Almost all diseases of the pancreas are accompanied by pain syndrome. Its localization may be different and depends on which part of the pancreas is affected more by the disease, and also on the degree of severity and stage of development.
So, for example, with acute pancreatitis, the pains are intolerable, girding the body and giving it to the back. In their characteristics, they are similar to the attack of lumbar radiculitis, but they are intense and not passing.
With lesions of the spine, the pain is pervasive. It is not by chance that it is sometimes called "shooting".Its intensity is largely influenced by the position of the body, changing it can greatly reduce pain, and sometimes completely get rid of them.
In acute pancreatitis, back pain is permanent. Her character is not affected by a change in the position of the body. Moreover, over time it does not change or, on the contrary, increases.
Chronic pancreatitis also has back pain. They are not as intense as in acute pancreatitis, but they bring a lot of inconvenience and create the illusion of severe spine disease. The location of the pain points is directly related to which particular pancreatic department is inflamed.
If the tail of the pancreas is affected, the focus is localized on the left side, gives back to the chest and chest. With a larger defeat of the head of the pancreas pain points are on the right side of the body, they are given to the right side of the chest and lower back.
Especially painful back pain occurs with a general pancreas lesion and necrosis of its tissues, as well as their edema. At the same time, the pain syndrome is shrouded in nature, equally affecting the abdominal cavity and back. This is explained by the special position of the pancreas in the body. The fact is that it is located inside the abdominal cavity, behind the stomach and in close proximity to the solar plexus and is permeated with a variety of nerve endings. Any of its lesions, traumas and inflammatory processes are always painful and equally affect both the peritoneum and the lower back.
To determine what exactly hurts: the spine or the pancreas, you can press down on the spine and probing it. If discomfort is caused by radiculitis or osteochondrosis, the area of the spine will be painful, and touching it will be extremely unpleasant.