I would ask your health care provider - the one helping you with your flare ups - I certainly wouldnt want to give you any bad information.

I am a big fan of texture - so I couldnt do a complete juice diet - I am trying to count my calories using that spark tool I mentioned in my first post. Its helped alot because it lets me be accountable for what I am eating.

Maybe your provider could recommend a dietician too that could help with your flare ups? I know when my dad had pancreatic cancer he met with a dietician to help him with his enzymes, etc.

Good luck!

I used to juice until I read that "if the juice is good for you then how much better would be the whole foods?" They went to say that the fiber in the foods is just as important as the juice. It aids in digestion and helps control appetite.

I think there are different types of juice. Processed is not food. Having some juice with more bulk in it is probably the better way to go and as Dr. Fuhrman says, eating the fruits whole does a lot of good for the fiber since we need nutrients and fiber. There's lots of information on him online.

"Juicing" is one of those terms that means different things to different people. It depends so much on what you put into the juicer. I personally would avoid large amounts of fruit-based juice, even if you are making it yourself, because it will have a lot of sugar in it. I'm one of those people who think you are better off eating one orange rather than running five of them through the juicer and drinking the juice. So my best tip is to look for juice recipes where the majority of the juice comes from vegetables and not fruit, and/or that uses fruits that are lower in sugar.

As for vitamins and supplements, you should really discuss this with your doctor and do very careful research yourself. This is one of those areas where some people have great results using those products, and other people end up in the emergency room, or making their conditions worse. So use caution and common sense, and do your homework. .

I think you are wise to be looking at how you can help yourself from a nutritional perspective. There are certain common sense tips that apply to everyone to enhance health: eat as many fresh vegetables, prepared in healthy ways, as possible; if you eat meat, make it small amounts, lean, prepared in a healthy way; eat healthy carbohydrates from whole grain sources; avoid alcohol; eat healthy fats (from sources like avocados, olive oil, and nuts) in very small amounts. Beyond that, for your condition, maybe folks in the pancreatitis group have some specific suggestions on foods to avoid or foods that help, or you could research the topic.

I took a trip to the South this year, and it's beautiful there, but I understand what you mean about the food - it's very challenging.

This is more of a "smoothie" and not "juice," but here's a healthy drink I've made and enjoyed. I like this one because I usually have all of the stuff on hand. (I usually skip the lemon juice, and I think you could use almost any non-acidic kind of juice or even water with a little honey instead of the apple juice.)

3/4 cup kale, ribs and stems removed, chopped
1 small stalk celery, chopped
banana
cup apple juice
cup ice
1 Tablespoon lemon juice

Put everything in a blender that has an ice crushing blade and mix it until it is frothy.

Nutrition (as recipe is written)
Calories: 139
Protein: 3 grams
Carbohydrates: 35 grams
Fat: 1 gram
Sugar: 21 grams
Fiber: 3 grams
Iron: 1 mg
Calcium: 79 mg

I do not work in medical field. sorry I can't be of help.

Twice a wk in my daily morning protine drink I will toss in sometype of raw veg and userly a banana, a scoop of sugar free ice cream n ice into blender. it is like a milk shake.
sometimes in this I will add a small scoop of original fiber one cereal. I run it through the blender w the other stuff.

I already have 2 gal of water.
Even when I fast I eat fruits n drink a lot of V-8 juice. V-8 juice is high in acid.
cit fruit is also high in acid.
Coffe quckly ferments. Aw the acid. =heart burn n/r bloating is caused by acid.

Our body go into digestion mode every 2 to 4 hrs. so it is best to give it something solid to work with.
I tjhink that when it doesn't have some bulk food to digest it will cause us to feel hungery when were not because it want/needs soilds.

I love food. so called commons foods are not eatable, yak.
but aw veg's n fruits yum yum and so good for our bodies.

I wouldn't want to spend rest of my life just drinking juices. that's a diet that no one can stick w nor want to do so for a life time.

I'm going to have an apple. it's tasty n bulky therefor it lays heavey n makes my system feel fuller than what it is. n it keeps me reg. know what I mean.

ps Welcome Aboard.