Re: pregnancy and pancreatitis?????

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what I'm wanting to know is has anyone on here had pancreatitis when

they was pregnant and it go away then they went on to have another

baby and it was fine.

Thank's

Angie,Fl.

Sorry to be discouraging, but ..............

My daughter developed pancreatitis in her seventh month of pregnancy

with child #1. Three months after delivery, she had her gallbladder

removed & was told by her GI doctor, obstetrician & surgeon that she

would have no further problems.

She developed pancreatitis in her seventh month of pregnancy with

child #2. When not pregnant, she has no problems with pancreatitis no

matter what she eats.

My slow-learner of a daughter is now pregnant with child #3 and was

told by the GI doctor & the obstetrician that there is no reason to

suspect that she would again have problems with pancreatitis.

She is just starting her seventh month of pregnancy

& just spent 2 weeks in the hospital with - you guessed it -

pancreatitis. I don't know if it is the hormonal changes or the large

uterus pressing on the internal organs (stomach, pancreas, liver,

etc), but obviously pregnancy is not a good thing to her pancreas.

I don't know why the doctors were surprised when my daughter

developed pancreatitis again. But, then again, these same doctors

continue to deny that ERCP's frequently cause pancreatitis. Sometimes

I think that doctors must surrender their common sense before they are

allowed to graduate from medical school.

jang