Is chronic pancreatitis painful?

The abdominal pain of chronic pancreatitis is not very severe, the degree of abdominal pain is much lighter than acute pancreatitis, and chronic pancreatitis patients at the beginning of the disease, the abdominal pain is mostly intermittent, that is, recurrent, mainly vague pain, and later will turn into persistent vague pain. Of course, a small number of patients will have severe pain, but most of the pain is mainly vague, sometimes dull or drilling pain, and chronic pancreatitis will also appear radiating pain, which will radiate to the back and the two ribs, the pain can be reduced when the patient is sitting, but the pain will increase after lying down or eating. In addition, patients with chronic pancreatitis may also have diarrhea, mostly fatty gland diarrhea, as well as symptoms such as emaciation, jaundice, abdominal mass and diabetes.