Chronic pancreatitis is not necessarily a daily pain, in the early stage of the disease, regular lifestyle and diet, usually intermittent pain; late stage of the disease, poor dietary management, poor quality of their own abdominal pain persistent attacks.
1. Intermittent pain: in the early stages of the disease, the patient’s pancreatic tissue inflammatory cells are not completely infiltrated, the pancreatic follicular cells are rarely fibrosis and atrophy; the patient’s life and work routine is regular, there is no alcoholism, binge drinking and other triggers to aggravate the onset of chronic pancreatitis. The actual fact is that it is often intermittent, and there are no other symptoms in between episodes.
2. Persistent pain: With the development of the disease, the pancreatic tissue is destroyed, replaced by fibrous tissue, the frequency of abdominal pain, pain in the long time, manifested as persistent pain and pain aggravation. If the patient is still drinking alcohol, high-fat diet and other bad dietary habits, the patient’s own age, diabetes and other underlying diseases, will also aggravate the number of episodes of chronic pancreatitis pain and duration.
Patients with chronic pancreatitis need to undergo regular checkups, manage their lives well, keep abreast of their condition, and follow doctor’s instructions to treat their disease.