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Pancreatitis

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Pancreatitis Home Care: Warning Signs

Notify your doctor if you have pancreatitis and any of the following:

Difficulty breathing
Fainting
Fever
Jaundice
Repeated vomiting
Vomiting blood
Worsening abdominal pain
Blood in the stool:

Black stool
Rectal bleeding
Red stools

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Last Updated: Nov 6, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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Pancreatitis References:

Enns R, Baillie J. Review article: the treatment of acute biliary pancreatitis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 1999 Nov;13(11):1379-89.
McArthur KE. Review article: drug-induced pancreatitis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 1996 Feb;10(1):23-38.
Stevens T, Conwell DL, Zuccaro G. Pathogenesis of chronic pancreatitis: an evidence-based review of past theories and recent developments. Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 Nov;99(11):2256-70.