Extreme Pain in the upper abdominable area that exacerbates with eating is a symptom of Chronic Pancreatitis (CP)
Some poeple have experienced that antioxidants are effective in relieving pain and reducing levels of oxidative stress in patients with CP.
In a placebo-controlled, double blind trial, 127 CP patients received either placebos or antioxidants. At the end of six months, those in the antioxidant group had experienced far fewer pain-filled days than those in the placebo group. The chronic pancreatitis subjects who took antioxidants also took fewer pain pills. What's more , 32 percent of CP patients who took antioxidants became pain free. Pain relief began to be noticed after about three months of taking antioxidants.
"Abdominal pain, the predominant symptom in patients with CP, is difficult to treat. The main reason for a largely ineffective medical treatment is that the mechanism of pain in CP is not well understood"... Read the full article here http://www.naturalnews.com/025275_antioxidants_antioxidant_health.html
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