1 Symptomatic manifestations of

Pancreatitis is dangerous because if it is not recognized in time and left untreated, it will soon lead to the death of a person. And the death will be very painful and long, as with this disease even the strongest painkillers can not stop the pain syndrome.

In this regard, you should carefully listen to the alarm signals that are given by the body, that is, to the symptoms. And with the appearance of one or more of them, it is urgent to see a doctor.

Here are the main symptoms of pancreatitis:

1. Severe pain in the area of ​​the stomach, sometimes reflected under the left collarbone and or under the shoulder blade. Pain can also be "girdling," that is, embracing the hypochondrium in a circle.
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2. The patient has an appetite.
3. During the inhalation, the pain becomes stronger.
4. Body temperature can rise abruptly and also drop sharply to normal.
5. There is vomiting and nausea.
6. Blood pressure drops.
7. There is dizziness.

Often these signs are taken for food poisoning. However, a deep study of the digestive system with the help of ultrasound equipment, as well as gastroendoscopy allows you to accurately diagnose pancreatitis.

2 Causes and effects on organs

It is known that the abuse of fatty foods and alcohol leads to the fact that the pancreatic ducts swell and overlap. And this, in turn, causes a delay in the secret produced by it and intended for digestion of food in the stomach in the body of the pancreas. In this situation, this secret begins to digest the pancreas itself. Hence the strongest pain syndrome.

In addition, against the backdrop of pancreas-induced necrosis of the tissues, cystic formation develops, which bursts at a certain filling, and blood flows into the abdominal cavity, causing peritonitis. If at this stage a person does not provide emergency medical assistance, death will occur. Chronic pancreatitis causes such diseases as hepatic and renal insufficiency, diabetes mellitus and general metabolic disorders.

Effect of pancreatitis on various organs of the body:

1. Nervous breakdown. A person during a pancreatitis attack suffers such severe pain that it often leaves a mark on his psyche. After a physical recovery the person remains nervous and irritable, he develops various psychological disorders. Often disturbed sleep, which causes an exacerbation of the condition. Treatment of these abnormalities can take from several months to several years, it all depends on the depth of the disease and its severity.
2. Gastric ulcer and 12-colon. These diseases are caused by an inflammatory process in the pancreas. After all, the organs are very close to each other. And after the inflammation has left the pancreas, it can find continuation in the stomach ulcer and, as a consequence, in the 12-типерстной gut. It is not uncommon for cases when, due to the patient's severe condition, the pancreas was removed, and after a while, an operation for resection of the stomach was performed, since the peptic ulcer continued to flow after pancreatitis.
3. Cardiovascular diseases. Since pancreatitis leads to a disruption of metabolism and unstable blood pressure, this can not but affect the work of the heart. The patient after pancreatitis can develop tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, blood thinning, which is manifested by frequent bleeding from the nose. In addition, the work of the heart affects the nervous tension experienced by the patient as a consequence of pancreatitis.
4. Disease of the respiratory system. These pathologies develop against the backdrop of an inflammatory process that has passed from the pancreas to the lungs. The fluid accumulating in the pleural cavity causes pneumonia. It, in turn, causes loss of alveoli and thickening of the bronchi, which leads to a feeling of suffocation and oxygen starvation.
5. Encephalopathy of the brain. Chronic oxygen starvation and low blood pressure, caused by abnormalities in the work of the heart, can provoke a malfunction in the central nervous system, namely, the brain. Memory impairment, persistent headaches, paralysis of motor functions - this is far from a complete list of the consequences of encephalopathy.

As can be seen from the presented list, the complications caused by pancreatitis do not appear one at a time. It's like a chain reaction, when one pathology follows another as a continuation of the disease. Thus, the consequences can be much more dangerous than the disease itself.

3 Prevention of pancreatitis

In order to prevent the development of such a terrible disease as pancreatitis in your body, several rules of prevention should be observed. It is necessary to abandon the use of alcoholic beverages forever. The pancreas has the property of accumulating alcohol poisoning for a long time. If it seems that "a little bit" to drink is not dangerous, then this is a misconception - sooner or later alcohol causes pancreatitis, tissue necrosis, death.

You should monitor your diet. It is necessary to completely exclude from the diet acute dishes, fatty fried meat. To eat should be small portions, ideally you have to get up from the table with a slight feeling of hunger. Overeating necessarily leads to pancreatitis. Regular exercise and active lifestyle strengthens the body as a whole and digestive organs in particular. Be healthy!