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A member asked:

I have chronic pancreatitis and now i was diagnosed with crohn's disease and colitis could the pancreatitis cause this

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Pancreatitis : Typically those diseases are unrelated , you should see an expert gastroenterologist.

Dr Caplin agreed

Answered 10/1/2016

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