pancreatitis
noun
pan·cre·a·ti·tis
ˌpaŋ-krē-ə-ˈtī-təs 
ˌpan-
plural pancreatitides
ˌpaŋ-krē-ə-ˈti-tə-ˌdēz
ˌpan-
: inflammation of the pancreas
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And a study from the fall of 2023 also linked GLP-1 drugs to severe GI side effects, including pancreatitis, bowel obstruction, and gastroparesis (stomach paralysis).
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Kristen Fischer, Health, 15 Mar. 2024
Doctors should also discuss the risk of pancreatitis, which includes a history of gallstones or past cases of pancreatitis, and avoid its risk factors, which include drinking alcohol while using the medication.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 5 Oct. 2023
An autopsy completed later that year determined her cause of death as pancreatitis — when the organ becomes inflamed — an electrolyte imbalance and other unknown factors.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2024
In this phase, failing organs rebound, but patients might experience alopecia (hair loss) and other complications, including delirium, stupor and coma, convulsions, adrenal hemorrhage, and pancreatitis.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2023
Other more severe, but rare, side effects include pancreatitis and irreversible gastroparesis, or inflammation of the pancreas and stomach paralysis.
—Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
Of these, 25 are listed as serious cases—resulting in adverse events like miscarriage, loss of consciousness, acute kidney injury and pancreatitis—and two resulted in death.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Two of those conditions are chronic pancreatitis and cystic fibrosis.
—Maxine Lipner, Health, 25 Sep. 2023
The most common issues include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and constipation, though more serious side effects such as pancreatitis, gastroparesis, and bowel obstruction have been reported.10
What Is 'Food Noise'?
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 28 Nov. 2023
Kristen Fischer, Health, 15 Mar. 2024
Doctors should also discuss the risk of pancreatitis, which includes a history of gallstones or past cases of pancreatitis, and avoid its risk factors, which include drinking alcohol while using the medication.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 5 Oct. 2023
An autopsy completed later that year determined her cause of death as pancreatitis — when the organ becomes inflamed — an electrolyte imbalance and other unknown factors.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2024
In this phase, failing organs rebound, but patients might experience alopecia (hair loss) and other complications, including delirium, stupor and coma, convulsions, adrenal hemorrhage, and pancreatitis.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2023
Other more severe, but rare, side effects include pancreatitis and irreversible gastroparesis, or inflammation of the pancreas and stomach paralysis.
—Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
Of these, 25 are listed as serious cases—resulting in adverse events like miscarriage, loss of consciousness, acute kidney injury and pancreatitis—and two resulted in death.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Two of those conditions are chronic pancreatitis and cystic fibrosis.
—Maxine Lipner, Health, 25 Sep. 2023
The most common issues include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and constipation, though more serious side effects such as pancreatitis, gastroparesis, and bowel obstruction have been reported.10
What Is 'Food Noise'?
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 28 Nov. 2023
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pancreatitis
noun
pan·cre·ati·tis
ˌpaŋ-krē-ə-ˈtīt-əs, ˌpan-
plural pancreatitides
-ˈtit-ə-ˌdēz
: inflammation of the pancreas
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