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Will Pancreas Repairing Itself When Suffering From Chronic Pancreatitis?
Posted on
Sat, 23 Aug 2014
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Sat, 23 Aug 2014
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Question : Since i have chronic pancreatitis could there be chance that my pancreas could repair itself back to normal? Or am i going to have to deal with it for the remainder of my life in the same state it is
Brief Answer:
Less likely
Detailed Answer:
HI
Thanks for posting your query .
Many organs in the body have regenerative capacity . As of pancreas is concerned it can also regenerate as long as the injury to pancreas is taken off .
But in case of Chronic pancreatitis, the inciting injury to pancreas is persistent ( that's the reason you are getting repeated attacks of Pancreatitis . If in case the cause for your recurrent pancreatitis is taken care of then your pancreas can heal itself . But the chances are less likely .
Less likely
Detailed Answer:
HI
Thanks for posting your query .
Many organs in the body have regenerative capacity . As of pancreas is concerned it can also regenerate as long as the injury to pancreas is taken off .
But in case of Chronic pancreatitis, the inciting injury to pancreas is persistent ( that's the reason you are getting repeated attacks of Pancreatitis . If in case the cause for your recurrent pancreatitis is taken care of then your pancreas can heal itself . But the chances are less likely .
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Ashwin Bhandari
Would you be able to make any reccomendations to make my situation more manable? Is tramadol a good option? I take it on a daily basis-keeps it manageable but other times the pain is too much and ER trips are a pain which only helps the immediate problem . By working full time i can keep my mind off it but somedays the pain wears me done. I also take creon enzymes but it helps a bit. My quality of life is awful... Strangest thing is my lipase and anylase always come back normal from the lab but i know im having a severe attack. Why is that?
Brief Answer:
Confirm it as Pancreatitis
Detailed Answer:
HI
More than taking pain medicines treatment should target the cause of your pain . Acute severe attacks will always be associated with Elevated Lipase levels . If they are coming normal then we need to look into some other cause.
In that case get a CT scan Abdomen to look for other cause of your pain .
As of medication is concerned daily medication with pain killers is not advisable . As much as possible avoid pain medication. I advise you can try Tapendolol instead of Tramadol
Confirm it as Pancreatitis
Detailed Answer:
HI
More than taking pain medicines treatment should target the cause of your pain . Acute severe attacks will always be associated with Elevated Lipase levels . If they are coming normal then we need to look into some other cause.
In that case get a CT scan Abdomen to look for other cause of your pain .
As of medication is concerned daily medication with pain killers is not advisable . As much as possible avoid pain medication. I advise you can try Tapendolol instead of Tramadol
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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