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A dad who believed he was simply affected by meals poisoning whereas on vacation died 36 hours later. Andrejs Glazyrina, 35, died of sudden pancreatitis, irritation of the pancreas, which performs a significant position in digestion and regulating blood sugar ranges. Heavy alcohol consumption or gallstones are common causes of the situation, though it could develop randomly. The drawback is never deadly.

Mr Glazyrina was on vacation in Bulgaria together with his spouse Katerina and daughter Lizzie, aged 5, when he was struck by the situation in January. He started to complain of “a bit of tummy pain” the day earlier than he and his household had been because of return residence to London. They assumed it was the impact of a bout of meals poisoning he had suffered just a few days earlier than, however inside hours, the ache unfold to his again. His abdomen was additionally tender to the touch.

Ms Glazyrina visited a neighborhood pharmacy, however the drugs she was offered did not assist. She mentioned her husband started to look pale, so that they cancelled the flight and referred to as an ambulance.

Paramedics discovered his blood strain was low. He was taken to Burgas Hospital, the place exams had been carried out. Doctors defined he was affected by pancreatitis.

When Ms Glazyrina left her husband’s hospital bedside one morning, he urged her to not fear and mentioned he can be “home soon”.

But on her return later that very same day, she discovered her husband had been taken to intensive care, struggling a number of organ dysfunction. The doubtless trigger was acute pancreatitis.

The subsequent morning, the hospital telephoned Ms Glazyrina to present her the devastating information her husband had died within the evening.

She mentioned: “It was the hardest day of my life. I don’t know how I managed to get through it. It’s like you went on holiday and you can never come back to the life you’ve been building together.”

The grieving widow defined how she did not have the choice to disintegrate, having to do all of the paperwork required to repatriate her husband’s physique. She was additionally intent on supporting their daughter.

Ms Glazyrina mentioned: “You have to find ways to be strong. (Grief) changes you every day… You lose him every day — when you look at your child and want to adore her, you lose him. Anything you do that reminds you makes you lose him again.”

Since Mr Glazyrina’s demise, the household’s group in Hackney, east London, have rallied collectively, elevating over £12,500 in a web based fundraiser on GoFundMe.

Ms Glazyrina mentioned: “The community response has been amazing. I never expected it in a million years. I’m just grateful, that’s all I can say.”

Despite her heartbreak, she desires to share her story to assist others going via an analogous expertise and lift consciousness of the signs of pancreatitis.

These embrace immediately getting extreme ache within the centre of your tummy, feeling or being sick and a excessive temperature of 38C or extra, based on the NHS.

The Service advises seeing a GP instantly should you immediately develop extreme belly ache or name NHS 111 for recommendation if that is not doable.