Chronic pancreatitis is a painful and continuing inflammatory disease of the pancreas. The pancreas is an organ found on the left side of the abdomen, behind the abdomen. The pancreas is responsible for the secretion of the hormones glucagon and insulin into the bloodstream. These two hormones regulate the chemical processing of glucose, the main type of blood sugar.
The pancreas also produces digestive enzymes that the small intestine uses to break down food in the digestive process. Once the digestive enzymes are in the small intestine, they work to break up whole foods into the smallest units: amino acids, fatty acids, and carbohydrates. Digestive enzymes also help to digest all the other vital nutrients from food, such as vitamins, trace elements and minerals.
Digestive enzymes that leave the pancreas have not yet become active. Their enzymatic properties become functional after they have moved through the main channel of the pancreas and met with bile from the liver. This powerful digestive solution then passes into the small intestine to begin the process of digestion.
Pancreatitis pain begins when digestive enzymes are activated inside the pancreas, rather than waiting to start working inside the small intestine. When this happens, digestive enzymes mostly digest the pancreas. Acute pancreatitis transmits one episode of pancreatic self-digestion. Chronic pancreatitis means persistent and continuing swelling and inflammation of the pancreas, mainly due to abnormal enzymatic activity. Chronic pancreatitis usually leads to inflammation of the pancreas, scarring and temporary loss of pancreatic function.
The following are the three stages of pancreatitis symptoms, moving from the least severe (acute) to the most severe (chronic):
1. Initially, there may be persistent and severe pain in the upper stomach, fever, abdominal distension. Many people visit the hospital, and antibiotics reduce the current tumor and infection. However, many patients do not change their lifestyle in order to prevent another acute pancreatitis attack in the future. Several acute attacks of pancreatitis can turn into chronic pancreatitis.
2. Without treatment, chronic pancreatitis continues to slowly self-digest and destroy pancreatic cells. This leads to insufficient pancreatic activity. The patient loses weight and produces an unpleasant odor, a greasy and bulky stool containing oil droplets. When the ability of the pancreas deteriorates, there is usually a shortage of essential vitamins, minerals, bicarbonates and trace elements. Accelerated use of antibiotics often causes dysbacteriosis or disruption of the normal intestinal flora. Antibiotics also open the door to the growth of Candida yeast, which weakens the immune system and increases the internal toxicity of the body.
3. Finally, chronic pancreatitis causes permanent damage to the pancreas and all pancreatic functions. This chronic pancreatic injury can lead to diabetes.
Even when a diagnosis of pancreatitis is established, patients are often surprised to learn that it is a disease with several treatment options available through conventional medicine. Typically, a combination of a conventional medical approach with an alternative medical approach can provide the best overall results for the patient.
There are many alternative non-drug treatments for patients with chronic pancreatitis, such as:
o Use of an individualized diet of medicinal products.
o Drinking healing mineral water made from real spring salt Karlovy Vary (available in the USA)
o Use of prescribed herbs and nutritional supplements
o acupuncture
o Chiropractic therapy
o Acupressure
o methods of learning relaxation
o In office hypnosis or self-hypnosis at home with a customized CD
o Restoration of friendly intestinal flora through Colon Hydrotherapy and using probiotics
o Programs to get rid of Candida
All the modalities listed above are safe and effective and can be combined with medicines, endoscopic methods, surgical operations, physical methods, etc.
According to the latest scientific research and our experience, alternative medicine works with:
o Restore normal absorption and digestion
o Reduce abdominal pain
o Reduce pressure in the ducts of bile and pancreas
o Reduce contraband and inflammation in the pancreas
o Normalize vitamins, minerals, trace elements and bicarbonate deficiencies
o Restore body pH
o restore proper production and elimination of pancreatic juice and bile
o Diabetes care (if available)
o Deal with alcohol, tobacco and chemical addiction, etc. (if available)
The most successful pancreatitis treatment methods use a team approach in which conventional medicine and alternative medicine work together to improve the patient’s quality of life. Such an integrative approach can also extend the lifespan of patients with chronic pancreatitis.
Information about this article is provided for educational, informational purposes only. It is not intended to replace the diagnosis, treatment, or counseling of a qualified, licensed specialist.
