Pancreas: symptoms of the disease
The pancreas is a secondThe size of the gland involved in digestion. It is located in the upper abdomen behind the stomach. This organ has an elongated shape, the length of which in an adult does not normally exceed 24 cm. And it consists of small lobules, in which is located a secret that allows the gland to perform internal and external secretion.
This organ is very sensitive and first reacts to various stimuli that enter the body. In medicine, the inflammatory process that occurs in the gland is called pancreatitis.
Symptoms of this disease manifest themselves in different ways. However, there are common signs of pancreatitis, which every person should know, so that when they manifest, immediately consult a doctor. Since insulinoma and necrosis - these two diseases, which often develop against the background of inflammation of the pancreas and when untimely treatment and its complete absence, can greatly affect the life of the patient.
Common Symptoms
Inflamed pancreas symptoms of the disease can manifest sharply and quite unexpectedly for the patient, and can develop for years, completely without showing itself.
But the abdominal pain feels sick both in the first and second cases. Painful sensations cause a spasm in the gland ducts, through which enzymes move, which are necessary for digesting proteins, fats and carbohydrates. As a result, stagnation occurs, leading to the fact that the tissues begin to digest each other and an ulcer forms on their surface, in some cases not just one.
Inflammatory processes cause fibrosis( tissue tightening), according to which specialists determine the presence of pathology. Fibrosis contributes to the deterioration of echogenicity, which is immediately observed when performing ultrasound. In addition, its detection on the organ indicates that it is possible that insulinoma, which is a hormone-akinous tumor, began to develop.
Fibrosis, as well as other diseases of the pancreas, can develop imperceptibly for the patient himself. Symptoms may not appear for a very long time or may be worn out, which makes it difficult to diagnose.
Fibrosis is often accompanied by the same symptoms as pancreatitis. Adherence failure of the gland leads to the fact that the patient is concerned about frequent eructations, diarrhea and flatulence. In addition, fibrosis leads to a decrease in appetite, against which there is a sharp decrease in weight.
All this causes problems in the functioning of the digestive system, which, in addition to the pain, is manifested by a multitude of other symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and constipation.
All this is due to the fact that disruption of the pancreas leads to a decrease in the production of enzymes. Food is not digested completely, and this affects the digestive tract negatively. The intestine can not independently cope with whole pieces of food, since it is not intended for this, because of which the patient has problems with the stool - he is tortured by constipation.
Sometimes they change diarrhea, because the fats also split not completely and enter the intestine. This can be observed by the calves, which have a thick shine and a sharp fetid odor.
Pancreatic diseases are also often accompanied by dry mouth and appearance in plaque language. Because of the sharp release of enzyme organs into the blood, the patient may have spots of purple on the skin.
Dysfunction of the digestive tract, can lead to the accumulation of fluid in the abdomen, against which patients with pancreatitis can be observed hydrops. Pain sensations can intensify with every meal, as it is the food that causes the body to spasm.
Signs of acute pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis is manifested by severe shingles that occur quite suddenly for a person and more often after eating food or alcohol. Insufficiency of the pancreas can also provoke the appearance of pain, so the patient may experience non-intermittent pain, which gives in the back, groin or limbs.
Painful seizures can last for several hours, and for several days. Fibrosis or tissue necrosis aggravates the situation and can lead to the fact that part of the body will become completely non-functional even after the first attack. Therefore, the patient should be urgently hospitalized and treated only under the strict supervision of a doctor.
Manifestation of chronic pancreatitis
Pancreatic diseases often cause a spasm, which gives a person pain. However, with chronic pancreatitis, these spasms can be very weak and not feel sick at all.
Most of all, he is concerned about discomfort in the abdomen, which causes pancreatic insufficiency. Over time, he begins to notice, after what foods this discomfort appears. After a certain time, unpleasant sensations in the abdomen increase and pains begin to disturb more often. And if the patient also has an ulcer, the pain can be of a harsh nature.
The insidiousness of pancreatitis is that it is very slow and necrosis, which is often the cause of this disease, can lead to the complete or partial death of pancreatic cells. And this condition is very dangerous for humans.
Symptoms in tumors
Insulinoma is a cancer cell that forms on the soft tissues of the pancreas. A frequent cause of its development is pancreatic insufficiency.
Insulinoma manifests itself in each case in different ways. It all depends on where it was formed. If the insulinoma was formed on the head of the organ, the patient often has jaundice. And if the insulinoma occurs on the very body or tail, then the person has a sharp development of diabetes.
In the formation of cancer cells on the body of the body, fibrosis is observed. Often these seals do not exceed two centimeters in circumference. Insulinoma very often provokes the development of acute pancreatitis or is the cause of exacerbation of chronic.
Oncology of the pancreas requires surgical intervention, the outcome of which depends on the stage of the disease.
Diet
Diseases of the pancreas( pancreatitis, fibrosis, necrosis) require the urgent provision of professional medical care. However, without participation in this patient himself, no treatment will yield any results. It requires a strict diet for several months.
Eating greasy, salty and sour foods can trigger exacerbations that can lead to severe complications.
Fibrosis and necrosis require complete rejection of tobacco and alcohol products, as they cause irritation of the pancreatic mucosa, which only aggravates the situation.
Diseases of the pancreas allow eating low-calorie food, which contains a minimum of fats and carbohydrates. The first day the patient is forbidden to eat food at all, for 2 - 3 days after the attack, a decision may be made to introduce biscuits and compote into his diet.
Upon returning home, the patient should keep a few more months of a diet in which boiled food or steamed dishes should prevail. A full list of approved foodstuffs must be provided by the attending physician.
