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IPMNs, concerned for diffuse pancreatic parenchymal atrophy
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Apr 15 9:22pm | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
How are you doing now?
I have an 8 MM IPMN in the head-uncinate process, I was just diagnosed with EPI, and have a mildly atrophic pancreas.
I have more comstipation than diarrhea so my doctor doesn’t want to put me on Creon because it can cause constipation. I have my first MRCP next week after finding my IPMN. Ugh. I have so many ugly GI symptoms and a week ago I started having middle back pain. The hits just keep coming. I hope you’re doing ok.
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I'm with you on the GI stuff. Thankfully mine is more in flares then long standing. I'm in a better place than when I posted this. Funny, I have one IPMN in the same place plus one on the tail and a brand new one in the body that's bigger than the other 2. Did they find your cyst when looking into your GI issues?
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I've been on Creon for a year. I can't eat without it. No more bad smelling gas or greasy stools. I also had to have my gallbladder removed. That has cleared up a lot of my symptoms. I had a chronically infected gallbladder as well as multiple bouts of pancreatitis. Your ERCP should show if your gallbladder is bad or not. It took a while to recover from all that but I'm finally able to eat and have normal bowel movements. I can always tell if I forgot to take my Creon. Almost within the hour. I hope you are on track to fixing your problems. If your gas is foul smelling and your stools are greasy then you should probably be on Creon. I have no adverse symptoms from it. The opposite is true though. I wish you luck!