by admin | May 11, 2022 | Gastroenterology, Pancreas
Hereditary pancreatitis is a genetic condition characterized by recurrent episodes of inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis). The pancreas produces enzymes that help digest food, and it also produces insulin, a hormone that controls blood sugar levels in the...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Pancreas
Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a chronic inflammation that is thought to be caused by the body’s immune system attacking the pancreas and that responds to steroid therapy. Two subtypes of AIP are now recognized, type 1 and type 2. Type...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Pancreas
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is a condition characterized by deficiency of the exocrine pancreatic enzymes, resulting in the inability to digest food properly, or maldigestion. What causes exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI)? The pancreas is part of...
by admin | May 1, 2022 | Gastroenterology, Liver
Everyone feels tired from time to time. Fatigue is feeling severely overtired. Fatigue makes it hard to get up in the morning, go to work, do your usual activities and make it through your day. You might have an overwhelming urge to sleep, and you may not feel...
by admin | May 1, 2022 | Gastroenterology
Stools may sometimes pass through the colon too slowly, allowing the colon time to absorb too much water from them. The stools may then become hard and dry and be painful or difficult to pass. The large intestine, or “colon,” absorbs water from the food that passes...
