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I am 26 years young, male. Not overweight, do not drink, smoke or do drugs. I have problems with digestion for the last few years, mostly with regards to fats. I can get floaty diarhea if I eat nothing but nuts, but if I mix it with protein and carbs, then I have more formed stools.
A week ago, I started getting stomach heaviness, indigestion, bloating, heartburn, a galore of symptoms all over the abdomen: left right, upper, down. It is not much better a week later, where almost any food triggers the symptoms. I feel the best when fasting. My stools are as always not looking good. I have a history of stomach, duodenum ulcers, and h pylori. Also have two gallbladder polyps with no stones.
What were the signs for your pancreas problem? Did you get immediate onset of pain, heartburn, aching, pushing, bloating, stretching feeling after meals? Did you get them randomly without any meals? I would just write this off as stomach ulcers but then I don't digest fat and lipase is what does that, produced by pancreas.
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First sign was chest pain. Went to ER thinking I was having a heart attack. Had heart tests, all were good. They sent me home and I felt ok and went on a trip 3 days later. No symptoms. Two weeks later, pain in upper rt. quad about 2 hours after eating. Went to GI doc. Had CT of abdomen. Showed mild pancreatitis. Had MRI showed same. Had EUS with pancreas biopsy. Suggested chronic pancreatitis.. Only symptom was pain now and then and yellowish stools. Never had any sign of any of this. That's why I am confused.
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My pancreatitis was acute and “drug induced”, from the mesalamine I had been taking for ulcerative colitis. The symptoms were primarily pain on the left side that radiated upward; stool was lighter in color. When you have UC, you’re more aware of stool than anyone should ever have to be...lol. The pain was constant and became more noticeable after I ate. I contacted my GI doc after almost a week and the only test that confirmed the pancreatitis diagnosis was the bloodwork (lipase and amylase were elevated). Once I discontinued the mesalamine, it resolved within a week. Now I’m scrambling to get the UC back into remission and currently on Uceris (budesonide) which so far is not helping. A few years ago, my husband had pancreatitis from gall stones and that pain was excruciating, left side right through to the back. He couldn’t even stand up. A trip to the ER and an emergency cholecystectomy followed. He has had no issues since. We too have never smoked, do not drink alcohol, walk 5 miles a day and have always been in excellent health. This ulcerative colitis has been a nightmare and I am terrified of the biologics, but living like this sucks. Good luck to you! I’m sure some bloodwork and an ultrasound, CT scan or MRI would render a diagnosis! You’re young, and I’m so sorry you’re going through this. Good luck with the diagnosis and treatment!!