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The most common causes behind an inflamed pancreas are prolonged alcohol abuse and gallstones. Some hereditary disorders can cause pancreatitis, as can certain medications and viruses. When pancreatitis is caused by medication and viruses, it is usually an acute attack and rarely long-lived.
Other causes include medications, abdominal trauma, infections, and genetic abnormalities of the pancreas. Chronic pancreatitis is a chronic inflammation of the pancreas characterized by scarring of tissue that at times is sufficient enough to impair digestion of food and to cause diabetes mellitus. The most common causes of chronic pancreatitis are excessive consumption of alcohol and genetic abnormalities of the pancreas.