Nicole in Escondido, California said: I have been reading a lot of the posts on this forum about Dental Hygiene careers and see that you all have been having trouble finding jobs all around the US. I didn't see anyone talking about Southern California though.
Pancreatitis is pathologic swelling and inflammation of the pancreas. Your pancreas resides behind your stomach. It secretes enzymes that help you digest food and regulates how your body breaks down sugars. Pancreatitis can come and go quickly, or it can be a chronic problem.
But what's the point of a pancreas? To answer Hawk's question, the pancreas is located just below your stomach, next to where the stomach connects to your intestines (labeled duodenum in the diagram, which is the first part of the intestine). [Frank, A., Deng, Sh. et al.