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@volleyballfan I was diagnosed with EPI recently and like you my elastase test came back at 17. I basically live on rice cakes with natural peanut butter, low fat cottage cheese and avocado toast.

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@diggy1302 Did the doctor give you any guidelines about meals and food? You can’t go on forever just on rice cakes, peanut butter, cottage cheese and avocado toast. Really? You must have the same doctor I had—he didn’t say a thing! No office hours, just said “his PA would tell me everything.” She didn’t so I found a new doctor. What about doses of Creon? I take 36,000 Creon x2 and eat healthy meals and I’ve not had any problems. I’ll find a good, informative web site for you!
Avoid the following:
High-Fat Foods: Fatty, fried, greasy, and oily foods are hardest for your body to process. Limit saturated and trans fats like butter, cream, fatty cuts of red meat, poultry skin, and fast food.
Alcohol: Alcohol damages the pancreas and directly interferes with digestive enzymes. It is best to avoid it completely.
Excessive Fiber: While normally healthy, too much fiber (like in brown rice, lentils, peas, and whole grains) can interfere with pancreatic enzyme activity.
Heavy Meals: Large, heavy meals make it difficult for your pancreas to keep up with enzyme
I would also recommend that you get an appointment with a Hospital-based Dietician.