Ask Dr. Mona- Alcoholic Pancreatitis

Question for Dr. Mona: Do I have Pancreatitis? Well I’m pretty sure I have hurt my pancreatitis from drinking; I’ll make that clear from the start. I should start by saying I’m only 24 with no family history of pancreatitis. I had a heavy weekend of drinking last weekend because of some friend’s parties which led me to drink 2 days in a row and I consumed quite a bit. On the 3rd day I was pretty hungover and lay around all day. That evening I walked to the shop across the road but could hardly make it because of a stabbing pain around were my pancreas is located. I came back home and the stabbing pain persisted all night and i got quite worried and read up on the internet about pancreatitis from binge drinking. Anyways, the next morning it was pretty much gone. I've read all sorts of things on the internet like 'that means you can never drink again!'. I'd like advice from someone who has experienced it - does this mean there’s a possibility I can't even sit down and have one or two beers?! That sounds pretty extreme to me - obviously I’m not planning on drinking that much again or binge drink, but I'd like to think I’m still ok to have a beer every now and then! Check out this video for Dr. Mona's answer!

Icyou | February 11, 2009

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