How is tx of chronic pancretitis?

Principle of Treatment Pain control , correct Malabsorption&DM Medical Treatment is 1st choice Medical Therapy Analgesia Stop Drinking : Reduce pain in 60-75% of Pt Analgesic drug : can up to Narcotics (Oral / Transdermal patch) Analgesic Enhancing Agent : Gabapentin Enzyme therapy : Correct Malabsorption + Help in pain control Conventional (non-enteric coated) form : bind to CCK , reduce in Pancreatic secretn. Duration of therapy about 1 mo. Enteric coated form : Help in malabsorption , little to no Help in pain control Antisecretory therapy : no sig. pain relief