Candy Apple
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- Jan 9, 2007
What was the underlying cause of the pancreatitis?
Prayers that he gets well soon.
Thank you for your prayers.
I don't know for sure but he is probably 100 pounds over where he should weigh, does not exercise at all, is a Type 2 Diabetic and eats a high fat diet. I think are all contributing factors.
I don't think any of those would cause acute pancreatitis, though might contribute to his recovery. The two main causes are gallstones and alcohol abuse. Then there is excess fats in the blood(not cholesterol), excess calcium, hereditary, a particular scorpion sting!!!, injury to the pancreas say in a car accident, problem within the pancreas(pancreatic divisium)or a mutation of the cystic fibrosis gene. There are other causes too. I believe 20% or so are idiopathic, or no known cause, but many are believed to be caused by an 'occult' gallstone, a gallstone that went through the bile duct, blocked the pancreatic duct for a while, or even just scratched it, and then went on its way not to be found on the ultrasound scan.
He needs to find out which of those caused his pancreatitis.