Causes and Reasons for Pancreatitis

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What is Pancreatitis? And what are its main types?
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Naturally occuring Home Based, Herbal Remedies for Pancreatitis.

Pancreatitis is a digestion related disorder in which the inflammation of pancreas occurs. Pancreatitis is of two kinds and the causative factors also differ.

Reasons for Acute Pancreatitis

It is a disorder in which the inflammation of pancreas occurs suddenly. The mild cases of acute pancreatitis can be treated easily with the help of oral medicines while the severe cases of acute pancreatitis can be treated only with the help of surgery. The major causes of pancreatitis disorder are:

• Gallstones: Gallstone is the biggest cause of pancreatitis. Generally these stones are formed in the gallbladder which is a part of bile duct. These stones sometimes move from the bile ducts and enter in the pancreatic duct and lead to its complete blockage due to which the flow of pancreatic juices and other fluids towards duodenum which is a part of the intestine is affected very badly. Because of this problem the digestive enzymes instead of getting active in pancreas gets active in digestive tract which leads to the inflammation of pancreas thus causing acute pancreatitis.

• Alcohol: It is the second major cause of acute pancreatitis. However most of the pancreatitis cases are only because of alcohol abuse. Acute pancreatitis disorder has been generally observed in those patients who are taking alcohol for last 6 to 7 years.

Causes Chronic Pancreatitis

It is a digestive disorder in which the inflammation of pancreas occurs gradually which effects the proper functioning of pancreas and pancreatic duct. The following are some main causes of chronic pancreatitis:

• Alcohol Abuse: People who have been taking alcohol continuously for more than 10 years generally show the signs of this disorder. Due to this disorder pain in abdomen can occur and if patient goes on to drink alcohol heavily then this pain becomes chronic and becomes very difficult to treat.

• Other Causes: The other causes of this disorder are high levels of calcium in blood stream. The blood pressure related problems can also cause this disorder. If a person is having a high fat content in his body then chances of chronic pancreatitis are higher.

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