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Suggest Remedy For Pain Due Narrowed Pancreas

I have a dull ache in my mid left side. It goes around into my back. It sometimes feels like a pinching that you may get after running a long race. Or wearing tight clothing. I have had it for a couple months now. It comes and goes and I ve been getting it more frequently now on a daily basis. I m concerned as I do have a narrowed pancreas due to a severe case of salmonella poisoning as a child. Cancer was ruled out. They said that I ve obviously been able to live with narrowing with no problems. I am now 53 years old. Please advise.
Tue, 31 Oct 2017
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Ok, first it can be easily evaluated if the pancreas is still irritated iwth some simple cheap bloodwork (pancreatic enzymes). If they are not elevated then other cuases of pain have to be considered. If they are elevated it gets... tricky. Lowering the pancreas work load helps . This is done by changing the diet but mostly by taking pancreatic enzymes iwth meals (they car very cheap). Sometimes an imaging study will show a correctable problem iwth the pancreas but this is rare.
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Suggest Remedy For Pain Due Narrowed Pancreas

Ok, first it can be easily evaluated if the pancreas is still irritated iwth some simple cheap bloodwork (pancreatic enzymes). If they are not elevated then other cuases of pain have to be considered. If they are elevated it gets... tricky. Lowering the pancreas work load helps . This is done by changing the diet but mostly by taking pancreatic enzymes iwth meals (they car very cheap). Sometimes an imaging study will show a correctable problem iwth the pancreas but this is rare.