Guest guest Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Hello there, I'm sorry you are suffering from CP, even " mild " . I hope you will find some comfort from the fact that others do understand what you are going through. I know you will find here all the support you need. There are many experienced CPers! Throughout my childhood and adolescence I was told my abdominal pains were " gastritis " and was prescribed totally useless peppermint indigestion medicine for my pretty horrendous pain attacks. (As I'm 58, I'm going back to the 50's and 60's now!) Later I was told I had IBS and then finally, in 1988, coeliac disease. I was very ill indeed by then. It was only last year that I was told I had advanced CP. I'm only saying this to pint out that pancreatitis is a difficult condition to diagnose and many patients do wait quite some time before that definitive diagnosis. (Mind you, if anyone can beat my 52 years, I'd like to know......I was 5 when I had my first attack!) The pain levels and location vary from person to person but everything you say sounds familiar to me. CP can be very painful and uncomfortable and patients describe all sorts of pains and sensations as well as the typical mid-abdominal one which tends to radiate to the back. I'm not sure if you have had any medication prescribed such as enzymes (to replace those produced by a healthy pancreas) or pain killers? Of course, you may not need enzymes. Many people take antioxidants, especially one called Antox. This was first developed at Manchester Royal Informary, UK. Some docs like the idea, others are sceptical but I know people who do take them will tell you more. I expect you will have been told to avoid all and any alcohol? Low fat and small meals are the order of the day for most of us. You should be able to ease you pain, hopefully, with any pain killers you've been given and also by using heat, eg. warm baths, hot water bottles etc. I hope you are already feeling a little better as a result of the replies you've received. Feel free to post any questions. I can't tell you how much this group meant to me during those first scary months after my diagnosis.....still does mean a lot to me!! With very good wishes, Fliss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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