Healthy 29 -year -old suffers from a common gut problem … Weeks later he was dead – and thousands could be in danger

The hair-raising story of a ‘healthy’ 29-year-old who died only a few weeks after he was struck with a ‘stomach pain’ slightly thrown on the fatal risks of regular binge drinking.

Dylan Thomas Wakefield, from East Yorkshire, suddenly woke up with a ‘ruthless burning pain’ in the top left side of his stomach, on 24 April this year.

When his condition deteriorated, the pub – rental company drove to the hospital, where he was initially treated for gastritis – otherwise known as a stomach infection.

But only a few hours later Mr. Wakefield, who ‘had a drink’, was told that his symptoms were in fact caused by acute pancreatitis.

The situation develops when the pancreas is extremely swollen, which leads to life-threatening complications such as necrosis when part of the tissue of the organ dies.

This can quickly lead to infection, which activates deadly sepsis, whereby the body reacts exaggerated to an penetrating pathogen.

Pancreatitis has long been associated with heavy alcohol consumption, with studies that estimate that about one in four British cases are caused by the drink.

Alcohol can over -stimulate enzymes in the pancreas that help break down food, so that the connections attack healthy tissue.

Although the cause of Mr Wakefield’s pancreatitis has not been confirmed, his brother, Nathan Lamb, 31, believes that it was due to alcohol intake.

“Dylan loved a drink, but he was only 29 – so you would think you would think you would start later in life,” he said.

“He has his entire future for him. It is so unfair. ‘

Tragic music producer Avicii suffered famous from acute pancreatitis due to excessive drinking and painkiller slaving, which led to his gallbladder and attachment being removed.

The Swedish DJ, whose real name was Tim Bergling, took his own life in 2018, only 28 years old.

Shortly after Mr Wakefield’s diagnosis in the hospital, doctors saw that his blood pressure had fallen to dangerously low levels, and they decided to numb him to give his organs a rest. “

“They confirmed him to different machines and told us that they would take over to make Dylan’s body focus on becoming stronger,” said Mr. Lamb.

The three -day father woke up two days later and his condition started to stabilize a bit.

Dylan Thomas Wakefield, a ‘beloved Father’, died weeks after he started to experience symptoms

Dylan Thomas Wakefield in a coma next to his brother Nathan and his mother Penelope

Mr. Lamb even felt good enough to post a heartbreaking Facebook frame and told his family that he was awake.

But only three weeks later his condition deteriorated quickly and forced doctors to bring him into a medically infused coma again.

This is an extreme treatment method used for seriously ill patients to protect their brains against the effect of a lack of oxygen that can occur when organs begin to fail.

Tragically enough, few doctors could do to save his life, and Mr. Wakefield died on 28 May.

“The whole test has been a huge shock. We didn’t think he would die from this, “said Mr. Lamb.

“He has eight brothers and sisters and they all miss him. We were a very close family and they all meant the world for him. ‘

After his death, the friends of Mr. Wakefield have one crowdfunder To help with funeral costs.

It is estimated that every year around 2500 people in the UK acute pancreatitis, with one in five of these cases that switch to necrotizing pancreatitis – where the tissue starts to die.

Tragic DJ Avicii suffered from acute pancreatitis and had his gallbladder removed after a long period of alcohol abuse.

The fatal condition has similar symptoms such as gastritis such as stomach pain, swelling of the abdomen, indigestion, vomiting, nausea, a high temperature.

It can also cause a fast heart rate and yellow from the whites of the eyes and skin that are known as jaundice – although the NHS warns that this can be less clear on brown or black skin.

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (us) showed that alcohol -related deaths are a record high, after an increase of four consecutive years, with 10,500 fatalities registered in 2023.

This was four percent higher than the 2022 figure and is a 38 percent increase compared to 2019, the last, pre-Pandemic figures.

Earlier this year, MailOnline shared a map (above) that showed the rates of alcoholic defects in local areas in the United Kingdom.

Sunderland in northeastern England had the highest death rate of alcohol in Great Britain with almost 30 deaths per 100,000 people, double the national rate for England.