Inflammation of the pancreas - pancreatitis - a very common disease. The answer to the question, what pains occur in pancreatitis, as well as what are the other symptoms of the disease, you can learn from the article.
Character and localization of pain, other symptoms in pancreatitis
Experts easily recognize pancreatitis for localizing painful feelings in a patient. With pancreatitis, the pain mainly covers the epigastric region or the zone of the left hypochondrium. Often the pain is felt in the upper part of the shoulder, back or has a shingling character. Severe pain forces a person to instinctively adopt a certain position: when sitting, tilting the body forward, in the "lying" position - pressing hands or a pillow to the stomach.
Hepatic colic
In the acute form of pancreatitis, pain can manifest itself in the form of hepatic colic , capturing the epigastric region and the left hypochondrium. If no measures have been taken, then gradually the pain sensations increase and become intolerable. Sometimes there is pain in the heart, because of which there is a false suspicion of angina.
External symptoms
An indicative sign of pancreatitis is dry, covered with white or brownish bloom, tongue. Another characteristic symptom is the yellowish-bluish color of the skin in the area of the painful focus. The face of the sick person becomes also a bluish shade.
Diarrhea, nausea, vomiting
If you overeat and consume a large amount of fatty, spicy food or alcohol, nausea occurs, and after about half an hour, vomiting is possible. There is an intestinal disorder. The gray gray stool contains unrouted remains of food and has a sharp odor. Often, the patient is experiencing fever and fever. If pain and vomiting do not stop, then you need to call an ambulance. As a rule, medical workers recommend in this case hospitalization.
Attention! With alcohol poisoning , the patient's pain perception is reduced and consciousness is broken, so he can not give a correct description of the sensations experienced. In this regard, the specialist has difficulties with the diagnosis, which is fraught with the condition of the patient.