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Pancreatitis is painful inflammation of the pancreas, often caused by gallstones or heavy alcohol use.
means Inflammation of the pancreas, often caused by gallstones or heavy alcohol use, where digestive enzymes activate too early and start attacking the gland itself.
from Built from Greek roots: 'pankreas' (pancreas, from pan- 'all' + kreas 'flesh,' describing the gland's uniformly fleshy texture compared to other organs) plus the medical suffix '-itis,' meaning inflammation, which Greek physicians used broadly and 19th-century medicine standardized across the body's organs.
- top cause
- gallstones or alcohol, roughly tied
- the agony
- upper belly pain radiating straight to the back
- the irony
- enzymes meant for food attack the organ instead
- fasting fix
- resting the gut often outranks medication early on