@ndough I have had multiple coloniscopies that confirm it. I dont want to have them anymore. Its always the same. MC but no polyps.

Pancreas and adrenal glands work together. Like one pulls, the other takes. The adrenal glands produce cortisol. Budesonide long term suppresses the production of cortisol. If you wean off too quickly, you can go into adrenal crisis, like I did, and it can be fatal. The pancreas processes the fats, proteins, and I think sugar. If those enzymes aren't present, it can turn into diabetics 1 or 3c. My problem is not just the atrophy of the pancreas, but a widening of the duct and the enzymes needed to digest the food is most likely slipping through. There may be a blockage causes the widening, a stone or something else, which needs to be assessed to keep it from getting worse. I have a feeling the new GI will put me on a prescription strenght enzyme, PERT. I dont yet understand why that wouldn't slip through the duct, too.

We could all be more knowledgeable as the doctors at some point. 😆