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Gman007 Thank you for your reply and the information on supplements.I take all of these and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/128614/

a Dr with more experience treating EPI

Discussion: New to exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI): What helps?

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Dec 28, 2016

I am new to EPI as well with no known cause. I have two CT scans...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1345149/

I am new to EPI as well with no known

Discussion: New to exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI): What helps?

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Jul 10 11:41am

I really don’t think I am a candidate allergy dr told it does help allergies just...

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the time so the thought of xolair epi

Discussion: Dr. wants me to get omalizumab (Xolair) for allergies/bronchial asthma

Support Group: Asthma & Allergy

Posted: May 5 4:32pm

I started noticing steatorrhea (and fat soluble vitamins deficiency), pancreas pain after the food, especially fatty...

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criteria they come up to diagnose the EPI

Discussion: Pancreatic insufficiency ..No cause?

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Mar 19 12:52pm

Yes, medication has strange side effects sometimes. Praluent, I was told, most people tolerate well. I...

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I do have an epi pen just in case.

Discussion: Has anyone experienced depression after taking praluent?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: May 22 12:30pm

I had RNY in 2000, back when it was done as an open procedure. I worked...

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exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI

Discussion: How successful were you after bariatric surgery?

Support Group: Bariatric Surgery & Weight Loss

Posted: Mar 14, 2023

It seems as some people have different instructions from their doctors regarding the diet they should...

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I was diagnosed with EPI earlier this

Discussion: New to exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI): What helps?

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Dec 27, 2016

Docs are not much help at all. I found a website on Facebook that is really...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1207537/

Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI

Discussion: Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficientcy

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Jan 9 10:24am

There is an on-line eGFR calculator that only requires you to enter your Creatinine test result...

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https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/3939/ckd-epi-equations-glomerular-filtration-rate-gfr

Discussion: GFR home self test

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: Mar 26 10:49am

Hi Yukisun, So sorry that you are fighting the same battles. I think I may have...

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I was diagnosed with EPI about a year

Discussion: Gastroparesis and EPI related?

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Feb 13, 2024

Diagnosis EPI of the pancreas. Put on 3,000 Creon which produces enzymes so I can eat....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/655855/

Diagnosis EPI of the pancreas.

Discussion: Does a kidney transplant help the pancreas calm down?

Support Group: Transplants

Posted: Nov 19, 2021

I have a prescription for Sucralfate that my GI doc gave for bile reflux. I take...

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testing I learned I actually have EPI

Discussion: Diarrhea and abdominal pain

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Jul 8 9:52am

My PCP ordered a 5HIAA based on his opinion that I have carcinoid syndrone. It came...

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My GASTRO says I also have EPI which

Discussion: Looking for neuroendocrine tumor (NET) with carcinoid syndrome support

Support Group: Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs)

Posted: Jun 27, 2022

Thanks to you both, Gary and Steve! It's always good to hear how others' courses have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1240066/

include pancreatic insufficiency (EPI

Discussion: Is it Dumping or SIBO? - or a bit of both?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Feb 18 2:37pm

Regarding weight loss, was a fecal elastase-1 test ever ordered to measure the output of digestive...

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to Exocrine Pancreas Insufficiency (EPI

Discussion: CA19 increase, gaining weight and feeling better - Confused

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: May 11 10:07am

Hi I have EPI after having pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer and surgery and have now been on...

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Hi I have EPI after having pancreatic

Discussion: EPI meds expense

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: May 7 11:34am

Hi, I’m a granny too🫶🏽 So happy you are on here! First of all, have you...

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Each of us with EPI have different needs

Discussion: New to exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI): What helps?

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Jul 8, 2023

My wife had the same reaction during her third infusion: “ c3d1 10/11/21 carboplatin. paclitaxel stopped...

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therapy on 11/8/21” We now carry an epi

Discussion: Did severe reactions to paclitaxel (Taxol) affect your chemo plan?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jul 7, 2023

Since your Whipple procedure, were you evaluated for Exocrine Pancreas Insufficiency (EPI)? Resecting the head of...

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for Exocrine Pancreas Insufficiency (EPI ... The test to determine if EPI is the

Discussion: Has anyone experienced bloating?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Dec 13, 2024

Hi, thanks for writing back. EPI is Endocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. I spent two years undiagnosed ,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/670608/

EPI is Endocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency ... Pancreas to heal my Type 1 but I know the EPI

Discussion: Looking for other pancreas only transplant recipients

Support Group: Transplants

Posted: Jan 13, 2022