Pancreatitis?!
Question: My mother has idiopathic chronic pancreatitis (meaning she didn't get it from drinking or hereditary, it just showed up).
Does this mean that I should be a teetotaler, does drinking alcohol even just occasionally guarantee I will also get pancreatitis?
Answers: My mother has idiopathic chronic pancreatitis (meaning she didn't get it from drinking or hereditary, it just showed up).
Does this mean that I should be a teetotaler, does drinking alcohol even just occasionally guarantee I will also get pancreatitis?
Not at all, it's probably something in her pancreas that makes her immune system attack it. She has a greater chance of pancreatic cancer statistically as a result (which is nasty and shows few symptoms until too late, keep an eye/ask the doc). IT IS NOT WRITTEN IN STONE SHE WILL GET THAT THOUGH.
It depends if you want to drink alcohol there is no real connection between hers and yours, unless you have pancreatitis too. You even say in your question it wasn't hereditary?? Just don't go overboard and if you get an inflamed pancreas you know not to drink. I don't drink anyway, because I'm sick of it.
There is a better chance of you developing it due to heredity.
pancreatitese usually occurs from some sort of unhealthy life choice and happens to alot of people dont freak out but u still have a slight chance of obtaining the diesease
There is no guarnteed activity to getting pancreatitis, but you can help to avoid it through avoiding alcohol, of course.