is pancreaitis disease fatal?

Answer 1

While most cases go away in a week, some cases develop into a life-threatening illness. The death rate is high with hemorrhagic pancreatitis or necrotizing pancreatitis, and complications such as liver, heart, or kidney impairment may occur. Recurrences are common.
Chronic pancreatitis is a serious disease that may lead to disability and death. The risk of death may be lowered if abstinence from alcohol is maintained.
The death rate from undrained pancreatic abscesses is very high.
Please see the webpages for more details on Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Chronic pancreatitis and Pancreatic abscess.

Answer 2

Pancreatitis can be fatal, but this is not always the case. My own father-in-law suffered an acute case of pancreatitis, which almost did kill him ... he went into kidney failure (was on dialysis for a while), has some mental decline, but he's still with us, and now leads a comparatively good life.

Look on the positive side of things, and if it is you that has this disease, and you do drink (and I'm not suggesting that it's incidental, or causative), cut back. You'll be amazed at what can be!

Answer 3

It definately can be. It can also be a sign of other problems, such as cancer. If caught early, pancreatitis can be treated medically and then dietary changes will need to be made. However, the pancreas is a major player in the digestion of certain nutrients. Problem is the body is made up of these same nutrients and the pancreas sorta starts to digest the body itself. Pancreatitis is extremely painful and can cause severe damage to itself, the intestinal tract and ,probably most importantly, the liver.

See your doctor and treat this aggressively. It may seem like just a digestive annoyance, but this one can kill you.
Heather

Answer 4

It can be. When diagnosed with pancreatitis there are several criteria the docs use to predict the likelihood of a fatal outcome. I don't recall what they are, but they are called Ranson's criteria. This is very treatable though.

Answer 5

if untreated then yes!
ur pancreas makes a bunch of digestive enzymes...so if u have pancreatitis...most likely there's a blockage or infection causing the enzymes to spill into areas of the pancreas it shouldn't be in...the pancreas starts digesting itself! then u start bleeding...enzymes could start leaking out or the infection can spread...then the downhill cascade of events really begins.

Answer 6

I certainlyl can be. My father-in-law died from an acute case of it, within hours of developing it. It can be treated, but the biggest problem is getting it diagnosed quickly enough. That's what happened to him.

Answer 7

It killed my fiance in 2004

Answer 8

You probably should have asked a doctor that one.

Answer 9

yes it could be