It is difficult to find a person who during his life would not have to “personally become acquainted” with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. All diseases of this group are a very unpleasant phenomenon, but the most severe of them, perhaps, is pancreatitis - inflammation of the pancreas. The book talks about how the pancreas works and what its role is in the human body, how to diagnose pancreatitis, what treatment methods will help with this disease and how to choose the right diet for acute and chronic forms of pancreatitis.