Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, an organ in the digestive system that produces digestive enzymes and insulin.
Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas is a large gland that makes up part of the digestive system and produces digestive enzymes and insulin. The condition occurs when the digestive juices produced by your pancreas to breakdown food, attack and damage the tissues of the pancreas itself.
There are two types of pancreatitis: 'acute', which causes sudden, severe but short-term pain, and 'chronic', which causes long-term illness. Pancreatitis can be a serious condition.