the symptoms of paincritis and fatalness of it.?

Question

could this be fatal. Could you survive without it. and will it have an affect on your liver.

Answer 1

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Inflammation of the pancreas. There are several types: 1. Acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis, sometimes associated with hemorrhage, shock and death. 2. Chronic interstitial pancreatitis associated with indigestion, inability to properly digest foods, foul-smelling stools, etc, one of the most important doings of it is secreting an enzyme (insuline) that modulate amount of glucose in blood.

Answer 2

Symptoms and Signs

Severe upper abdominal pain, with radiation through to the back, is the hallmark of pancreatitis. Traditionally it is stated that the pain of pancreatitis is relieved by bending forward. Nausea and vomiting are prominent symptoms. Findings on the physical exam will vary according to the severity of the pancreatitis, and whether or not it is associated with significant internal bleeding. The blood pressure may be high (when pain is prominent) or low (if internal bleeding or dehydration has occurred). Typically, both the heart and respiratory rates are elevated. Often, in more severe cases, there is evidence of a pleural effusion (i.e. water on the lung). Abdominal tenderness is usually found but may be less severe than expected given the patient's degree of abdominal pain. Bowel sounds may be reduced as a reflection of the reflex bowel paralysis (i.e. ileus) that may accompany any abdominal catastrophe. If there has been severe internal bleeding, the skin around the umbilicus or the flanks may be discolored with a dark reddish or purple hue (so-called Cullen's sign and Grey-Turner's sign respectively). The discoloration is blood which has tracked along the retroperitoneal fascial plane.
You can live without, but you don't want too.

Answer 3

Everything you need to know
http://www.medicinenet.com/pancreatitis/article.htm