My primary Dr has prescribed Creon. Any ideas on how long before you feel a benefit from this? My GI is an idiot and refuses to even ack... http://www.dailystrength.org Sun, 26 May 2013 03:44:42 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://static.dailystrength.org/templates/images/promo/logo-round-rss.gif http://www.dailystrength.org http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage Creon for awhile and I'm pretty sure it worked fairly quickly. I do know you have to get your dosage correct. I think mine is going to be upped but not sure. When I first started it, It worked great. Good Luck! Blessings, Dawn]]> Sun, 17 Oct 2010 21:39:45 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage Creon works best on people who did NOT have the Whipple. I was told to take it one before a meal, two opened and spread on my meal, like in apple sauce or something, and then one after the meal. The reason I was told to do this is because the creon takes to long t...]]> Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:00:29 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage Creon for about 8 months and its has helped with weight gain and stools for sure. I think it helps minimize pain due to your pancreas working, but if you are already on a strict low fat diet I am not sure how much pain relief you may receive. Have you asked for fentynal pat...]]> Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:23:31 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage Creon this past week, not quite a full week, and seem to have better b,m,'s, but I am still having pain, not quite as bad. It does intensify when I am being more active, which makes me not want to be physical! Ive lost 31 lbs s...]]> Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:08:14 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage creon for a while 1.5 years. 24,000. 4 with meals 2 with snacks. It seems to help. Sometimes I take 5 with meals. Always one before and several during and ...]]> Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:02:40 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:18:41 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage Creon. My GI started me on Creon 12000 and only 1 tablet per meal. It did nothing for me. I'm now taking Creon 24000 and take 2 or 3 with each meal and it's working much better. Some people take much more than I, so you need t...]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:14:15 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:58:33 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage Creon does work but you HAVE to take it before you eat anything! It took just 2 days before I noticed a difference. Every BODY is different so for me it's: Creon 24,000 (lipase) and 1 cap. for a snack and...]]> Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:31:14 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage Creon seems to be helping. I found out quickly that if I do not take it before a meal...well we all know the answer to that!]]> Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:00:22 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage ultrase i take it before meals I open the capsule and pour the contents on my tongue and wash it down with water,I was told not to eat anything leafy such as lettuce or greens.and yes i was also told that the pain was in my head unti...]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:14:46 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:44:12 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage creon is yet but I do know how the doctors will always ask about alcohol. I get so sick of it. I tell them Im not a drinker and never have been but they cant seem to grasp that people who dont drink get chronic pancreatitis. Im currently studyin...]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:08:58 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage CREON and discovered that popping one or two before I go to bed, and then one when I get up in t...]]> Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:38:19 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage Creon, had my coffee and still PAIN FREE! May whoever invented CREON join the pantheon of stars in the skies and continue to light our pathway to health!]]> Sat, 23 Oct 2010 08:57:06 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage creon is working for you. Did you have steatorrhea too. ? If so did it help with that and how long did it take for results to show with that problem?]]> Sat, 23 Oct 2010 18:15:50 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage Sat, 23 Oct 2010 23:21:43 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage Sun, 24 Oct 2010 11:48:23 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage Creon. I thought that was interresting since I had 1st read about creon because of your post on here. I noticed it helping me with the very 1st dose. Ive only been on it for 2 days but already I...]]> Fri, 29 Oct 2010 01:14:01 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:11:25 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage Creon is good stuff. I forgot to take my creon pills before a meal and I suffered for it. My body right away went back to its old self and could not digest the food well which meant I had those terrible bathroom troubles and pain all over my digestive track and weakness like ...]]> Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:48:03 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage Creon and I had the whipple surgery 1 year ago yesterday. I take 3creon with each meal, 2 with each snack. If you are going to eat greasy food you probably should add one or two more pills. I take them just as I begin to eat. I was told never to open them or put them in a empty stomach beca...]]> Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:33:09 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage creon when eating certain foods. I had wondered about that. Thank you for sharing :)]]> Thu, 04 Nov 2010 23:33:12 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage Creon 24,000....and I do take one when I start feeling a little off, usually with some crackers. 2 b3fore a meal and sometimes one after, depends on how much and what Ive been eating. And for Kathleen...Creon is actually an Enzyme, its been around for a while and can be taken as a ...]]> Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:06:52 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage Sun, 07 Nov 2010 15:33:09 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage Sun, 21 Nov 2010 09:40:23 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage Sun, 21 Nov 2010 09:47:14 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pancreatitis/forum/10736787-creon/lastpage pancrelipase for awhile but it cost me so much I switched to over the counter stuff... KAL brand Ultra Pancreatin (one of these and also 3 un-enteric coated p...]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:46:22 +0100