This bias may also explain the lack of any robust studies (whether retrospective or prospective) that have investigated the effects of interventions for alcohol abuse on alcoholic pancreatitis.

There are early and suggestive data that GLP-1 drugs reduce alcohol cravings. A large cohort of people with alcohol use ...

Excessive alcohol consumption is a significant public health concern, responsible for approximately 6% of all deaths and contributing to 5.1% of the global disease burden. Alcohol use is a major risk ...

Gastrointestinal complications from alcohol are increasing among adolescents and young adults, according to a research letter.

Most cases of pancreatitis can be attributed to gallstones (stones obstructing the pancreatic duct, leading to the retention of digestive enzymes within the pancreas) and alcohol abuse.

Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism ... inflames the pancreas and can cause pancreatitis.

The most common causes of pancreatitis are related to alcohol abuse or are due to gallstones, These are stones of crystallized cholesterol that form in the gallbladder and block needed enzymes ...

The causes were tropical pancreatitis (13, 46.4%), alcohol abuse (10, 35.7%), idiopathic acute pancreatitis (4, 14.3%) and resective surgery for gastric cancer (1, 3.6%). Ascites alone was seen in ...