What Types of Alcohol and How Much Alcohol Causes Alcoholic Pancreatitis?
All forms of alcohol are toxic to the pancreas. ‘All forms’ means beer, wine, hard alcohols and any other form you might think of, if it contains alcohol even in a small amount it is toxic to the pancreas. If you have had an acute attack of pancreatitis you should not drink even the smallest amount of alcohol. Research has shown that after the initial attack of pancreatitis the patient’s lifespan is totally dependent on their ability to stop drinking.