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Pancreatic insufficiency ..No cause ?

Digestive Health | Last Active: Mar 24 9:36am | Replies (15)
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@slkanowitz

I have EPI and believe it can be from a variety of causes: hereditary, related to diabetes, pancreatic inflammation or cancer, aging or idiopathic (no known cause). My elastase was 58. My Dr ordered a CT of abdomen to rule out a pancreatic tumor. I have diabetes but my sister and niece have EPI too, so probably a hereditary component. I’m 74. Now I am wondering if it’s going away as I have cut back on my enzyme to just one a day and am doing well. I am wondering if anyone else has had a spontaneous remission of this.

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jlmp | @jlmp | Jan 27 10:10pm

I was told that EPI was for life, it doesn’t go away. I’m interested in your saying you take one enzyme capsule a day. I was told to take enzymes before I eat a meal or a snack, which is just about every time food goes in my mouth except for fruit. Do you take one in the morning and it works all day? That makes me wonder if you really have EPI.

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