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Does it take years of heavy drinking to get acute pancreatitis?

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Dr. Pradeep Pariharanswered

Family Medicine 33 years experience

Pancreatitis : It could happen acute or chronic , so heavy drinking alcohol in short term could get pancreatitis too.

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