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 (6)

*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 6
20s 28
30s 119
40s 168
50s 275
60s 219
70+ 133

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 257
Female 683

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What is pancreatitis?

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



Common symptoms reported by people with pancreatitis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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.
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Treatments taken by people for pancreatitis

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Creon)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
143
Tried for
pancreatitis (6)

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

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Creon)
Perceived effectiveness
for pancreatitis (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
pancreatitis (6)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with pancreatitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has pancreatitis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 4 new patients joined this month
  • 400 say pancreatitis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 6
20s 28
30s 119
40s 168
50s 275
60s 219
70+ 133
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 41
20-29 years 62
30-39 years 67
40-49 years 70
50-59 years 49
60-69 years 11
70+ years 4

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 257
Female 683

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 380
Not Diagnosed 19

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