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Diet for pancreatic cancer : What helps to gain weight?
Hello.My sister has a stage 4 pancreatic cancer. She is a vegetarian.she doesn’t like to eat anything.what kind of food we can give her?She is...
Still losing weight: Does timing of Creon help?
Husband is still losing weght....too much!!!! We got his Creon dialed in correctly....wondering if he took the Creon after he ate if this would help...
CA19 increase, gaining weight and feeling better - Confused
Diagnosed in Dec. 2023 - Stage 3 borderline resectable - CA19 217. Did 6 rounds of 5FU and CA19 went down to a low of...
Losing weight after Whipple surgery: Why? Any advice?
I lost 30lbs after Whipple surgery 3 months ago. What’s the cause ? Diet advice?Frequent loose stools
Severe weight loss with pancreatic cancer: What can be done?
Having serious problems with weight loss due to pancreatic cancer. My wife was diagnosed in mid January 2024 with advanced pancreatic cancer. No metastasis, but...
Weight Loss after Whipple: What strategies helped you?
I have been discharged from the hospital for about 5 days, have so far lost about 30 pounds. including 4 at home. What strategy has...
Back pain due to cancer weight loss: Hard to get comfortable
My cancer has caused a weight loss of 30 lbs.. I now weight around 100 lbs. and am 5 foot tall. Needless to say, I...
Sucrose intolerance in EPI?
Since being diagnosed with EPI, I have had an almost continuous feeling of bloating & gassiness. This is made much worse by Stevia, so that...
Creon - am I taking too much or too little?
Hi - pancreatic cancer person here. (Surgery 14 years ago removed tail, recurrence on head a year ago, currently in remission after treatment including hi-dose...
Developed hernia 4-5 months after Whipple surgery
Has anyone been diagnosed with a hernia after their Whipple procedure. My husband’s Whipple was in Feb., 2023 and recently noticed protrusion on stomach. Primary...
Bowel movements after everything I eat
20 years ago I had 18 inches of my colon removed. I’m wondering if that has any bearing on my frequent BMs. I eat every...
Onset of diabetes. Pancreatic cancer?
I got diagnosed with dabetes 2 last summer. It seemed sudden. It is being controlled but I have all the symtoms of pancreatic cancer except...
Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms (IPMN) with symptoms
I have a 12mm IPMN: CT and MRI. I’m scheduled for EUS-FNA on Wednesday. I have symptoms now: upper back pain, stomach pain, nausea, weight...
Has anyone had any experience taking the drug Ursodiol?
I am looking for feedback from anyone who has taken Ursodiol. My oncologist prescribed 300 mg twice a day for one month in the hopes...
Support for caregivers: I feel helpless not being able to fix things
It’s only my husband and I with a dog. My husband just went thru his first chemo infusion and he had a terrible week. I...
Dental extraction and chemo treatments
Has anyone experienced the need for dental extractions while on chemo? My wife needs a couple of tooth extractions/surgeries and replacements in order to eat...
Awaiting test results and terrified
I'm 48 yo male. I'm really convinced I have GI cancer and so much of the symptoms point to PC. I been bloated with upper...
Dumping Syndrome: Anyone have any tips on how to manage?
Has anyone gone through the “dumping” and if so, how did you handle it? All of a sudden I’m dumping and now diarrhea after I...
Does anyone have a severe, itchy rash associated with liver tumors?
I am a 75 fit male diagnosed Feb.2025 with neuroendocrine tumors in part of my pancreas and liver. One dose of Lanreotide so far. I...
Newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer
My mom is 81 and relatively healthy, thyroid disease and hypertension, and was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the head of the pancreas. Her...
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