Today Dr. Abhishek Shukla explained in detail about Pancreatitis. It is inflammation of the pancreas, an organ that produces digestive enzymes and hormones like insulin. In pancreatitis, these digestive enzymes get activated inside the pancreas instead of the intestine, leading to auto-digestion of pancreatic tissue, swelling, pain and sometimes severe systemic complications. He explained that the most common causes are gallstones and alcohol consumption. Gallstones block the pancreatic duct cau