What kind of supine position does acute pancreatitis take

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Acute pancreatitis will bring many different degrees of symptoms to patients, some patients will feel pain, and mild patients only have some edema and other symptoms. For any patient to take the right position will be very helpful for the recovery of the disease, let's talk about what position to take for acute pancreatitis.

What kind of supine position does acute pancreatitis take

First, different postures and lying positions are one of the causes of physical discomfort. Proper placement of patients and maintenance of correct posture and lying position can not only help patients feel comfortable, but also prevent complications caused by long-term bedridden. Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory reaction of pancreatic tissue self digestion, edema, bleeding and even necrosis after pancreatic enzymes are activated.

Second: comfortable position refers to the patient lying position, feel relaxed, all parts of the body in the right position. Help patients to increase physical and mental comfort, to achieve the purpose of complete rest. Acute pancreatitis is characterized by acute epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, fever and elevated serum trypsin. The severity of the lesions varied, and the mild ones were mainly pancreatic edema.

Third: in acute pancreatitis, kneeling lateral position is to reduce abdominal muscle tension and pain. The position of the pancreatic head is on the right side, so the right supine position can make the peritoneal exudate flow to the pelvic cavity, which is conducive to the limitation and drainage, reduce the absorption of toxins and relieve the symptoms of poisoning. When acute pancreatitis attacks, we should absolutely rest in bed, and assist the patient to take the side lying position of bending down and kneeling, so as to reduce the pain.

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With the above brief introduction, we know that for patients with acute pancreatitis, they will mainly have abdominal pain and other symptoms, so it is suggested that the majority of patients can use the lateral position, which can reduce the pressure on the abdomen, make the patients more comfortable and reduce the pain caused by the disease.