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Learn about how doctors treat acute and chronic pancreatitis, and how you can help manage your pancreatitis or lower your risk for getting the condition.

Overview of pancreatitis symptoms and causes. Heavy alcohol use, genetic disorders, gallstones, and some medicines can cause pancreatitis.

Discusses things you can do related to eating, diet, and nutrition that can lower your risk of getting pancreatitis or may help to treat pancreatitis.

Discusses how doctors diagnose pancreatitis using lab tests and imaging tests such as ultrasound, CT scan, endoscopic ultrasound, or MRCP.

Learn about acute and chronic pancreatitis, which is inflammation of the pancreas. Describes risk factors and complications of acute and chronic pancreatitis.

Learn how ERCP uses upper GI endoscopy and x-rays to treat problems of the bile and pancreatic ducts, how to prepare for ERCP, and what to expect afterward.

Campylobacteriosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria of the genus Campylobacter. Most people who become ill with campylobacteriosis get diarrhea, cramping, abdominal pain, and fever within two to five days after exposure to the organism. The diarrhea may be bloody and can be accompanied by nausea and vomiting. The illness typically lasts one week. Some infected persons do not have any symptoms. In persons with compromised immune systems, Campylobacter occasionally spreads to the bloodstream and causes a serious life-threatening infection.

Campylobacteriosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria of the genus Campylobacter. Most people who become ill with campylobacteriosis get diarrhea, cramping, abdominal pain, and fever within two to five days after exposure to the organism. The diarrhea may be bloody and can be accompanied by nausea and vomiting. The illness typically lasts one week. Some infected persons do not have any symptoms. In persons with compromised immune systems, Campylobacter occasionally spreads to the bloodstream and causes a serious life-threatening infection.