What is pancreatitis? Explaining Travis Barker’s ailment after colonoscopy
nypost.comrecent colonoscopy procedure.TMZ initially reported Barker’s pancreas became inflamed due to a recent colonoscopy procedure, but it has not yet been confirmed.No comments have been made yet about Barker’s hospital stay or condition.The pancreas is a gland that has two main functions: to break down food and control your body’s blood sugar levels.Pancreatitis occurs when the pancreas becomes inflamed, usually when digestive juices or enzymes attack the pancreas.There are two types of pancreatitis: acute, which is sudden and lasts a short time, and chronic, which is long-lasting and comes and goes.
Mild cases of pancreatitis improve with treatment, but more severe cases can cause life-threatening complications.Chronic pancreatitis affects about 50 in 100,000 people, according to the National Pancreas Foundation.
Acute pancreatitis is not common, with around 275,000 hospital stays each year due to this in the United States.According to the Mayo Clinic, alcohol abuse and gallstones (a small, hard crystalline mass formed abnormally in the gallbladder) are the main two causes of pancreatitis.
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