Guest guest Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 Kay, I got the information from some articles in a book I got on pancreatitis. It doesn't say that smoking alone causes pancreatitis, but smoking with drinking is. Also, they say in one of them that most of the people who get pancreatitic cancer were people who smoked. It wasn't a high percentage, but enough to be wary. If I ever get them scanned in, I'll forward the articles for you. Of course, I can't currently find the book because it's some where in the mess of my computer room.The book is: Pancreatic Disease: State of the Art and Future Aspects of Research. It was published in 1999 based on a conference in Germany in 1998. Editors: P.G. Lankish and E.P. DiMagno. A friend got it for me on Amazon.com. Expensive little bugger. Kimber -- Kimber hominid2@... Southwest Representative Pancreatitis Association, International Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 Jerry, I'm sorry if I came across as a smoke hater. I don't hate them. I just happen to be allergic to them. And I had read in some articles that I've got that smoking can also cause pancreatitis and I think that if a person is going to do something like smoke, best to do it with both eyes open. I have friends who smoke and I don't pester them. They are grown adults who are fully capable of making their own decisions on if they want to or not. My friends are nice enough to make sure I don't get hit with the smoke, which is what I'm allergic to. I don't particularly like being so dizzy I can't stand up and puking all over the place. Kimber -- Kimber hominid2@... Southwest Representative Pancreatitis Association, International Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 Hi Kimber, Nah, no problem...Hey, I'm just stepping outside for a smoke. Want to join me? (Har-dee-har!) Jerry/NC ************************ Re: Re: smoking > Jerry, > I'm sorry if I came across as a smoke hater. I don't hate > them. I just happen to be allergic to them. And I had read > in some articles that I've got that smoking can also cause > pancreatitis and I think that if a person is going to do > something like smoke, best to do it with both eyes open. I > have friends who smoke and I don't pester them. They are > grown adults who are fully capable of making their own > decisions on if they want to or not. My friends are nice > enough to make sure I don't get hit with the smoke, which is > what I'm allergic to. I don't particularly like being so > dizzy I can't stand up and puking all over the place. > Kimber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 That really sucks...there are so many things that I would have like to have known way back when...I am absolutely amazed at how much I would smoke whenever I drank. Literally one after the other. Kinda grosses me out even though I still smoke (not nearly as much though :-) I find it funny how I NEVER have heard anything about the pancreas until I had this attack--ever. I've been told what I thought to be everything you could possibly know about the effects of alcohol on the body and the worst I was told was that it effected the liver and I could get chirrosis when i'm like 60 or so!!! And I'm only 26........sigh...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 That really sucks...there are so many things that I would have like to have known way back when...I am absolutely amazed at how much I would smoke whenever I drank. Literally one after the other. Kinda grosses me out even though I still smoke (not nearly as much though :-) I find it funny how I NEVER have heard anything about the pancreas until I had this attack--ever. I've been told what I thought to be everything you could possibly know about the effects of alcohol on the body and the worst I was told was that it effected the liver and I could get chirrosis when i'm like 60 or so!!! And I'm only 26........sigh...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 Yeah, I figured it was bad enough getting it from CP, I didn't need to add to it. Kimber -- Kimber hominid2@... Southwest Representative Pancreatitis Association, International Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 Same here. It is very low profile illness. Very few people even have a clue what it is and how it affects you. Kimber -- Kimber hominid2@... Southwest Representative Pancreatitis Association, International Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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