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Welcome to Connect @jewill, and thank you for sharing your history,

EPI can go undetected and be so frustrating, especially since it can occur due to both pancreatic and non pancreatic causes, and the symptoms are very similar to that of other GI disease.
After doing some research, I found a detailed journal article on EPI, here: http://bit.ly/2hgkNAo; and I'm tagging older members @rickzaner, @codelue, @inhiscare2, with the hope that they will join in the conversation, as they have some experience with the drug Creon.

Also, @mkenn, @saucy, @concernedmtnmom, since you have all discussed malabsorption, do you have any suggestions for jewill?

@jewill, do you take any vitamin supplements in addition to the Creon? Have you been diagnosed with any other conditions that could be linked to EPI?

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@kanaazpereira
My name is Mercedes Wise.
I have been diagnose with pancreatic atrophy with cysts (12). That is the cause of my low pancreatic elastace.

I have tried Creon and I can not tolerate it. So I found SpectraZyme from Metagenics and it works for me. It has been hard to calculate how much to take, I use different doses for each meal, depending on what I eat.
I will like to know more about this subject

Regards

Mercedes