If pancreatitis is a serious, life-threatening inflammation of the pancreas, hepatitis is considered an equally complex liver disease.
Hepatitis - an inflammatory process that occurs in the liver, has several types and is caused by various causes. The most frequent pathogens of this disease are viruses A, B, C. But also allergic or toxic reaction of the organism caused by drugs, alcohol and chemicals can become provocators of the onset of liver inflammation.
Hepatitis not only for general reasons, but also for the mechanism of leakage is quite similar to pancreatic disease pancreatitis. With this liver disease, there is also an inflammatory process, swelling of the tissues and death of the cells of the organ. But unlike the pancreas, the liver has a huge compensatory potential. Therefore, timely treatment, a healthy lifestyle and proper nutrition allows the liver to fully recover, regenerating cells and replacing dead tissue for a healthy one.
Complications in pancreatitis are not observed often, but hepatitis C is the most dangerous and common of them, in addition to stress ulcers, holitsestita and cetrolobular necrosis. In addition, hepatitis C may be one of the main causes of inflammation of the pancreas.
Hepatitis and pancreatitis are diseases that in most cases occur simultaneously and are concomitant diseases. Hepatitis with pancreatic damage is sometimes called hepatitis pancreatitis.
Jaundice with hepatitis pancreatitis
Symptoms of the inflammatory process in the liver, regardless of the causes of it, are: high temperature, general fatigue, accompanied by headaches, lack of appetite, nausea. One of the main signs indicating hepatitis, is jaundice, when the skin and sclera of the eyes become icteric.
It is often found in the severe form of pancreatitis, when the swollen head of the pancreas squeezes the holedoch. Staining is caused by the liver pigment. With inflammation of the liver, bile pigments accumulate, enter the bloodstream and are carried throughout the body, deposited in the mucous membranes and skin.
Jaundice occurs as a result of educational and excretory liver dysfunction. More precisely to say because of a violation of the secretion of bile. The mechanism and causes of the symptom distinguish several of its types: physiological( in newborns), mechanical( violation of the outflow of bile), hemolytic( destruction of erythrocytes) and hepatic.
With pancreatitis, liver inflammation and hepatitis, pancreatitis is more often a hepatic form caused by disturbances in the liver parenchyma. This is usually due to the fact that in the cells of the affected liver the production of bile pigment is reduced and, accordingly, its secretion into the intestine is reduced - the color of feces, urine and skin changes. With biliary pancreatitis, mechanical jaundice often develops.
Diet for pancreatitis and hepatitis
With such diseases as pancreatitis and hepatitis, especially if they are chronic, it is very important to strictly follow the therapeutic methods of nutrition. Ideal option in such cases is diet 5. The main purpose of this diet is to normalize digestion and the work of wounded organs - the liver and pancreas. The main principles of the diet for pancreatitis and hepatitis are:
- complete exclusion from the diet of products that enhance cyst formation, including canned, pickled and spicy dishes, fatty soups and rye pastries;
- increased consumption of protein foods with a simultaneous reduction in the diet of carbohydrates and fats;
- cooking steamed foods, using them in grated or chopped form;
- rejection of roast;
- fractional meals in small portions every 2-3 hours to prevent the onset of hunger.
Jaundice with pancreatic cancer
In most cases, jaundice is a clear symptom of pancreatic cancer, with the intensity of the disease directly dependent on the location and size of the tumor. A similar complication occurs in approximately 70-80% of patients.
Obturation of the bile ducts occurs in different ways, and jaundice itself is mainly of a mechanical nature, developing gradually, with a characteristic increase in intensity. More often, malignant neoplasm infiltrates the bile duct wall, squeezing and simultaneously narrowing its lumen. This leads to a mechanical obstruction of the outflow of bile. The duration of blockage directly affects the change in skin coloration, which acquires a characteristic yellowish hue. Also, jaundice in pancreatic cancer can occur due to impaired motor function caused by tumor germination.