Pain is the most distressing symptom of chronic pancreatitis. Although the pathogenesis of pain is still poorly understood, an increase in intraductal pressure may be the dominant factor.

This pain may intensify during meals ... changes in urine and stool color, and abdominal enlargement. Chronic pancreatitis ...

People can experience pain under the ribs in the upper left abdomen for many reasons. Some possible causes include gastrointestinal issues and injuries to organs within the area. The rib cage ...

Pancreatitis, as the name sounds (itis ... water retention as a result of sub-optimal digestion), loose stools and abdominal pain. Pancreatic cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the ...

Chronic pancreatitis is characterized by a slow inflammatory destruction of pancreatic tissue and subsequent fibrosis. Patients present with abdominal pain or signs of pancreatic endocrine or ...

Surgery provides pain relief in 40–60% patients with chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic duct strictures and pancreatic duct stones; however, severe complications can occur. Endoscopic stent ...

Abdominal or mid-to-upper back pain Yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice) Unusual stool changes oily ... chronic or hereditary pancreatitis, and specific genetic conditions.