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What are symptoms of pancreatitis? is loss of appetite and pain some of them?

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Dr. Michel Kahaleh answered

Pancreatitis : Yes, those are some of the symptoms. You need to consult with a pancreas expert and probably get imaging to further assess the severity.

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Answered 7/29/2013

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