Two Questions

[Guest guest]

Heidi--I have noticed that my gum is slightly receding above my

incisors. I'm a very hard brusher too, and they say that's bad.

I'm wondering if my CP has anything to do with it. I'm going to my

gastro doc. next week (had to keep rescheduling the darned appt.)

and am asking for Protonix too!

The second question is how can you figure out what type of CP you

have? I've NEVER drank and don't even like the taste of alcohol;

however, my father was an alcoholic. Maybe I inherited it from him!!

Suzyq

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[Guest guest]

Suzy,

If you've been keeping up with our discussions about dental

problems and CP, you can see that there could be a possibility

that your receding gum line is a consequence of your CP. It

could be related to other problems, too, so the best thing for you

to do is to plan on having regular yearly dental examinations and

prompt care for any abnormalties.

I didn't used to be that strict with my dental care, only seeing a

dentist every couple years or so, except for my annual cleaning.

Since my diagnosis three and a half years ago, I've become

much more attentive to my dental care and treatment, seeing my

dentist periodically throughout the year and whenever ANY kind

of dental problem bothers me. Receding gum lines were the

first thing I noticed, too, when all this deterioration started.

There are two types of chronic pancreatitis. One is called

chronic obstructive pancreatitis and the other is chronic calcific

pancreatitis. I have the latter. Obstructive pancreatitis would be

when the patient has obstructions in the ducts that cause the

pancreas inflamation. When you have calcific pancreatitis there

are areas of calcification throughout the gland.

There are several " causes " of chronic pancreatitis; such as

alcohol or gallbladder related, heriditary pancreatitis,

pancreatitis caused by prescription drugs, idiopathic (where the

cause is unknown), pancreatitis caused by scorpion bite (not

found in the US), tropical pancreatitis or pancreatitis caused by

abnormalties in the gland itself (SOD). Did your father have

chronic pancreatitis? The only way you could have inherited

pancreatitis from your father would be if he had heriditary

pancreatitis, his alcoholism wouldn't have anything to do with it

(except make it much worse). It would have had to have been

passed through your genes. Alcoholism is not a genetic

disease.

I can't remember if you have SOD or not. If not, then I would

predict that your pancreatitis is either idiopathic or gallbladder

related. With a thorough history and proper testing, a

gastroenterologist can usually determine the cause of a patient's

chronic pancreatitis.

I hope this information is what you were looking for.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina Rep.

SE Regional Rep., PAI

Note: All comment or advice is based on personal experience or

opinion, and should not be substituted for consultation with a

medical professional.

Suzy wrote:

-I have noticed that my gum is slightly receding above my

incisors. I'm a very hard brusher too, and they say that's bad. I'm

wondering if my CP has anything to do with it. (snip)

The second question is how can you figure out what type of CP

you have? I've NEVER drank and don't even like the taste of

alcohol; however, my father was an alcoholic. Maybe I inherited it

from him!!