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Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficientcy

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I was diagnosed by a nurse practitioner with EPI ten months ago snd was put on two 12,000 Creon capsules with meals and one 12,000 capsule with snacks. Went to dietitian and was outing low fat diet. Some days are good, but mostly diarrhea daily. Finally saw a gastroenterologist a month ago who read two previous colonoscopies who noted a blockage in my colon. He was not convinced I have EPI as I don’t have all of the symptoms. No pain, no smelly stool. I do have gas, bloating and rumbling of stomach. He put me on a prescription laxative taking one tablet a week. He was hoping to move the blockage. Since then, I have constant diarrhea that amounts to a lot of fluid and not much actual stool. Has anyone experienced these conditions? Suppose to get back to him in two weeks.

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@volleyballfan if I was experiencing constant diarrhea from a prescription, I would stop taking the medication and contact the prescribing doctor. Constant diarrhea helps nothing in my opinion but depletes your body of nutrients and causes dehydration. Call your doctor today and let him/her know what's going on.