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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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@dryheataz i understand. When I was diagnosed in 8/22, I was stage 4, and it spread...
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@baravelli I cannot gain weight two years after pancreas and spleen removal. What are you taking...
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@anne7573217 thanks for sharing. Cannabis is legal in OH too so we stopped at the dispensary...
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Side effects seem to be very different for different people judging from what I've learned. But...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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