What is Pancreatitis?

Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas that can be acute or chronic.

What do patients take to treat Pancreatitis and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name Efficacy Overall rating of side effects # of Evaluations
Pancrelipase
(Pancreaze, Viokase, Creon 12, Cotazym)
3
Omeprazole
(Omeprazole DR, Omez, Acimax, Prilosec)
2

These charts show data from Pancreatitis patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Pancreatitis at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
Current Age
Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
81% Females
19% Males
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 yrs 9
20-29 yrs 19
30-39 yrs 23
40-49 yrs 13
50-59 yrs 7
60-69 yrs 0
70+ yrs 0
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 89
Not Officially Diagnosed 2

These charts show data from Pancreatitis patients who have completed their condition history