Is There a Pancreatitis Cure?

Is there a Pancreatitis cure? I would imagine if you are reading this "Living with Pancreatitis" blog you have suffered at least one episode of Acute Pancreatitis, maybe pancreatic damage and continue to suffer with Chronic Pancreatitis. If that be the case there is probably a high possibility you are also searching for a Pancreatitis cure.

I am not going to lie to you or mislead you; there is no cure for Pancreatitis. However ...

Being the curious sort of individual I am I have been investigating the possibilty of pancreatic tissue regeneration.

There isn't much research on the subject but some does allude to a possibilty of pancreatic tissue regeneration.

I can almost guarantee that IF the possibility exists it would only occur if the inflammation of the pancreas was totally resolved.

As of this time most people, including doctors, do not seem to know how to resolve the inflammation and keep it from returning.

In my personal experience and opinion the first step to resolution of inflammation is not the normal ICU protocol of administering opiates for pain but to use anti-inflammatories instead. Opiates do NOT reduce or eliminate the inflammation they only mask it by relieving the pain.

The only good portion of the current protocol (in my opinion) is to take food from the patient, however, instead of completely resting the patient's pancreas they feed via a stomach tube, which to me is ludicrous.

I believe the patient should be immediately given anti-inflammatories, such as Ibuprofen, (I personally prefer aspirin) to eliminate the inflammation because once the inflammation is resolved the pain usually resolves as well. I know this to be true via my own experience.

I prefer to nail the problem to attain resolution of pain and the problem is the inflammation. Masking pain with narcotics simply doesn't get the job done and eliminating food (which is imperative) does not resolve it fast enough to prevent damage.

The patient should be hydrated, with water ONLY and food should not be given for at least 96 hours, in order to rest the pancreas and it is my belief that food should never be given until the patient has bonifide hunger and I seriously doubt any patient who has experienced Acute Pancreatis will actually experience hunger until the inflammation is completely resolved and the pancreas has rested enough to be capable of doing its job again.

Then the patient should only be given vegetable and fruit juice until the patient has recovered sufficiently as to report NO symptoms of illness for 96 hours after the consumption of liquid food.

Then a very strict diet of ZERO fats. No animal, dairy, or oil type fats of any kind and that includes any type of broth that is NOT completely vegetable in origin.

The patient should become totally vegan for at least six (6) months following an episode of Acute Pancreatitis.

Vitamin C, grapeseed extract and curcumin should be taken religiously for those six months and continued thereafter for the rest of the patient's life, along with a very strict diet (NO red meat, pork, lamb, duck, or other high fat foods) in order to prevent further damage. Of course alcohol consumption, of ANY kind, is strictly out of the question and a total NO.

This type of regimen may result in far less Chronic Pancreatitis pain, less complications and provide an atmosphere conducive to possible regeneration of pancreatic tissue.

Remember, anything you read on this blog is for informational purposes only. I am NOT a doctor nor do I give medical advice or prescribe a course of treatment. I merely speak my own mind and thoughts based on MY personal experience and nothing else.

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