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Is anyone taking Zenpep rather than Creon? If so what foods work?
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Jun 2 9:45am | Replies (58)Comment receiving replies
@cpblanco I was advised to take my Creon before my meal or snack for best results. I'm taking 3 capsules prior to meals and 2 capsules prior to snacks. The capsules contain 24,000 Units of Lipase, 76,000 Units of Protease & 120,000 Units of Amylase. After taking Creon for over a year I still forget to take it until I'm half finished my meal or snack and as much as an hour later if I gone out to eat and forgot to bring my pills with me. I definitely see the best results if I take all 3 caps prior to my first bite of food. Just my observation.
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@baravelli that's what I was told at the beginning but things were not working properly. Then when I saw my pancreatic GI doctor, he told me that I should eat a few bites, take one pill (25,000 units) and then when I finish the meal, take another one. It has worked very well. I don't take one at breakfast or with snacks. I guess everyone is different. I was taking 2 or 3 prior to my first bite before but somehow that did not work for me.