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Digestive Health | Last Active: Jun 30 9:53am | Replies (100)

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I have pancreatic atrophy and just had my gallbladder cleaned of lots of sludge and stones. It's interesting to learn at 65 how all this digestive stuff works. I wish it was under different circumstances. I'm taking Creon and I'm going to check out this diet as I seem to have very slow digestion. I was eating lots of fiber thinking it was best but it takes too long to digest. I need another approach to what I eat. I also eat basically the same things every day. But slow to empty my bowels now so I'm glad I found this forum to talk and read others comments because not many people, including myself, understand what this is and how to handle it.

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researchmaven | @researchmaven | May 29 8:18am

I have slow digestion too (but not pancreas or gallbladder issues that I know of) and eat items that are easy to digest. I think I benefit from eating well-cooked fruits and veggies, soups, hot cereals, etc. that I can tolerate -- as I view this as "starting the digestion process early, before it hits my mouth." I favor fish over meat, with some tofu and pea protein and not a lot of any of these protein items.I eat egg whites and drink Lactaid milk rather freely. I don't stuff myself but eat when hungry, maybe 4-5 times a day.

For supplements, I use slippery elm (inner bark) as a "tea," magnesium citrate, I also take some dietary enzymes (most of what Intolerans sells).

I exercise (walk), do gut massage as needed, and keep moving. Avoiding tight pants/panty hose/Spanx that compress my abdomen is also very important 🙂

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