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Digestive & GastrointestinalSevere
Pancreatitis
Gastroenterology · Digestive & Gastrointestinal
Severe
Severity
Uncommon — occurs less frequently than other digestive conditions but carries significant risk of severe complications
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Gastroenterology
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💊Treatment Options
- 1Acute pancreatitis is treated with hospitalisation for intravenous fluids
- 2pain management
- 3and temporary bowel rest
- 4with treatment of the underlying cause such as gallstone removal once the acute episode subsides. Severe cases with complications may require intensive care support or procedures to drain infected fluid collections. Chronic pancreatitis management focuses on pain control
- 5pancreatic enzyme replacement to aid digestion
- 6management of resulting diabetes
- 7and strict avoidance of alcohol to slow further damage.
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