My wife's Dr. says that he doesn't really like her to have even ice chips when she's in the hospital for Pancreatitis because he says that your body can react like you're going to have something to eat. She was originally on Viokase but they took that off the market. Now she is on Creon, 24000 units, 2 with each meal. She is the same way, sometimes she can eat things with no problem, sometimes she can't. A question to beautifuldizaster....We were told that raw vegetables are not a good idea. Canned fruits and vegetables are easier to break down. How has the fresh juice been working out for you?

I agree with the dr you speak of. Nothing to eat at all is best. So that you can
heal.

Do you know if you have a pseudo cyst? When I was in the hospital they thought I was refusing to eat, when in fact I had a growing pseudo cyst (which grew up to 14 cm) and I was always full, I couldnt keep down anything, not even medicine or water I had to be on a pik line to be administered medication and for tpn. Also, I was administered Creon tru tube in my nose leading directly to my stomach. This time I have another cyst but its smaller, I just take small meals through out the day, when I am with pain, I only eat oatmeal w fat free milk but very thin or slowly drink ensure, so that I at least consume more vitamins and give my pancreas a break, I do take multi vitamins.

When able to eat I usually consume stuff just like "beautiful...." mentioned, the noodles will be whole wheat, a cracker in I feel nausea coming on, I might have a little yogurt ice cream sometimes. Sugar free ice pops. lean meats if any, mostly chicken, I do prepare foods with green and yellow veggies such as bell pepper, spinach and squash which are good add relieving inflammation as well as pineapple and papaya chunks. I also have my fruits n veggies when I take a cup of the bolthouse green goodness drink. Hope this helps in some way.

I have no idea if I have a cyst, but that is def something that is possible. I am only able to eat little amounts now. earlier I got chinese which I usually tollerate pretty well and I ate a few bites of it and had to stop. so I finished it throughout the day.

oh my, my spelling is bad with this auto text thing, anyways an mri should be able to determine whether you have a cyst or not. I cant have chinese, too much grease, spice, sugar and peanut oil, which is difficult to digest and makes it hard on my pancreas.

syl, I am unable to have an mri because I have a pacemaker.

@ njdevil2 "....We were told that raw vegetables are not a good idea. Canned fruits and vegetables are easier to break down. How has the fresh juice been working out for you?"

Honestly not working out so well and will be getting a gj tube in the near future :o( If I ate a whole veggie of some kind it would probably be really bad. The juice is much better and you can still get all the good vitamins, etc with the juice. In an acute attack definitely going nothing by mouth is the way to go but with the chronic variety of this angry pancreas thing there is pain no matter what and it seems nausea and vomiting no matter what so I just try to keep enough nutrition in to keep me going. It also gives some variety in the diet as that is usually lacking. I found a recipe book for smoothies and juice drinks.

what about an ultrasound that should help some, can you have that done?

I have had those done but it's been a long time.

I am like the rest of you. One day the food is ok and the next its not.
I eat one small chicken strip 2 oz.
1tbls of starch.
1 or 2 tbls of veggies mashed. Its no more or the pain is unbearable.
So day I just drink supplement drinks with the lowest fat and sugar.
I have noticed if I mash or cut my food in tee tiny bites its better to digest... Hope this helps.
Ever try the Cliff bars. I can eat them if its tiny tiny bites....

I use a protein shake that is all plant protein - no animal protein. That is less pain than anything solid I eat. I eat an almost completely vegetarian diet. I avoid anything fried and anything with mayonnaise. This would all be easier for me to swallow if I was thin! I have weeks at 800 calories a day or less and never lose any weight.

Food journals are great to help identify things that make the pain worse. For me, chocolate, anything fatty or fried, and caffeine. It's the loss caffeine that sucks the most!

I would never stop drinking my "cawfee"...my gi dr insists i should .......if we are talking about "quality of life" .....its my "coffee"!! I gave up everything except coffee!! I would take a pain pill just to drink my coffee if i had too! So ya think I love my coffee? :) lol

i am so with you Diane i draw the line at coffee java java java!! quit nope nope nope not me. my wife even try to get me decaf one time i said HELL no she even tried to trick me and made it one day i knew it lol she said i just want you to feel better, bless her, i said really? then make me some real coffee she stormed off and said dont blame me if you get sicker! so i thought to myself could there be a such of thing "sicker" oh well the moral of the story here is i got my damn coffee haha

OMG txmudpuppy I was laughing so hard when I read that outloud to my husband. He chuckled as well. Like you said bless our spouses....but "dont mess with Our coffee"!! lol