PANCREATITIS SYMPTOMS?

I know this is an old thread but I wanted to share what I am dealing with. In 2009 I woke up at 4am in so much pain I was afraid to breath because it hurt so bad. All I could do was call an Ambulance and they came and got me. I was taken to the ER and was immediately diagnosed with pancreatic attack and thrown in the Hospital.They accused me of drinking which I did not drink. Since being Hospitalized I would get these horrible pains that radiated to my back and gas and my stools were loose then I would be backed up. I was told I had IBS and I am like no there is something more wrong here because the food I ate kept coming out like it went in, Not thinking about maybe it could be the pancreas. I got to a point my life over the years got more debilitating and I was losing weight. My stomach got worse that they finally sent me to a specialist in the field they did a fecal test and found that I had low pancreatic enzymes and my food was not absorbing like it was suppose to. So they put me on enzymes which has not helped me and the side affects make things worse for me. Also my blood test showed there is a problem with pancreas. So I got an MRI which did not show anything. I am going in for a ERC scop of the pancreas. There is a problem and I am hoping they get to the root of it.

Hi all I have read the comments on here with great interest and am seeing similarities with my own symptoms. To begin with I was admitted to hospital about 2 years ago, I had pain come on me after work which if first thought could be a heart attack. When the ambulance arrived they hooked me up with all sorts of electrical connections and said although I had a raised heartrate it was not a heart attack, but because of the severe pain they would like to admit me anyways. I was in about 5 days and they eventually diagnosed me with having a pancreatic attack plus it emerged I had a large stone in my gallbladder. I am still waiting to have my gallbladder removed but I have come to believe that not all the pain and discomfort I have had since has been down to the gallbladder. In recent weeks in particular I have had pain from one are on my left under the left breast top of the abdomen which can radiate to the left back or flank. Like a lot on here passing of stools has been different to the norm too. To begin with the smell is completely different to any regular passing of stools, a very unpleasant odour. Secondly my stools have varied between hard small pellet like stools to very soft messy faeces which comes out as one movement. There has been considerable strain and effort at times when passing stools. I have had and passed blood on many occasions, and as recent as last night and this morning. The doc in the past believed an internal haemorrhoid was the culprit, but it is always unnerving to see the toilet bowl completely red. In recent days there has been a major shift in feeling in my upper abdomen under the line of my left breast. I have had a bad bloated feeling, which results in a constant uncomfortable build up of gas. I don't believe I have changed my eating habits dramatically and it is worrisome to say the least. The fact that the pain is on the left side as opposed to the right where they tell me the gallbladder is makes me think that the pancreas is the culprit again. 

?PS I basically do not drink any more, I was a social but not heavy drinker in the past, but I find if I was to drink a beer now at all I would have severe heartburn worse than any of the heartburn I would normally be prone to

Thanks Tim

Hope your pain has become more manageable in recent times

Hi Randy yes my weight just ballooned since this first started - my wife has booked us both into our gym for membership in order to get a bit of this weight off but it's hard to see an end in sight