What is pancreatitis?

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

How do members experience pancreatitis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with pancreatitis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for pancreatitis*

*Data from patients with pancreatitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with pancreatitis*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Creon)
Perceived effectiveness
for pancreatitis (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
pancreatitis (5)

*Data from patients with pancreatitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has pancreatitis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 5
20s 29
30s 122
40s 167
50s 271
60s 214
70+ 121

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 248
Female 675