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Cramps and painful gas 3 months after Whipple: Thoughts?

Posted by johnny1955 @johnny1955, Dec 8, 2025

Cramps after whipple
I had the whipple almost 3 months and have bad cramps almost every day.
Lots of painful gas. Still losing weight.
Any comments

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johnny1955 | @johnny1955 | Dec 15, 2025
In reply to @hugo1313 "@johnny1955 Hi Johnny. Did you have laparoscopic Whipple procedure? Mine was open surgery. Although took a..." + (show)
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Hi Johnny. Did you have laparoscopic Whipple procedure? Mine was open surgery. Although took a few more days at hospital, the recovery was minimal. I was back to office work in 8 weeks. And travel in 10. Reason I went with open sugery was surgical experience. Lapa has only been around for only a few years and experience is limited. Also with Lapa I was told they remove part of your stomach. Which can lead to other issues. Hope the Crayon works for you. Keep us posted.

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@hugo1313 mine was open surgery. I was in the hospital for 5 days.
No stomach removal. I had it done at Texas Health in Dallas by dr. George Shires.

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johnny1955 | @johnny1955 | Dec 15, 2025
In reply to @johnny1955 "@hugo1313 mine was open surgery. I was in the hospital for 5 days. No stomach removal...." + (show)
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@hugo1313 mine was open surgery. I was in the hospital for 5 days.
No stomach removal. I had it done at Texas Health in Dallas by dr. George Shires.

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@johnny1955 the doctor removed the bile duct which had the cancer and he said he could not get it all with lapo.

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johnny1955 | @johnny1955 | 5 days ago
In reply to @matt2024 "Hi - sorry to hear you are going through that. I had a total pancreatectomy about..." + (show)
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Hi - sorry to hear you are going through that. I had a total pancreatectomy about 6 years ago and experience similar effects when my Creon enzyme dosage isn't quite right for the meal I ate. Did they prescribe Creon for you? It could be pancreatic insufficiency and the dosage might need to be changed (or started.)

Take care
- Matt

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@matt2024 I am having more cramps with 2 capsules so I started taking only one capsule but not sure if this is good.

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matt2024 | @matt2024 | 4 days ago
In reply to @johnny1955 "@matt2024 I am having more cramps with 2 capsules so I started taking only one capsule..." + (show)
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@matt2024 I am having more cramps with 2 capsules so I started taking only one capsule but not sure if this is good.

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@johnny1955 - Sorry to hear that you are still having trouble. Did you happen to talk with your Doctor to get their thoughts on dosage? I can't say for sure what dosage is right with a Whipple so it may be best to check with them. I take 3 x 36,000 with meals and one with snack post pancreatectomy and it seems to be the right amount for me.

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