How long can someone with Chronic Pancreatitis live for?

Question

I read all the treatment option but no timeline was given

Answer 1

If they mend their ways and take their pancreatic enzyme, there is no real reason why they should die any earlier than you or I.

The real issue is predominantly the people with chronic pancreatitis from alcohol abuse. These are the people who find it hardest to stop the triggering factor(s) - yes it is hard to break a habit you have had for a lifetime, even if it means your life is on the line - and they come in again and again with pancreatitis and eventually liver disease. This shortens their life expectency as they tend to die of:

bleeding oesophageal varices
liver failure - hepatic encephalopathy
hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer)

The pancreatitis patients who have had duct stenosis or gallstones or whatever tend to do much better. Sometimes they need a bit of extra surgery - a stent to let things flow through blocked passages or whatever - but they are usually much more motivated and compliant people. They do what the doctor says and they live longer :)

Answer 2

Well, there is a Ranson score and you need to ask your doctor about that but I suppose it depends on how fast the complications occur.