Alcohol link to surge in pancreatitis

A GROWING number of Irish men and women in their 20s and early 30s are reporting to hospitals with pancreatitis — a disease directly linked to excessive alcohol consumption that can lead to diabetes and cancer.

In Britain, there has been a 43% increase in pancreatitis due to growing alcohol consumption over the past decade.

Similar figures aren’t available here but similar hikes are reportedly noticeable.