Treatment of pain in the pancreas
pancreas secretes pancreatic juice, necessary forThe breakdown of proteins, fats and carbohydrates that enter our body with food.
Diseases of this organ lead to disruption of the work of the whole organism, therefore, in no case should the ignored pains be ignored.
is an urgent need to see a doctor, so as not to lose precious time( to remove the attack may need urgent hospitalization and further inpatient treatment).
Causes pain
The most common disease of the pancreas - pancreatitis, an inflammatory process in the body, if there is a risk of significantly increased a serious illness, such as diabetes mellitus( pancreatitis suffers not only sekretativnaya organ function, but also disrupted production islets of LangerhansInsulin - a hormone regulating the level of sugar).
But pain in the pancreas are often symptoms of other diseases: they can testify to pathological processes in most iron( fat necrosis, cyst, sclerosing process or abscess, involutive body changes) and be a manifestation of the disease, affecting close locatedOrgan( cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, gastric ulcer, gastritis, chronic enteritis, dyskinesia of the gallbladder or urinary tract).Sometimes even pain with neuralgic diseases( such as intercostal neuralgia), osteochondrosis can be irradiated to the pancreas. Therefore, only a doctor, with a thorough examination, applying modern diagnostic methods, will be able to make an accurate diagnosis.
Symptoms of pain
Pain, as a rule, is concentrated around the navel, at the top. Her character speaks of the degree of the inflammatory process: aching pains are, more often than not, symptoms of chronic pancreatitis, while acute, severe pain indicates an acute form of the disease. Pain in pancreatitis - long, persistent, of varying intensity, but not colico. It is the non-stopping pain that distinguishes the inflammatory process directly in the gland itself from the disease of another organ of the abdominal cavity. The pains are shrouded in nature, capturing not only the abdominal area, but also giving back;May increase in a certain position( lying on the back), after eating, drinking alcohol, and vice versa - become weaker when fasting, applying a cold compress or ice.
In addition to pain, pancreatitis characterized by dyspeptic disorders: diarrhea, nausea, vomiting. Patients complain of heaviness in the abdomen, swelling. All these signs can be amplified after eating. Complications
inflammatory disease of the pancreas may be necrosis, pseudocyst, ascites, jaundice( when increased iron compresses inflamed gall ducts, whereby the outflow disrupted bile).
Treatment
In case of pain in the pancreas should immediately contact a physician to set an accurate diagnosis. Do not prescribe medication yourself, delay and inadequate therapy can be deadly.
If the pain is a symptom of pancreatitis or pancreatic necrosis, to facilitate the condition it is recommended:
- Immediately begin starvation. It is necessary to refuse food at least for a day, and when making a diagnosis: acute pancreatitis, curative fasting can be prolonged by a doctor for up to 3 days( a specialist can prolong fasting or switch to diet, depending on the patient's condition and clinical course of the disease);
- Cold warmer or ice pack( superimposed on the peripodal area) will help to remove the edema in the inflamed organ;
- Drink should be plentiful, 2 liters and more alkaline still water in a warm form. This will help to avoid stagnation of bile and normalize the secretory function of the pancreas;
- Spasmolytic drugs will remove spasm of the bile duct, resulting in the access of pancreatic juice to the intestine. This will avoid the process of self-digestion of the tissues of the organ.
All these measures are designed to alleviate the pains prior to the provision of medical care, but any other medication can be prescribed only by a specialist. For stabilization, improvement of well-being, it is necessary to adhere exactly to all medical recommendations: this applies not only to taking medications( they can not be replaced by traditional medicine), but also to maintain a diet, regimen( during this period, any stresses should be avoided:Physical, and nervous shocks).
If the pain does not stop after the above procedures, you must urgently begin a specific treatment. This is possible only in a hospital and after differential diagnosis. Pains in the pancreas may be symptoms of a more severe disease( eg, cancer).Therefore, treatment without a correctly collected history, laboratory studies, methods of radiation diagnosis can lead to the relief of pain syndrome, without eliminating the cause of pain.
If complications develop, it may be necessary to undergo resuscitation treatment using all available intensive care methods.
Diet and prophylaxis
In addition to medications, the patient can be relieved by pain caused by inflammation of the pancreas, a diet specially developed by leading specialists - table number 5.
Treatment, in particular dietary nutrition, involves the use of food cooked for a couple, cooked or stewed, in a grinded or chopped form. It is necessary to completely exclude products that enhance the production of enzymes by the pancreas - sharp, spicy, fried dishes, canned foods. Excessive fat content in food provokes the growth of proteolytic enzymes and lipases in pancreatic juice.
In addition to using the list of permitted products, it is necessary to completely change the mode of eating: fractional, frequent meals( 5-7 times a day), in which all dishes are served to the table only in a warm state.
The basic principles of dietary nutrition in pancreatitis should be adopted not only by patients who perform medical recommendations and who are trying not to provoke an exacerbation of the disease, but also to absolutely healthy people. Irregular eating, full of fried, sharp, fatty foods, will cause problems not only with the pancreas, but can also cause illness of another organ of the gastrointestinal tract. Treatment of violations of the functions of the digestive system - a long, requiring considerable financial costs. A simple preventive measures to regulate the diet will not only save you from this, but also help to avoid the painful and unpleasant symptoms that accompany such diseases.
Revise your way of life - give up bad habits. Alcohol and smoking enhance the production of pancreatic juice, resulting in the destruction of cells of the body itself - the pancreas. In tissues blood circulation worsens, which leads to hypoxia and rapid, rapid development of inflammatory diseases.
