i am ramalingam from tamilnadu, INDIA. i have acute pancriatitis problem happened twice with in three year as like as my father (age 60) also. the treatment was given by the doctor by way of nil oral and give pain killer injection. then after a week we get back ok. then take normal food. my question is why it was happened to me and my father the same time with two or three month gap.
There are some familial disorders that prevent cleatance of pancreatic secretions from its ducts and lead to blockage of ducts. Blockage of duckts cause back pressure and hence pancreatitis. The disease runs in families prones males of the families to pancreatic problems