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A 20-year-old male asked:

Could you get mild acute pancreatitis without knowing? because after a night of heavy drinking i was vomiting after eating im not a heavy drinker

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Dr. Douglas Friederichanswered

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Pancreatitis: if you are only a mild drinker and then drink heavily it is more likely alcoholic gastritis than pancreatitis

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