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Please tell me what can make the pancreas unhealthy?
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Pancreas: The pancreas makes digestive enzymes, and also Insulin and other hormones. Insulin deficiency is diabetes; type 1 is autoimmune; type 2 is genetic and obesity-linked. Pancreatitis can damage the pancreas. The top causes of pancreatitis are alcohol and gallstones. Other causes include severe hyperlipidemia, certain medications, cystic fibrosis. Sometimes idiopathic (i.e. No known cause).
Answered 6/25/2014
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