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Does Metformin Cause Pancreatitis?
Question: if the pancreatitis is caused from taking metformin, will it stop by stopping taking the metformin? sorry the curser keeps jumping into the sentence.
Brief Answer:
Won't stop immediately,will prevent further damage
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
If a drug causes pancreatitis, stopping it will prevent further damage to the pancreas. But it might not necessarily stop the symptoms immediately. The on going pancreatitis might take days to weeks depending on how severely the pancreas are inflamed.
Metformin causing pancreatitis is very rare. so other causes should be looked for before attributing the pancreatitis to metformin like alcohol intake and presence of gall stones.
( a ct abdomen, triglyceride levels, calcium levels, thyroid levels should help)
Regards Dr Samir Patil
Won't stop immediately,will prevent further damage
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
If a drug causes pancreatitis, stopping it will prevent further damage to the pancreas. But it might not necessarily stop the symptoms immediately. The on going pancreatitis might take days to weeks depending on how severely the pancreas are inflamed.
Metformin causing pancreatitis is very rare. so other causes should be looked for before attributing the pancreatitis to metformin like alcohol intake and presence of gall stones.
( a ct abdomen, triglyceride levels, calcium levels, thyroid levels should help)
Regards Dr Samir Patil
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Dr. Shanthi.E
do I need to see a doctor immediately and what kind of dr. if not immediately.? Don't drink . Have a bladder infection can't seem to get rid of and then sugar in urine--just started metformin-freezing at night and pain last night.
Brief Answer:
Consult a general physician or a gastroenterologist
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
You need to see a doctor immediately in case you are suspecting pancreatitis. The pain could also be due to high blood glucose levels or the urinary tract infection>
you can consult either a general physician or a gastroenterologist.
Regards
Dr Samir XXXXXXX
Consult a general physician or a gastroenterologist
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
You need to see a doctor immediately in case you are suspecting pancreatitis. The pain could also be due to high blood glucose levels or the urinary tract infection>
you can consult either a general physician or a gastroenterologist.
Regards
Dr Samir XXXXXXX
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Shanthi.E
spent 7 hrs at loma XXXXXXX university ER, unseen, probably because it was splenic flexure syndrome.
Brief Answer:
antispasmodics
Detailed Answer:
In case it is splenic flexure syndrome antispasmodics Should help. It good that its not pancreatitis
Regards
antispasmodics
Detailed Answer:
In case it is splenic flexure syndrome antispasmodics Should help. It good that its not pancreatitis
Regards
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Dr. Prasad
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