Some people have a pancreas which is sensitive to the effects of alcohol. Acute pancreatitis is a very variable disease and it is not fully understood. Most cases are mild and involve a short stay in hospital with the pancreas completely healing and the patient fully recovering. The following tests are examples of what could be done. How acute pancreatitis is treated depends on how severe the disease is.
Mild disease is treated by stopping the patient eating and drinking in the mormal way.
Fluids are given through a drip. Most importantly painkillers are given. Patients usually recover quickly from a mild attack of acute pancreatitis. It is important to find and treat the cause of the disease. If the cause is gallstones then they can be removed either by ERCP or by keyhole surgery to remove the gallbladder.