My original doctor (John Howard) always said birth control pills caused pancreatitis and always highly advised me against ever taking them no matter what. Even though other doctors didn't agree with this opinion, I believe he was right.

I was taking a pretty high dose of estrogen when I got this. So, it may have contributed. I have since been dx with what is hopefully a cyst in pancreas. Too small yet to biopsy. I did blame the estrogen though because don't smoke, don't drink, had lost weight to be healthy, and then got this. I am trying to get my daughter to stop bc pills. I just don't like the hormones. I also ended up with a cyst in kidney. I really wonder. Am thinking Paula's doc was correct. And cp is related to being pregnant due to increased estrogen. So I have heard anyway.

I've never heard of estrogen induced chronic pancreatitis but I believe it.

Ive read in several places that the processed foods use some sort of estrogen food preservitive of some sort for a longer self life?

Anyways if that be true then I believe the natural health folks who say that most Americans (and others) have what is called estrogen dominance. Meaning we have way to much estrogen surging in our bodies thanks to our food.

So I wonder if perhaps us getting too much estrogen, in all its various forms, like in birth control and all the processed foods, could be one of the causes of so many more peple getting chronic pancreatitis?

I had my first pancreatitis attach 4 years ago. At the time they removed my gall bladder and have had 7 attacks in the last 4 years. My doctor told me to get off the estrogen. I have been on HRT for 20 years. I have been off the estrogen for 6 weeks now and dealing with the hot flashes and mood swings. I hope getting off the estrogen is the answer. I would rather deal with the hot flashes then pancreatitis any day. I hope you are all having a pain free day.

My first hospitalized pancreatitis attack was after i had been taking birth control for 1 month.....what happens if you have triglyceride problems it skyrockets it...mine went to 11,000, which caused the pancreatitis.

Yes, this does make physical sense. There's this old medicine adage that a woman in her forties (with other qualifiers) has the greatest risk of gall bladder dysfunction due to the odd levels of inflammation and changes in stomach acid that are caused by fluctuating female hormones. Odd bit of advice: our bodies interpret many of the environmental toxins as estrogen-like substances. Every bit helps when it comes to hormones. Common offenders: 1. Plastics all leach out into surroundings and our bodies recognizes some of what they leach out as estrogen-like. So extrapolate, and you may want to help her drink from non-plastic containers; store food in non-plastic containers; avoid heating food in plastic (i.e. microwave). 2. Fragrances-- perfume industry is allowed to have higher level of neurotoxins (the chemicals that make the scent "waft" through the air) than the pesticide industry. I paid a consultant to go through my home and he pulled EVERYTHING from cleaning to bathing products that said perfume/parfum/frangrance in the ingredients listed. 3. Any and all pesticides, which might seem obvious, but i'm still struggling with that one because I have to use something to de-flea my pets. These three were his top picks to be interpreted by our bodies as estrogens. Also, no hormone related birth control for me either. I am so sorry that your wife isn't feeling well. It is so frustrating and painful not to be able to fix things when someone you love is suffering. Blessings to you both. Georgia