Symptoms of chronic pancreatitis

With the gradual improvement of living standards in our country, overeating and excessive drinking have almost become one of the common problems of many urban people. Chronic pancreatitis is a biliary disease caused by long-term heavy drinking and various bad eating habits. In addition, chronic pancreatitis is extremely harmful to our physical health, so timely medical treatment and treatment are needed. So what are the symptoms of chronic pancreatitis?

In fact, the symptoms of chronic pancreatitis are not single. In addition to the common severe abdominal pain, it can also cause nausea, vomiting and other more frequent symptoms and phenomena. In addition, they often occur after a full meal, and abdominal distension may also occur. Below is a detailed introduction to the symptoms of chronic pancreatitis.

Symptoms of chronic pancreatitis

1. Abdominal pain: It is the main clinical symptom. Severe abdominal pain. It starts in the middle and upper abdomen, and may also be focused on the right or left upper abdomen, radiating to the back. If the entire pancreas is involved, the pain will radiate to the waist and back in a belt-like manner. Alcohol-induced pancreatitis often develops within 12 to 48 hours after drinking and causes abdominal pain. Biliary pancreatitis often causes abdominal pain after a large meal.

2. Nausea and vomiting are often accompanied by abdominal pain: vomiting is severe and frequent. The vomitus is the contents of the stomach and duodenum, occasionally accompanied by coffee-like contents.

3. Abdominal distension: In the early stage, it is reflex intestinal paralysis, and in severe cases, it may be caused by stimulation of retroperitoneal cellulitis. The upper small intestine adjacent to the pancreas and transverse colon are paralyzed and dilated. Abdominal distension mainly in the upper abdomen. Abdominal distension is more obvious when there is fluid in the abdominal cavity: the patient stops defecating and passing gas. Bowel sounds weaken or disappear.

4. Signs of peritonitis: In edematous pancreatitis, tenderness is limited to the upper abdomen, and there is often no obvious muscle tension. Hemorrhagic necrotizing pancreatitis causes obvious tenderness, as well as muscle tension and rebound pain. The area is wide or extends to the entire abdomen.

5. Others: In the early stage, the patient often has a moderate fever, about 38°C. Patients with cholangitis may experience chills and high fever. When pancreatic necrosis is accompanied by infection, high fever is one of the main symptoms. Jaundice may occur in biliary pancreatitis. Or it may be caused by compression of the common bile duct by the edematous head of the pancreas. Patients with severe pancreatitis may experience a rapid pulse, decreased blood pressure, hypovolemia, and even shock.

prevention

Drink less alcohol, prevention and treatment of biliary diseases. Active treatment can relieve symptoms, but it is not easy to cure. In the late stage, most patients die from complications, and in very rare cases, the disease may develop into pancreatic cancer. Actively treat biliary diseases, quit drinking and avoid overeating.

Everyone already knows about the symptoms of chronic pancreatitis. In fact, the harm of chronic pancreatitis to our body deserves our attention, because in the early stage it will only manifest as severe abdominal pain, nausea, bloating, etc., but severe pancreatitis can easily cause a rapid drop in blood pressure and even shock. Therefore, it is very important to avoid overeating and actively cooperate with doctors in taking medication and treatment.