Managing Pancreatitis
Learn How to Effectively Manage and Treat Your Pancreatitis
Living with recurrent acute pancreatitis or chronic pancreatitis presents a number of challenges that can be hard to manage. You don’t have to face them alone. Explore the resources below to learn helpful strategies for effectively managing your pancreatitis.
Nutrition
An effective diet can help you minimize flares and pain, prevent malnutrition and other CP-related complications, and maintain stable blood sugar levels.
Pain Management
Pain plays a central role in the lives of chronic pancreatitis patients and their caregivers. It is important to understand the causes, impact, and treatment options of chronic pancreatitis pain.
PERT
Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy is a treatment for those diagnosed with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and may help you better digest and absorb nutrients from the foods you eat.
TPIAT
The TPIAT is a type of pancreas removal surgery. The main goal of this surgery is to relieve pain, improve quality of life, and reduce the chances of developing diabetes in people suffering from severe pancreatitis.
Latest Posts
Explore our latest blog posts related to managing pancreatitis.
This is What Experts Say About Neuropathic Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis
Many patients with chronic pancreatitis experience neuropathic pain–a type of pain that happens when your nervous system is not working correctly. The good news is
Managing Chronic Pain in Pancreatitis
The definition of chronic pain will feel familiar to any chronic pancreatitis patient: ongoing or recurrent pain, lasting beyond the usual course of acute illness
Watch & Learn
Learn more about managing pancreatitis by checking out our recent videos and webinars.
Managing Pancreatitis During the Holidays: In Conversation With Dr. Hernandez-Barco
In this video by HealthUnlocked, Dr. Hernandez-Barco, medical pancreatologist at Massachusetts General hospital in Boston, answers your top 5 questions when it comes to managing
Easing Chronic Pancreatitis Pain | Johns Hopkins Pancreatitis Pain Program
In this Mission: Cure patient education webinar, Dr. Speed and Dr. Treisman discuss the Johns Hopkins Pancreatitis Pain Program. Pain is a difficult and often