PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Research exhibits girls are typically extra prone to see docs and get common checkups than males. Doctors say that needs to change.

It ought to go with out saying, if you happen to’re in power ache that disrupts your life, you have to see a health care provider.

Will Smith realized a tough lesson about not taking note of a well being situation.

“It was nausea and I had to go in the bathroom and throw up, but it was after that I started feeling these really weird pains in my stomach,” Smith stated.

The 25-year-old thought it was only a dangerous bug however his mother thought it was one thing worse.

“He did not look like my child,” Apple Smith, Willi’s mom, stated. “He looked sick, he almost looked like he was on his deathbed.”

“I did not want to go to the hospital,” Will Smith stated. “I thought oh, I’ll be fine.”

It’s a typical response amongst males.

A survey from the Cleveland Clinic discovered 72 % of males would relatively do family chores than see a health care provider and solely 50% of males even take into account getting a bodily.

Turns out Smith had pancreatitis, an irritation of the pancreas. The organ helps digestion and regulates blood sugar.

“With pancreatitis sometimes you get this really aggressive inflammatory response so his heart was racing and he was spiking fevers on and off during his hospital stay,” Dr. Dave Kahat, of Hennepin County Medical Center, stated.

Smith was hospitalized for 5 weeks and misplaced 40 kilos however stated he realized an necessary lesson.

“It’s OK to be vulnerable, it’s OK to tell people that you are in pain,” he stated. “Take my story for example, I almost died not listening to my body, trying to be a tough guy. It’s not worth it.”

Smith stated his pancreatitis is now underneath management.

Doctors stated individuals in power ache ought to search therapy in an pressing care middle or a hospital if there’s hassle respiration.

Doctors additionally stated everybody ought to get yearly physicals particularly as they age.