The diagnosis of "chronic pancreatitis" is put as often as pyelonephritis, cholecystitis. In fact, pathology is not mandatory for the elderly. Errors of primary diagnosis in this case are about thirty percent. The diagnosis is made, mainly after ultrasound, although, this survey alone is not enough. Cal at pancreatitis is used for diagnosis along with urine and blood, the analysis does not require special equipment, it allows studying the microflora of the stomach, intestines.
Fecal consistency
Often there is a loose stool in pancreatitis, although, usually, it is porridge, in a small amount. The patient should observe it, first of all, by providing the information to the doctor. Important is the color, consistency, quantity. A large number of unprocessed fats is explained by the lack of enzymes for its processing.
Enzyme deficiency will be noticeable by the presence of meat fibers. There is a loose stool in pancreatitis due to undigested fats, it is observed three or more times a day, accompanied by pain in the hypochondrium( left), which is often attributed to cardiac disturbances( erroneously).
Feces color
The color of feces in pancreatitis during the exacerbation is, most often, pearly or dirty gray. By color, you can identify other diseases and even the food of the patient:
- discolored - hepatitis( analysis, usually confirms)
- green - enteritis, dysbacteriosis or an abundance of green vegetables( rhubarb, salad, spinach)
- black-green - means taking medications withiron content( totem, sorbifer)
- black - a sign of internal bleeding( cancer or duodenal ulcer, stomach) or intake of bismuth, activated charcoal, blueberry
- reddish brown - proctitis, constipation, hemorrhoids or consuming laxatives, cocoa
- jaundiced diet
- brown light - vegetable diet
- brown / black - meat diet
- brown dark - mixed type diet
substance form
The analysis of feces in pancreatitis has several different forms of substance. The main ones are:
- ribbon - a tumor of the rectum or sigmoid colon, spasm of the sphincter
- "sheep" balls - nerve diseases, ulcers, constipation, while the color is predominantly dark
- cylinders - repetition of the rectum, means a normal dosage of plant and animal food
- - happens with an abundance of vegetarian food( in the analysis of a lot of fiber)
Normally the stool substance is 80% water, dense fractions make up the remaining 20%, stool stones can contain up to 60% of dense substances, the liquid stool contains dabout 90% water.