Travis Barker's pancreatitis: stones in the gallbladder, genetic factors or consequences of the excesses of the punk world

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Whether it's for being a distinguished drummer or for being the husband of Kourtney Kardashian, or vice versa, Travis Barker received millions of prayers during his stay in the hospital.

After he posted on his

From him:

, the artist of Blink-182 and The Transplants was

in a California Medical Center.

After days of uncertainty and thousands of messages of support, the artist announced that he was suffering from

It is "

with a sudden onset that, in addition to causing intense local pain, can also cause a generalized inflammatory response, that is, an organic failure in the body that

he explains .

, member of the Working Group on Digestive Pathologies of the Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine (Semfyc).

Given the uncertainty of the fans and the wave of messages, the artist released a reassuring statement on

.

The new member of the Kardashian Clan explained that he had undergone "an endoscopy to

that, unfortunately, affected a drainage tube from the pancreas, triggering severe and life-threatening pancreatitis."

An inflammation that can be caused by the irritation of these cavities, but which is mostly

, the doctor specifies.

An ailment as annoying as it is dangerous and if it recurs or is not treated correctly it can lead to chronic pancreatitis.

"Any sustained or repeated inflammation in this organ causes

," adds Noguerol.

By losing pancreatic tissue, its functions are also disappearing.

But

This gland has two essential functions in the body.

On the one hand,

, responsible for synthesizing pancreatic enzymes -the molecules that allow the

.

"The secretion of these enzymes allows the degradation of substances," he adds.

On the other hand, there is

"responsible for secreting insulin that is involved in the metabolism of carbohydrates," explains the doctor.

Acute pancreatitis appears for unclear reasons, whether "due to lifestyle, alcohol, tobacco or hidden pathologies", and the patient who suffers from it is diverse.

But

specifies the doctor.

Regardless of the age at which it strikes, we are facing a dangerous ailment requiring hospital referral.

In the case of the acute one, it is a serious condition with a sudden onset that hardly allows palpation of the area: "The patient will feel

and the last ribs, although it can go towards the back, or to the sides, with a

, accompanied by vomiting," details Noguerol.

This ailment requires careful observation by professionals.

"It is important to monitor the patient's constants: if there is

or even a pleural effusion -accumulation of fluid between the layers of tissue that cover the chest cavity-", he adds.

Lifestyle is essential in this regard.

Thus, the stress that the celebrity carries, the emotions after her recent link with Kourtney Kardashian,

, are nothing more than an incentive for pancreatitis.

The repeated appearance of this ailment worries specialists.

The second, that

In this case, "pancreatic enzymes would have to be replaced to give the body those necessary for the digestion and absorption of nutrients," explains the doctor.

A chronification of the pathology and of the treatment that "it would be necessary to take the corresponding doses of enzymes at each meal to be able to carry out normal functions".

Treatments for pancreatitis

A mandatory hospital referral chart that stands up to following three fundamental pillars.

First

.

The specialists follow the recommendations of the WHO: "Initially without opioids, then with weak opioids and finally with powerful classic opioids," explains Mar Noguerol.

would be the

second fundamental pillar of the treatment of pancreatitis.

"Fluid therapy is essential to prevent vomiting and decreased intake from causing loss of muscle mass -volume depletion-", he adds.

Finally, the

"A measure that must be taken quickly and accompanied by the rest of the guidelines."

Once all these steps have been implemented, "it will depend on the severity of the condition," concludes the doctor.

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