Gastrointestinal Health topics
Your pancreas
Click on the links below to find out more about the pancreas and conditions that affect it.
Pancreas and insulin
Your pancreas has 2 functions: producing digestive enzymes; and producing the hormones insulin and glucagon to regulate blood sugar.
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a term used to describe as many as 20 different types of tumour that can occur in the pancreas.
Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. The main symptom is pain in the upper abdomen that feels as if it goes through to your back.
Your pancreas has 2 functions: producing digestive enzymes; and producing the hormones insulin and glucagon to regulate blood sugar.
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a term used to describe as many as 20 different types of tumour that can occur in the pancreas.
Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. The main symptom is pain in the upper abdomen that feels as if it goes through to your back.
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