Update on my Pancreatic problems...kidneys

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Hi Ian,

The only thing that comes to mind off-hand.....and I could be

really off the mark here.....is that taking narcotics for the pain will

increase the viscosity of fluids and that decreasing urinary output

is one side effect of this so that if a person is not urinating often

enough, there is a chance that the bacteria doesn't get flushed

which could cause in increase risk of UTIs and possible kidney

infection if the UTI travels up the system far enough.

There may be other more direct associations...like the damage

that is done during acute pancreatitis when the enzymes leak all

over and cause organ, joint and other tissue damage...but when

that happens, a person is usually critically ill...unless your back

pain is a residual from your acute attack.

Just two thoughts that came to mind...but like I said, I could be

way off the mark on this..........

Laurie

(and I think I have just used up my quota for posts in one day so I

am not reading anymore for a long while! )