At a gathering of friends and family
Mr. Zhuang, 54, suddenly suffered from abdominal pain after eating three crabs in a row
I was sent to the ICU!
Is it food poisoning?
Or is it a recurrence of stomach disease?
Neither!
The real black hand behind it is actually acute pancreatitis!
The pancreas is an important endocrine organ in the human body, but it is often overlooked by us. In recent years, the incidence of pancreatic diseases in China has been rising, especially pancreatic cancer, which has been listed as one of the top ten malignant tumors, but the early diagnosis rate and survival rate are not optimistic.
Recently, Jiang Kuirong, chief physician of the Pancreatic Center of Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital, was specially invited to answer questions online and guard the health of the pancreas with you.
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How important is the pancreas?
Professor Miao Yi, a well-known expert in pancreatic surgery, once compared the pancreas in our body to a fish. Indeed, the pancreas is divided into four parts: the head of the pancreas, the neck of the pancreas, the body of the pancreas, and the tail of the pancreas. It hides in the deepest part of our abdomen, at the back of the stomach, in front of the second lumbar spine.
It is a gland with secretory function, and its physiological role and pathological changes are closely related to our lives. It can secrete pancreatic juice containing various digestive enzymes, which helps us digest food and break down proteins, fats, starches, etc. Islets within the pancreas can also secrete insulin and glucagon, which help us regulate blood sugar and control the balance of the internal environment.
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Pancreatitis is easy to find Pancreatic cancer is difficult to detect
When inflammation of the pancreas occurs, patients may experience acute abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, fever, and other symptoms. But if it's pancreatic cancer, it won't be so easy for you to spot. Pancreatic cancer has an insidious onset and early symptoms, which may be epigastric discomfort, indigestion, etc., often confused with the symptoms of other digestive diseases. When there are obvious symptoms, such as weight loss and low back pain, it may have entered the middle and late stages.
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Pancreatitis may induce pancreatic cancer
Pancreatitis can cause damage and lesions of pancreatic tissue, especially for patients with chronic pancreatitis, we must be vigilant and pay attention to it. Most pancreatitis can be cured by non-surgical methods, but after curing, we must maintain good living habits, quit smoking and alcohol, and avoid overeating, otherwise it may provide opportunities for pancreatic cancer!
In addition, genetics, obesity, diabetes, etc. are all high-risk factors for pancreatic cancer. In particular, it should be noted that long-term smoking and drinking alcohol can also greatly increase the incidence of pancreatic cancer!
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How to "pull" out early pancreatic cancer
70% to 80% of patients are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at an advanced stage, missing the best time for treatment. How to do a good job in early screening for pancreatic cancer? Blood tests are essential, and the tumor marker CA199 is sensitive to pancreatic diseases, and the accuracy rate is generally around 60%. Combined with an elevated CT of the epigastric region, most early-stage pancreatic cancers can be detected.
Many people will perform ultrasound examination in daily physical examination, can B ultrasound screen out early pancreatic cancer? Although the B ultrasound examination is simple and inexpensive, because the pancreas is deep in our body, the B ultrasound examination is often disturbed by gastrointestinal gases, and the observation is poor and easy to miss.
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Healthy living! "Keeping pancreatic cancer out"
1) Healthy diet, resolutely quit smoking and alcohol, avoid long-term high-calorie, high-fat, high-sugar diet, eat more vegetables and fruits, grains and grains.
2) Actively prevent and treat pancreatic-related diseases, such as pancreatitis, cholecystitis, gallstones, etc., diabetics pay attention to control blood sugar and maintain a stable state.
3) Strengthen physical exercise, enhance physical fitness and avoid overweight.
4) Try to avoid staying up late and get rid of bad emotions in time.
5) Regular physical examination every year, high-risk groups need to shorten the interval between physical examinations.
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Editor/ Zhu Dan
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