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I also have g.i. issues - fructose malabsorption, lactose intolerance and visceral hypersensivity - and had finally gotten everything under control until I got a 1/2 dose infusion of Reclast almost 3 months ago. After that I had the worst constipation I've ever had in my life. I was so bound up and bloated my g.i. doctor did an Xray to see if there was a blockage and there wasn't. A also had a blood test for lipase, a pancreatic enzyme, and my lipase was way below normal. The uptake: I had to take laxatives every day and increase the amount of Creon I'm taking. The problem with the constipation went away after about a month, but the indigestion issues are still going on. G.I. issues are listed as a possible side effect of the drug, and probably if you already have them the drug worsens them immensely. If you look up Reclast on the Mayo Clinic site it lists many, many possible side effects including g.i. issues. So, it is a myth that the infusion will bypass stomach issues.

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@cl confirms my suspicions about Reclast. Sounds like it will cause even more trouble for me than the Prolia injections. I already have a lemon of a g.i. tract.

@lelia You mention taking more Creon for your gastric issues after you were treated with Reclast. Do you have EPI or chronic pancreatitis. I have the latter, "severe" chronic pancreatitis, and is one of the reasons I refused oral meds. Today my rheumatologist, a new doctor, advised me that my diagnosis of osteoporosis was actually osteopenia -- my wrist had a DEXA reading of -3.2 but that was the total radius bone. The 33% reading was -2.3 according to the rheumatologist (I was previously treated by my endochronologist 2 months prior).

The rheumatologist suggested Reclast for me, in place of Tymlos -- I am finishing my second pen shortly. I am concerned about Reclast and pancreatitis. Have you had any attacks since the Reclast?

Carol