Your pancreas is mostly in the middle of your upper abdomen, with part on each side: its head sits slightly to the right of center, and its tail extends toward the left side, all behind your stomach.

Quick Scoop

  • The pancreas lies behind the stomach , in the upper part of your belly, roughly at the level where your lower ribs meet in front.
  • The head of the pancreas is on the right side of your abdomen, nestled in the curve of the first part of the small intestine (the duodenum).
  • The body and tail stretch across to the left side, ending near the spleen, so overall it spans from right-of-center to left upper abdomen rather than sitting on just one side.

If you put your hand horizontally across the top of your belly, just below the breastbone and behind the stomach area, that’s roughly where your pancreas runs from right to left.

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