4. Medication
When it comes to treating a medical condition, there are many medications that can provide benefits. However, most medications while solving one problem may cause side effects as well. One of the side effects of certain medications is pancreatitis. If you are someone who takes medication regularly in order to treat a disease it can increase your risk of developing pancreatitis. This is especially true if you are taking more than one type of medication each day.
Some of the common medications that are associated with increasing the risk of pancreatitis include estrogens, tetracycline, valproic acid, sulfonamides, corticosteroids, methyldopa, as well as several similar types of medicines. If you are taking these medications and notice some of the symptoms of pancreatitis, it is important to discuss this with your doctor. While the medications may be helping with one medical condition that you are having, they also could be causing more issues than necessary.