The pain associated with chronic pancreatitis is generally described as ________ in nature.
A) sharp and constant
B) steady and boring
C) intermittent and burning
D) intermittent and stabbing

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The pain is often accompanied by nausea and is steady and boring in nature.The pain is usually located in the upper abdomen,particularly in the epigastrium,and radiates to the back in more than half of cases.Pain associated with pancreatitis is most often steady in nature.The pain of chronic pancreatitis is often the major form of debility.Nerve fibers from the pancreas pass to the celiac plexus and then to spinal sympathetic ganglia.

The Pain Associated with Chronic Pancreatitis Is Generally Described as ________