sit well with you.
Greater than 5x normal AST?
Acute hepatitis, acute pancreatitis, acute hepatocellular disruption....
What is the icd9 code for acute gallstone pancreatitis?
5778
Does pancreatitis affect more woman or men?
Both forms of pancreatitis (acute and chronic) occur more often in men than women. However, women are 1.5 times more likely than men to have acute pancreatitis caused by gallstones. On the other hand, men are 6 times more likely than women to have acute pancreatitis caused by alcoholism.
The condition called acute pancreatitis is often caused by the conversion of?
alcohol
Inflamaci n of the p ncreas?
Inflammation of the pancreas is acute pancreatitis.
What enzyme initiates the auto digestive process in acute pancreatitis?
trypsin
What is pancreaitus?
Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas assists digestion and regulates the way the body processes sugar. Pancreatitis can be acute or chronic.
What is the condition known as chronic pancreatitis?
Chronic pancreatitis--or continuing inflammation of the pancreas that results in permanent damage to this organ--can develop from long-standing, recurring episodes of acute (periodic) pancreatitis.
Amylase?
quite acute....might miss it if they have suffered from pancreatitis for a couple of days....starch cleavage....elevations include pancreatitis, alcoholism, cholelithiasis....
Can Acute Chemical Pancreatitis such as that brought on post surgery ever lead to Chronic Pancreatitis?
It could but probably would not. Acute pancreatitis is usually temporary due to alcohol, drugs, ect. Things that can be changed or eliminated entirely. Chronic pancreatitis is caused by other things. Gallstones, problems with the pancreas itself, ect. But with either type of pancreatitis diet plays a big part. People that suffer from chronic pancreatitis learn very quickly what can be tolerated and what cannot. And either kind of pancreatitis can be deadly, and is extremely painful.
