What would cause pancreatitis to reoccur?

Answer 1

1. Improper Treatment

If the pancreatitis was originally treated improperly or not sufficiently, it could come back before it's completely cleared up. Hospitalization is often the best way to get treatment. While less severe cases can be treated at home, quick IV fluids, rest, pain medication and no food or water tend to heal it much more quickly.

2. Rushing or Inadequate Recovery Time

Not allowing yourself enough rest after the condition clears may also result in it coming back. Patients should ease into heavy liquids and solid foods. Fatty and acidic food should also be avoided after pancreatitis.

3. Chronic Pancreatitis

If the above two possibilities don't describe the conditions and you have, perhaps, made a fine recovery a while back and the symptoms have resurfaced later, there is always the chance of chronic pancreatitis. Patients with chronic pancreatitis usually present with persistent abdominal pain or steatorrhea resulting from malabsorption of the fats in food, as well as severe nausea. Diabetes is a common complication due to the chronic pancreatic damage and may require treatment with insulin. Some patients with chronic pancreatitis look very sick, while others don't appear to be unhealthy at all.