10 Warning Signs Of Pancreatitis

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8. Unexplained Weight Loss

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One warning sign that leans towards chronic pancreatitis is unexplained weight loss, despite having a normal appetite and the same eating habits as before. When it comes to pancreatitis, weight loss happens due to the body being unable to secrete enough pancreatic enzymes needed to digest food, so the nutrients are not absorbed normally within the body. Eventually, this leads to patients having malnutrition because of the fat excretion in their stool.