With the gradual improvement of living standards, many people have developed bad habits of overeating and excessive drinking, which have led to pancreatitis. What is pancreatitis, I believe many friends do not understand it, and it has become one of the important diseases that harm people's physical health. When it comes to pancreatitis, many people have heard of it. It is a common pancreatic disease, and many people are not very familiar with it because severe pancreatitis can lead to shock and death. Therefore, everyone must pay attention to it. So below, the editor will introduce a comprehensive overview of pancreatitis knowledge to give everyone a certain understanding of pancreatitis.
Pancreatitis is a disease of the pancreas caused by the self digestion of trypsin. The pancreas may have edema, congestion, bleeding, or necrosis. Symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, vomiting, and fever may occur clinically. Test for elevated levels of amylase in blood and urine. It is generally divided into acute pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis.
1. Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammation caused by trypsin digestion of the pancreas and its surrounding tissues, mainly manifested as edema, bleeding, and necrosis of the pancreas. The causes of the disease are as follows: ① Diseases of the biliary system, such as inflammation, stones, parasites, edema, spasms, etc., cause obstruction in the ampulla, and bile flows back into the pancreatic duct through a common channel, activating trypsinogen and leading to pancreatitis.
② Excessive drinking and binge eating lead to vigorous secretion of pancreatic juice, while poor drainage of the pancreatic duct increases the pressure of pancreatic juice in the pancreaticobiliary system, resulting in high concentrations of protease excretion disorders and ultimately leading to pancreatic vesicle rupture and disease.
③ Surgery and damage to the stomach, biliary tract, and other abdominal surgeries can cause compression of the pancreas or result in excessive pressure on the pancreatic and biliary tracts.
④ Infection with many infectious diseases can lead to acute pancreatitis, and the symptoms are often not obvious. If roundworms enter the bile duct or pancreatic duct, they can introduce bacteria and activate pancreatic enzymes, causing pancreatitis.
⑤ Hyperlipidemia and hypercalcemia, hyperlipidemia, fat embolism of pancreatic blood vessels causing local ischemia, telangiectasia, damage to blood vessel walls, leading to difficulty in pancreatic juice excretion; Stones can block the pancreatic duct and cause pancreatitis.
2. Chronic pancreatitis is a chronic progressive disease of the pancreas caused by recurrent episodes of acute pancreatitis. In some cases, the acute phase is not obvious, the symptoms are hidden, and when discovered, it is considered chronic. Clinically, it is often accompanied by biliary system diseases. The patients have epigastric pain, fat diarrhea, and sometimes diabetes. Chronic alcohol poisoning also often causes this disease. The clinical symptoms of chronic pancreatitis are not obvious, and patients may experience varying degrees of abdominal pain, usually occurring periodically. Patients may also experience nausea and vomiting, and most patients may also experience symptoms such as malnutrition and weight loss.
As you can see from the above, acute pancreatitis is a very serious pancreatic disease. It is a relatively acute and severe disease, and its pathogenesis may be related to diet and pancreatic duct obstruction. For this situation, hospitalization is generally required, and severe pancreatitis may present with shock symptoms. The treatment methods are multifaceted, mainly including nutritional support and comprehensive treatment measures. The editor hopes that everyone can pay attention to prevention in their daily lives. If they find themselves suffering from pancreatitis, they should go to the hospital for examination and confirmation as soon as possible to avoid delaying treatment.