Preventing pancreatitis: 4 ways to take care of your pancreas

Our pancreas plays an important function in the body by making enzymes that help digest food and the hormone insulin and glucagon that aids in controlling blood glucose levels. Consultant Surgical Gastroenterology, HPB, Bariatric & Robotic Sciences, Clinical Director, Yashoda Hospitals Hyderabad suggests ways to deal with the disease. Getting treated for high cholesterol levels, controlling the cholesterol levels in the blood, preventing hyper cholesterolemia by maintaining, healthy lifestyle will definitely help in avoiding pancreatitis. Go for screening There are some inherent disorders of the pancreas, which can cause pancreatitis, in spite of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Pancreatic cancer, abdominal injury, drugs, high levels of parathyroid hormone, high calcium levels, cystic fibrosis are a few other conditions which can cause pancreatitis, but their incidence is very low.