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25th November 2025
Pancreatitis turned Richard’s life on its head, overnight. He has become a type 3c diabetic and has pancreatic enzyme insufficiency (PEI).
25th November 2025
In August 2023, Beth started waking up at night with pain. She was finally sent for an ultrasound scan and her gallbladder was described as ‘a bag of marbles’. In December 2023, she was admitted...
22nd November 2025
“I can’t describe him in three words, because there were two Andrews, before pancreatitis and after. Before, he was happy, athletic, and full of energy. After, he was a shadow of his former self.”
19th November 2025
In December 2024, Chris started having severe abdominal pain that wouldn’t go away. Throughout 2025, the abdominal pain kept moving from one side to another, and it became excruciating. He was finally diagnosed with gallstone...
19th November 2025
Keith’s acute pancreatitis story is told by his fiancée, Victoria. At 34 years old, Victoria explained to us that she thought she’d found the man that she would grow old with, but she never imagined...
17th November 2025
Angel was diagnosed with severe acute pancreatitis after returning to A&E. Part of her pancreas had started to die, and she was transferred to an intensive care ward. She was given IV fluids and couldn’t...
15th November 2025
Sarah shares her dad, Charlie’s, pancreatitis story to raise vital awareness this Kranky Panky. “My Dad, Charlie, was full of life. We had no idea pancreatitis could take him so suddenly.”
13th November 2025
Charlotte was diagnosed with pancreatitis in A&E, after a blood test and CT scan. She now takes prescribed pancreatic enzymes (Pancreatic Exocrine Replacement Therapy) to help her body break down and digest food.
10th November 2025
In 2023, Mia was four and was crying in pain and kept touching her belly. A few days later, Mia woke up curled in pain, and she kept vomiting, her belly swelling, and she looked...
8th November 2025
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