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Unable to keep food or beverage down

What are the possible medical conditions that can cause a person's abdominal pain, nausea, and/or inability to hold food or beverages on your stomach?
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Hi, good you consulted early and the tumor was non cancerous. The Whipple operation was first described in the 1930's by Allan Whipple. The goal of the Whipple procedure (pancreatoduodenectomy) is to remove the head of the pancreas, where most tumors occur. Because the pancreas is so integrated with other organs, the surgeon must also remove the first part of small intestine (duodenum), the gallbladder, the end of the common bile duct and sometimes a portion of the stomach. In the reconstruction phase of the operation, the intestine, bile duct and remaining portion of the pancreas are reconnected. Hope you are doing good!!
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I was unable to keep any food or beverages down coupled with excruciating abdominal pain from a Friday until a Monday morning when I went to the emergency room and was immediately given an IV to replace nutrients I hadn't received. I was assigned a room in the hospital and given a barrage of tests, some tests were performed twice. A doctor came to tell me I had a tumor on my pancreas and my liver and might need a whipple and what that meant. All I could think about was my organs would be rearranged. I was very very blessed that this occurred or the tumors could have grown and become cancerous. The non cancerous tumors were removed. Everything can't be self diagnosed. See a doctor!
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