!Pancreas Gland
!!Anatomy
The ((Digestive - Pancreas Overview|pancreas)) is a keg-formed gland organ in the upper belly below the ((Digestive - Stomach Overview|stomach)). It stretches from the ((Digestive - Duodenum|duodenum)) to the left. It has both exocrine (secreting pancreatic juice containing ((Digestive - System Overview|digestive)) enzymes) and ((Endocrine - System Overview|endocrine)) functions (producing several important hormones including insulin, glucagon and somatostatin).
It is composed of lobules secreting the watery pancreatic juice which contains enzymes for __digestion of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids__. This juice is during digestion excreted through the ((Digestive - Pancreas Ducts|pancreatic duct)) into the duodenum, in the same place as the ((Digestive - Gallbladder and Bile Ducts|gall bladder duct)). When the chyme leaves the stomach, it has an acidity of ph 1-2 and has to be neutralized for the pancreatic enzymes to be able to work. For that reason, the pancreatic juice contains high amounts of bicarbonate which together with the alcalic juices of liver and intestine regulate the acidity of the chyme. Secretion of pancreatic juice is stimulated by the hormones secretine and cholecystokinine released by the duodenum upon chyme contacting the intestinal mucosa.

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!!Brain
In the Brain Stem, the __primeval ring structure__ is reflected: organ tissue relays with assimilative and digestive functions from oesophagus to small intestines are situated in the right brain stem, while excretory organs from caecum to rectum are relayed in the left brain stem. Medial on both sides are the relays of mouth/pharynx, middle ears and lacrimal glands, as well as the pineal and pituitary glands and the thyroid.
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!!!Relay:
__Brain Stem__ ( + / - ) right side, between duodenum & liver relays
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!!Mind
!!!Theme:
Not being able to digest, break down and resolve an issue often related to effort, disappointment and anger.
Side-dominance is irrelevant.

!!!Emotions, Thoughts:
Not being able to digest and resolve an issue often related to effort, __disappointment and anger__. Disputes with family members or loved one or other people relating to money, objects, heirship or other life-supporting issues.
*How could they take this from me?
*I can´t forgive what they did to me/my family
*How shall I make a living?
*This can never be made good.
!!!META-Meaning:
*Now, I have got all the resources I need to be able to understand and let go what happened.
*The universe is providing me with new opportunities every day, and I permit myself to make use of them.

!!Organ
!!!Stress Phase Symptoms:
Increased production of digestive juice and proliferation of secretory cells of the pancreas which remains asymptomatic for a long period of time. Later there is __pain in the upper bowel__ that radiates to the lower right flank the left omoplate and the back. This can lead to compression of the duct and create loss of appetite, __loss of weight__ and __nausea__. Digestive disturbances are also important symptoms of stress phase. 

Possible diagnoses: pancreas carcinoma, __azinus-cell carcinoma__, adenocarcinoma, cystadenoma.

!!!Regeneration Phase Symptoms:
Function normalization and inflammatory decomposition in presence of microbes (mycobacteria) with fever and nightly sweating, __caverns/pseudocysts__ are remnants of this phase. Possible diagnoses: __pancreatitis__, necrosis, pseudocysts. Excessive decomposition leads to exocrine pancreas insufficiency with indigestion, __bloating and diarrhea__. 
Alternatively, the tumor can be incapsulated and stay as fibroma or fibroadenoma, or it can decompose by __autolysis__ without inflammatory processes.

A chronic, calcifying pancreatitis can be seen in recurring conflicts accompanied by high and abnormal hormone or neurotransmitter concentrations showing involvement of other endocrine functions.

!!!Healing Peak:
Chills, spasms, pain

!!Social
!!!Examples:
*An older man doesn’t know how to split up his heritage. That leads to disputes among children.
*From the viewpoint of the patient - the rental income of a jointly inherited flat has been divided unjustly.
*The tenant doesn’t pay the flat rent for months. It leads to angry confrontations.
*It comes to fierce disputes in court. A former employee feels that he has been betrayed by his company that hadn’t given him the severance pay.

!!!Biological Meaning:
By the increased secretion of pancreatic enzymes, nutritional elements can be easily broken down and utilized.

!!Additional Information
!!!Constellations:
__Brain Stem Constellation__ possible: perplexity, lethargy, passiveness, reduced movement. Purpose: new orientation

!!!Differential Diagnosis:
__Pancreas ((Endocrine - Pancreas - Alpha Islet Cells|Alpha Islet Cells))__ (Cerebral Cortex, -/+) stress (confrontation): no tumor growth but functional change, obesity, binge-eating, diabetes

__Pancreas ((Endocrine - Pancreas - Beta Islet Cells|Beta Islet Cells))__ (Cerebral Cortex, -/+ ) stress (confrontation): no tumor growth but functional change, weight loss, diabetes

__((Digestive - Pancreas Ducts|Pancreas Duct)) and ((Digestive - Gallbladder and Bile Ducts|Bile Duct))__ (Cerebral Cortex, -/+), swollen ducts in regeneration phase of a territorial anger/identity conflict can lead to reflux of damaging bile acids into the pancreas.

__((Digestive - Duodenum Mucosa (Villi)|Duodenum Mucosa /villi))__ (Brain Stem, +/-), with polyps or adenocarcinoma in the stress phase (indigestion), inflammatory decomposition in the regeneration phase.

__((Digestive - Duodenum - Bulbus Mucosa |Duodenum inner mucosa)) (bulbus)__ (Cerebral Cortex -/+) with painful ulceration in the stress phase (rank/identity) and possibly carcinoma in the regeneration phase.

