A person cannot survive any amount of time without a pancreas unless they have artificial insulin injections and digestive enzymes.
Most people that have their pancreas removed survive up to 7 years without the pancreas and with the use of artificial digestive enzymes and insulin injections.
The first signs of pancreas problems are lower blood pressure, fluid buildup in your belly, swelling and feeling sore or tender in your upper belly, fever, rapid heart rate, vomiting, nausea and severe belly pain that can spread to your back or chest and it may feel even worse when you eat or after you eat.
The part of your back that hurts with pancreatitis is your mid back which can also be a sign of pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatitis pain can also be felt in the upper left side or middle of your abdomen and the pain might be worse within minutes after you eat or drink and is more common if foods you eat have a high fat content.
When you have pancreatitis your poop will look loose, greasy and be foul smelling and be difficult to flush and may be clay colored as well.
Pancreatitis can be caused by stress as emotional stress excites your vagus nerve which connects your brain with your stomach and causes your stomach to be stimulated to produce excessive amounts of acid.
Hypothetical mechanisms involved in chronic stress sensitizes to pancreatitis.
Chronic stress compromises the exocrine pancreas by generating ischaemia and reperfusion processes, as well as attracting leukocytes to the pancreatic parenchyma.
Pancreatitis is redness and swelling (inflammation) of the pancreas.
Pancreatitis happens when digestive juices or enzymes attack the pancreas.
Your pancreas lies behind your stomach on the left side of your belly.
And is close to the first part of your small intestine (the duodenum).
The main symptom of pancreatitis is a severe, dull pain around the top of your stomach that develops suddenly.
The aching pain with pancreatitis often gets steadily worse and can travel along your back or below your left shoulder blade.
Eating or drinking may also make you feel worse very quickly, especially fatty foods.
Treatments for pancreatitis include.
A hospital stay to treat dehydration with intravenous (IV) fluids and, if you can swallow them, fluids by mouth.
Pain medicine, and antibiotics by mouth or through an IV if you have an infection in your pancreas.
And a low-fat diet, or nutrition by feeding tube or IV if you can't eat.
People with acute pancreatitis often look ill and have a fever, nausea, vomiting, and sweating.
Other symptoms that may occur with this disease include Clay-colored stools, Bloating and fullness.
Seek care right away for the following symptoms of severe pancreatitis such as pain or tenderness in the abdomen that is severe or becomes worse, nausea and vomiting, fever or chills.
Acute pancreatitis is a self-limiting condition.
In most instances, the pancreas heals itself and normal pancreatic functions of digestion and sugar control are restored.
Pancreatitis hits most people without warning.
The upper abdominal pain is so intense, you'll need to go to the emergency room for relief.
Although you can't prevent pancreatitis, you can educate yourself about your risk factors and take steps to lower your chances of it occurring.