Symptoms and signs of acute pancreatitis in adults

Pancreatitis - this is a serious violation of the pancreas, Expressed in its inflammation. The disease can occur in two forms - chronic and acute.

Symptoms of acute pancreatitis are similar to acute exacerbation of chronic.

The main causes of

The most common causes of the disease in adults are:

• transferred viral infections;
• cholelithiasis;
• chronic alcohol abuse;
• smoking;
• taking certain medications;
• trauma and damage to abdominal and abdominal wall;
• of 12 duodenum disease;
• violation of carbohydrate and total metabolism;
• tumor formation in the pancreas;
• the failure of the hormonal background of the body;
• surgical interventions associated with abdominal organs;
• vascular disease;
• weighed down by heredity.

As a result of the destructive factors for cancer, she identifies many more enzymes than normal. They absorb the parts of the organ, destroying the cell membranes. As a result, a large number of fat cells are formed in the gland, which leads to inflammation and the onset of an attack.

Symptoms Symptoms of acute pancreatitis are not numerous, but are rapid and very sensitive in nature.

sharp and unbearable pain in the abdominal wall

Localization of pain in adults is very different:

• right upper quadrant;
• left hypochondrium;
• area of ​​the diaphragm;
• shingles around the perimeter;
• back pain;
• pain, common throughout the abdominal area.

Sensations intensify at the slightest movement and cause exacerbation. They can arise after a heavy fatty food or alcohol. As a rule, this happens after 10 hours or more.

Spasmolytics and analgesics do not stop the attack. The pain is permanent, the aggravation may not cease for several days.

Pancreatitis can be recognized if you sit down with a lean forward. In this position, the pain should subside slightly.

Dysfunction in the digestive system

In adults, first of all, it is diarrhea and vomiting. In vomit masses during an attack, you can find bile and mucus.

The stool is often left with food leftovers that can not be digested. It has a gray color and a thick consistency.

In some adult patients, an attack and exacerbation can take place without vomiting, but there will be symptoms such as belching, dryness of the oral mucosa, hiccoughs and nausea. There is bloating and flatulence.

Symptoms of this category are terrible dehydration of the body and a violation of the electrolyte balance. In this regard, in hospitals in adults during an attack or exacerbation produce a dropper.

Symptoms of acute intoxication

In adults it is:

• body temperature rise to febrile units;
• weakness;
• shortness of breath
• sweating;
• pallor of the skin;
• cyanosis of the lips and skin;
• in rare cases, traces of hemorrhage and blue spots in the abdomen and gland;
• sometimes has jaundice.

If the attack is not stopped in the first day, then intoxication can lead to kidney failure and death.

Violations of vital organs

In the most severe course of pancreatitis, adults have symptoms associated with respiratory, hematopoiesis, as well as liver and kidney.

This is expressed in:

• respiratory failure( asthma attacks);
• cardiovascular insufficiency( tachycardia, ischemia);
• renal and hepatic insufficiency( gastritis).

Relapse of acute pancreatitis

Recurrence of pancreatitis in adults is a repetition of an acute attack on a background of recovery.

It appears if the following principles are not observed:

• Regular observation by a gastroenterologist;
• compliance with a strict diet( 5p);
• compliance with medical recommendations for the prevention of an attack;
• normalization of the regime of the day.

You can avoid relapse and an attack if you completely eliminate from the menu fatty, sharp and fried dishes. Alcohol is banned in adults throughout life. Special enzyme preparations can be prescribed. They should be taken as much as recommended by the doctor. It is better to avoid stressful situations, get enough sleep and include moderate physical activity in your daily regimen.

Diagnosis of acute pancreatitis

Adult diagnosis is diagnosed by the following methods:

1. Clinical picture, the presence of vivid symptomatology.
3. Analyzes of blood, urine and feces( general and biochemical)
4. Laparoscopy
5. Computed tomography( CT)
6. Fibrogastroduodenoscopy

Based on all of the above methods, diagnose acute pancreatitis.

Treatment of an attack and exacerbation in adults should be started immediately and in a hospital. Untimely assistance or its absence can lead to irreversible consequences up to a lethal outcome.

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