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Chronic pancreatits

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gill85484
gill85484

Hi everyone. New to this. I need some advise please.

I have been having really bad abdominal pain just under my left rib, the pain is always there, its like a dull drilling pain but sometimes can be very painful. I take co-codamol to deal with the pain in a daily basis.

I am a drinker, on average 8/10 cans of beer a night which I know will not help but unfortunately I cannot stop.

The pain is must worse after eating so i have a little meal, sometimes nothing because of the pain it causes.

I go to the toliet around 5/6 times a day (sometimes more) and my stool is just like oil and smells so bad.

I have been to the doctors several times and they put it down to gastritis. I have no quality of life and I'm in constant pain, I really do feel like ending it.

Anyone have advise on what it may be or what can help? I have googled most of my symptoms and it says chronic pancreatitis but the doctors have taken bloods etc and have not said anything, I have been referred to a gastranologist for further test but I'm not sure if they specialise in pancreatitis?

Thanks in advance.

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  • Gillian_68
    Gillian_68 gill85484

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    Hi Gill

    It could be a few things if your getting pain under the left rib. It could be an enlarged spleen. Heartburn and acid reflux  can also cause this. Could also be irritable bowel syndrome, or stomach ulcer, could be kidney stones, lung problems, could be heart related, pancreatitis. You could be doing with a better doctor. As for the drink issue, instead of 10 cans of alcohol, try reducing gradually, very slowly, take nine of alcohol and one non alcoholic can of beer. The next night, 8 and 2 non alcoholic beers and work your way down, your brain needs to think it’s still getting the same amount, it’s still getting 10 beers, but as each night goes by, the beers are fast becoming non alcoholic. Please be careful as you don’t want to end up with cirrhosis of the liver as this is incurable. Liver cells can regenerate themselves, but not when it’s cirrosis. Good luck 😉👍x

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