15. Vomiting
Just like any gastrointestinal problem, pancreatic cancer can cause vomiting too. The organ, which produces enzymes and hormones needed by the body to digest and breakdown food into absorbable forms, fails to perform properly no thanks to the abnormal cancer cells that affect the normal function of the exocrine and endocrine glands found within it. This results in gas formation, malabsorption, increased acid production, and reflux, causing a patient to feel ill. When this happens, the body attempts to get rid of the offending agent, and it does that by vomiting or expelling stomach contents.
Pancreatic cancer also hampers the passage of food through the stomach and intestines. Depending on how large the tumor is, pancreatic cancer can impinge on other organs, preventing the patient from keeping food down, which eventually leads to vomiting.
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