Causes of acute pancreatitis

The main causes of acute pancreatitis generally include high-fat diet, genetic factors, gallstones, etc. Detailed analysis is as follows:

1. High-fat diet

may lead to excessive pancreatic secretion of enzymes, which is easy to damage pancreatic tissue and cause acute pancreatitis.

2. Genetic factors

If there is a history of acute pancreatitis in the family, the probability of acute pancreatitis in the population in this family will increase.

3. Gallstones

If the patient has gallstones himself, the stones will block the common bile duct, which is easy to cause bile reflux to the pancreas, and then cause acute pancreatitis.