I lost 45 pounds when I got pancreatic cancer. I was jaundiced and my pee was dark orange. Once I got through chemo and radiation I stopped losing weight. I still take Zofran twice a day and I don’t have nausea. I take diphenoxylate atropine whenever I have diarrhea and it works like a charm!

Pancreatic cancer is called a "wasting disease," meaning that patients typically lose weight, sometimes very rapidly, even if the patient is eating and the nutrition is sound. It's called cachexia, in case you want to google it. I lost weight at first because the dosage was too strong for me. Once the oncologist modified it, I began to pick weight back up. You and your loved one might try experimenting with smoothies, puddings, milkshakes and the like, things that are calorie dense.

Re the weird feeling in the stomach, I do get that. I have found that my body likes to be fed every 3 hours or so. If I go longer than that, I don't feel as good, and my stomach is a little upset. So, for example, I might eat breakfast at 7:30, snack at 10:30, eat some lunch at 12:30-1, a snack at 3-3:30, dinner at 6 and a snack at 8:30-9. It sounds like a lot, but I keep the quantities small.

I know you mentioned that you live in the Caribbean. Is there any way for you and your loved one to visit or relocate to Miami? There are some pancreatic cancer centers there, as I recall.