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Hello @elbb29 and welcome to Mayo Connect! I'm so glad that you found our online support group. I so appreciate you sharing your story with us. Your story is a testimony to the importance of us being proactive in seeking answers - even when they don't seem to be easy to find. I applaud you for continuing to search out help and I'm glad that Mayo Clinic was able to be of help to you.

On this forum, we all learn from each other and on that note: You mention a BRAT diet. Could you tell us more about that? What types of foods are included and how has it helped?

Teresa

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A BRAT diet is made of banana, rice, apple sauce and toast. The BRAT diet is a diet that has been recommended for people with vomiting, diarrhea or gastroenteritis.
Since I had an pancreatitis attack last night I am on electrolyte water and toast today. I find apple sauce with cinnamon helps with nausea and toast with cinnamon as well. I work my way up daily from there if I can. I normally stay away from protien since it is so hard to digest it. Keep in mind if your pancreatitis pain is so bad after eating with any of these and cant hold down water as well. Then go to the ER please and consult with your physician. My Dietician told me to eat what you can and hold down with out pain. At that time I was a vegan and bought back foods slowly to see what I can eat. I hope this helps you all in your recovery.