Treatment may involve a short hospital stay, pain medications, IV fluids, and / or stopping food or fluid intake by mouth for a short period of time in order to limit the activity of the pancreas. In order to prevent future episodes of inflammation, treatment may also include Therapeutic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to view the pancreas, gallbladder, and bile ducts as well as provide access in order to treat the complications of acute pancreatitis (gallstones, narrowing or blockage of the pancreatic duct or bile ducts, leaks in the bile ducts, or accumulation of fluids).