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Thanks for posting. Very sorry about your dad and the experience you had. We're getting a second opinion on everything. Be it chronic pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer both are only treatable not curable so given how aggressive that cancer is we'd prefer pancreatitis and the time it may buy.

Many thanks - will pass this on - it's time to step up from paracetamol for sure.

Thanks - wish it was a gall stone here too. Don't think their condition is resolvable it's more a matter of how best to manage it so they can eat and maintain weight, stamina & some quality of life.

Yes - they have had scans, biopsy and bloods done. Current view is (at worst) 70% chronic pancreatitis 30% pancreatic cancer (early stages). Paracetamol is standard early treatment for pain relief with chronic pancreatitis but I'm interested in what other people may have done to manage the...

Thanks. It's not me thank God but someone I am very close to. They suffer from almost constant stomach pain/disturbance which is exacerbated by eating so have lost a lot of weight over the past year. They don't drink or smoke and currently manage the pain with paracetamol. Lying down does seem...

Anyone got any experiences of managing this condition that they are willing to share? Have had medical advice but would like to hear what treatment sufferers have found effective. Thanks.