There's a report in www.people.com that mentions one of the crew members from Friends saying Matthew has pancreatis. I don't think this is in relation to his supposed liver problems.
Perry said he's doing fine and is with his family resting. His costars said he's on the mend.
And besides....if the liver transplant story were true, don't you think the US would post something like this ahead of some British Tabloid paper? Even hollywood.com speculate the story saying that nobody from his group have commented on the situation, and that the hospital he went to last time reported he never checked in.
Guys, relax. I'm sure he's fine. I don't believe it's true about the transplant. He's fine, and he'll be on his feet in no time. Oh..a footnote. This ailment had nothing to do with a diet. In fact, he was never on "the Zone Diet" as was mentioned in the National Enquirer.
Not really - confusing pancreatitis with liver damage is the sort of scientific error that is all too common in the media, stomach flu is a likely cover story, and the accident was a consequence.
If you're very rich, needing a new liver is less dangerous than influenza. I hasten to add that this is *not* the same as a cold.
Depends, while not commenting on the validity of the story it has to be said that the UK is arguably more interested in the cast of Friends than the US is. Besides which tabloid newspapers in the UK while running their share of hoax stories seem to be entirely more truthfull compared to their US counterparts who would more likely be running a story how Mr. Perry dated an alien.
Well, pancreatitis is not that very good either, you know.
If he has to be operated from it, (i.e. have his pancreas taken out), he'll
have to be fed specific pancreatic extracts pills everyday, otherwise he won't
be able to digest lipids, since it's the pancreas that secretes bile, without
which the stomach's enzymas (sp?) are unable to decompose lipids into greasy
acids.
So, basically, his body won't be able to assimilate lipids (which it seems
to have done a little more than needed lately) without pills, if he does suffer
from pancreatitis.
Which means he'll get scarily slim in no time, but in a sure very unhealthy
way+ACE- And I'd rather have him healthy and chubby than thin and sick (no pun
intented).
Plus, that's all I've been taught in Biology class so far (in case you were
wondering where I got all this from, there you go), so, there may as well be
much more serious consequences that I'm not aware of.
Adeline. +AD0APQA9AD0APQ- +ACI-Your timing couldn't be better, I'm puttin' out fires all over the place.+ACI- +AH4-Joey Tribbiani, +ACI-Friends+ACI-
While I have absolutely no idea what MP has, I cant resist.
Pancreatitis can be either an acute or a chronic condition in which the ..pancreas of course.... is inflammed. An acute attack tends to be cause be either glass stones, alchohol abuse or medicines. THere are other causes but these are the big three. There is a criteria when you are checklisted against when you go to the hospital with this disease. This criteria tells you the prognosis. You are reevaluated 48 hrs later with another criteria which again is prognostic. You can completely recover or you can die. Complications include massive fluid loss from the circulation, infection and bleed. Young folk tend to do better (age in fact is one of the criteria). Most people dont lose their pancreas with an acute bout. You can live quite well without one but it can be a bitch. All the best
Wait a minute. If a pancreas is taken out, doesn't that automatically make a person diabetic? The pancreas is where your insulin comes from and in diabetics the pancreas doesn't work, which is why they have to get their insulin from taking shots.
Biology class aside, I know this because a few people in my extended family have diabetes, and we've been told the warning signs of it in case we develop it later in life. Bile and lipids sounds more like the liver.
You'd think being diabetic and sticking needles in yourself for the rest of your life would be worse than having pancreatitis and just taking pills.
I've been insulin dependent diabetic with shots twice a day since October, 1978. That's over 15K needle sticks
And until a few days ago, I'd never heard of this disease, so apparently they are not closely related, unless pancreatitis goes untreated and the entire organ shuts down.
I'm not a doctor or any kind of expert, but I would guess in that case, diabetes would occur.
Pancreatitis
This information is from the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC), a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Your pancreas is a large gland behind your stomach and close to your duodenum. The pancreas secretes powerful digestive enzymes that enter the small intestine through a duct. These enzymes help you digest fats, proteins, and carbohydrates. The pancreas also releases the hormones insulin and glucagon into the bloodstream. These hormones play an important part in metabolizing sugar.
Pancreatitis is a rare disease in which the pancreas becomes inflamed. Damage to the gland occurs when digestive enzymes are activated and begin attacking the pancreas. In severe cases, there may be bleeding into the gland, serious tissue damage, infection, and cysts. Enzymes and toxins may enter the bloodstream and seriously injure organs, such as the heart, lungs, and kidney.
There are two forms of pancreatitis. The acute form occurs suddenly and may be a severe, life-threatening illness with many complications. Usually, the patient recovers completely. If injury to the pancreas continues, such as when a patient persists in drinking alcohol, a chronic form of the disease may develop, bringing severe pain and reduced functioning of the pancreas that affects digestion and causes weight loss.
What Is Acute Pancreatitis?
An estimated 50,000 to 80,000 cases of acute pancreatitis occur in the United States each year. This disease occurs when the pancreas suddenly becomes inflamed and then gets better. Some patients have more than one attack but recover fully after each one. Most cases of acute pancreatitis are caused either by alcohol abuse or by gallstones. Other causes may be use of prescribed drugs, trauma or surgery to the abdomen, or abnormalities of the pancreas or intestine. In rare cases, the disease may result from infections, such as mumps. In about 15 percent of cases, the cause is unknown.
What Are The Symptoms Of Acute Pancreatitis?
Acute pancreatitis usually begins with pain in the upper abdomen, that may last for a few days. The pain is often severe. It may be constant pain, just in the abdomen, or it may reach to the back and other areas. The pain may be sudden and intense, or it may begin as a mild pain that is aggravated by eating and slowly grows worse. The abdomen may be swollen and very tender. Other symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, fever, and an increased pulse rate. The person often feels and looks very sick.
About 20 percent of cases are severe. The patient may become dehydrated and have low blood pressure. Sometimes the patient's heart, lungs, or kidneys fail. In the most severe cases bleeding can occur in the pancreas, leading to shock and sometimes death.
How Is Acute Pancreatitis Diagnosed?
During acute attacks, high levels of amylase (a digestive enzyme formed in the pancreas) are found in the blood. Changes also may occur in blood levels of calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, and bicarbonate. Patients may have high amounts of sugar and lipids (fats) in their blood too. These changes help the doctor diagnose pancreatitis. After the pancreas recovers, blood levels of these substances usually return to normal.
What Is The Treatment For Acute Pancreatitis?
The treatment a patient receives depends on how bad the attack is. Unless complications occur, acute pancreatitis usually gets better on its own, so treatment is supportive in most cases. Usually the patient goes into the hospital. The doctor prescribes fluids by vein to restore blood volume. The kidneys and lungs may be treated to prevent failure of those organs. Other problems, such as cysts in the pancreas, may need treatment too.
Sometimes a patient cannot control vomiting and needs to have a tube through the nose to the stomach to remove fluid and air. In mild cases, the patient may not have food for 3 or 4 days but is given fluids and pain relievers by vein. An acute attack usually lasts only a few days, unless the ducts are blocked by gallstones. In severe cases, the patient may be fed through the veins for 3 to 6 weeks while the pancreas slowly heals.
Antibiotics may be given if signs of infection arise. Surgery may be needed if complications such as infection, cysts, or bleeding occur. Attacks caused by gallstones may require removal of the gallbladder or surgery of the bile duct.
Surgery is sometimes needed for the doctor to be able to exclude other abdominal problems that can simulate pancreatitis or to treat acute pancreatitis. When there is severe injury with death of tissue, an operation may be done to remove the dead tissue.
After all signs of acute pancreatitis are gone, the doctor will determine the cause and try to prevent further attacks. In some patients the cause of the attack is clear, but in others further tests need to be done.
To summarize it up a bit, my mom(who is a nurse) said that pancreatis can lead to "Diabetes". So Matthew Perry may be a diabetic for the rest of hisl ife.