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Are many people unable to take pancreatic enzymes due to side effects?
Pancreatic Disorders | Last Active: Aug 13 9:18am | Replies (15)Comment receiving replies
I'm not taking anything now. I'm eating a very regimented diet. I'm eating vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans and peas, white chicken meat and some fish, trying to be low in fat and low in sugar. In a diet like that it is difficult sometimes to get the protein and calories you need in a day, but I count everything and get what I would need providing I am properly digesting it, which I am not. I am finding it very difficult to keep my weight. I want to be able to take enzymes again. They make a huge difference, but the longer I try each time to worse the pain becomes. The staff at my GI physician hasn't provided alternatives and the only advice they have offered is that enzymes don't cause problems like I am experiencing.
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@rjbusher It all sounds so awful for you! You said that you’ve contacted the GI doctors office but they didn’t have any suggestions. Have you asked for an appointment? It’s really important that the doctor hear your problems and then try to fix them. I think they have a duty to help you. Is there a university hospital or a comprehensive medical center within a reasonable distance? Doctors are usually a ‘cut above’ and they also get involved with research. I suggest that you try to get an appointment. My GI doctor also made himself scarce. When i called for an appointment, I was told that the doctors didn’t have ‘office hours’ and I would need to speak with the PA. I was able to get a nurse practitioner at the university med school.
Really makes me wonder how many GI doctors do this!