Pancreatitis A healthy pancreas works quietly--but if you ignore it, pancreatitis can result. Paying attention now, rather than later, will help you avoid painful pancreatic cries for help. On the stage of life, it is often the back-stage players who do most of the work, unnoticed, until something goes wrong.
Is Your Pancreas a Pain? "The nausea and back pain are what bother me the most," explained Ted, a 45-year-old banker with a history of pancreatitis. "My doctor wants me to stay home and rest and eat only soups. Thankfully it’s not so bad that I need to be in the hospital.
Pancreatitis The pancreas produces enzymes needed to digest, assimilate and absorb the nutrients otherwise unavailable to us from food. Without this vital organ, we cannot liv.