Rates of pancreatitis and liver-related complications from alcohol have increased in teens and young adults. Males were most affected, yet young females had changes in rates that were higher than ...

Contrary to popular belief, chronic pancreatitis caused by alcohol consumption occurs at much lower rates compared to other causes, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Alcohol-related pancreatitis rates rose 12% each year among females and 7% among males. One-fifth of these ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Without trying, I started losing weight, and had terrible symptoms. My gastroenterologist ordered several tests, but couldn’t seem to make a diagnosis. Long story short, it was chronic ...

Life-threatening health issues caused by alcohol are on the rise among people under 40, according to a startling new study published today. Alcohol is responsible for 13.5% of deaths in people aged 20 ...

You will know you have AKA when you often complain of upper abdominal pain most likely related to gastritis, fatty liver, pancreatitis, alcoholic hepatitis or any combination of this quartet. Some ...

Regular alcohol consumption creates a cascade of health problems that often develop silently over years before symptoms become apparent. While many people focus on the immediate effects of drinking, ...