The management of alcoholic pancreatitis is mostly reactive; little is done to prevent disease progression. It is time for physicians to pay attention to the root cause of the condition—that is, ...

A new study published in the journal of Gastroenterology Research showed that alcohol-related chronic pancreatitis (ARCP) is ...

A Europe-wide study shows gut microbiota at hospital admission can predict long-term complications after acute pancreatitis.

Many patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP) and acute pancreatitis (AP) have high lifetime cumulative drinking and heavy daily alcohol use, suggesting disease progression toward chronic ...

Rates of pancreatitis and liver-related complications from alcohol have increased in teens and young adults. Males were most affected, yet young females had changes in rates that were higher than ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Alcohol-related pancreatitis rates rose 12% each year among females and 7% among males. One-fifth of these ...

Contrary to popular belief, chronic pancreatitis caused by alcohol consumption occurs at much lower rates compared to other causes, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Without trying, I started losing weight, and had terrible symptoms. My gastroenterologist ordered several tests, but couldn’t seem to make a diagnosis. Long story short, it was chronic ...

Rondell Sheridan is setting the record straight about his pancreatitis diagnosis. The actor and comedian, 66, responded via a spokesperson to online rumors that his health condition was related to ...

You will know you have AKA when you often complain of upper abdominal pain most likely related to gastritis, fatty liver, pancreatitis, alcoholic hepatitis or any combination of this quartet. Some ...