I hope someone has an answer to this one as I seem to have the same problem and am truly confused as to how this can happen!

Not sure what to say about no weight lose. I have lost 85lbs in the last 2 years, also vitamin D, B-12 and low bun levels. Are you staying on a strict low fat diet? Just asking since you don't state in your post. I lost the weight slowly over time, but am very strict on my diet. I have to be, the pain is not worth eating anything fried, red meat or other high fat. I think I keep losing because I truely can only eat once a day. The pain is just too bad, and am definately not absorbing nutrients.

I'm probably not as regimented with my diet as you sound like you are so this may be my problem, or part of it but the small amount of food and often times no food is part of why I don't understand that I keep weight on, originally when I had my first bad acute attack, and once again about a year ago I lost like 65 lbs in a couple of weeks which I also didn't think was possible, but found out different the hard way. More strangeness from the cp factor.

Too be honest, my pain has been mild as of late. Not sure what is going on. Seems to be getting less and less. That being said, I do watch a bit what I eat, but no where near what, I am sure, you do.

Heck, I can even eat chocolate and ice cream. It's been over a year since I have had a screaming pain attack.

I went from having these attacks to a constant nagging pain. Not sure what happened. I wonder if the pancreas is just dying off.

I have some answers to get.

As for diet, today, I ate some noodles, green beans, and biscuit.

I did ok.

I then ate some ice cream. Right now, I have a mild napping pain. Enough to make me uncomfortable, but far from the double over, make you sweat, screaming pain I used to have.

In other words, in the last 2 years, my pancreatitis has dramatically changed.

"nagging pain" not napping pain.

I'm not sure whether to be happy for you girl or to be worried since that's not like any sort of cp pain that I'm used to hearing about. When was the last time you saw your doctor? With that drastic of a change I would have them check me over were I you, and perhaps it will be good news for a change. Be well

I am so happy to hear your pain has subsided somewhat in the last 2 years. Believe me I would be eating ice cream too if it did not cause me such pain. I agree with tsj444, if you have not seen your doctor lately maybe it is time for an EUS to check the pancreas.

Just a side note, as maybe incentive to stay as fat free as possible; my first attack(s) lasted several months, I had a stent placed and removed and gradually the pain subsided and I went back to eating what I wanted. It was 8 years before I had another screaming attack and started the slippery downside of CP. In fact it was the second attack before I was officially diagnosed with CP. So please, please listen to your body and do everything you can to manage the CP.

Yes, I am aware of the fact I need to keep an eye on it. Thanks for reminding me. I go back in 2 months. It has bothered me for a while that the pain is lessening. I feel sicker... just not in as much pain. If that makes sense.

Thanks for all you input. Much appreciated.

I did have one small question and I know it's sort of off track Tara but how did it taste? The ice cream I mean. Was it as good as I remember?
Troy :-)

It was horrible. All the new ice cream had a new additive that makes it bitter and nasty.

I just don't have the heart to tell you the truth. ;)

Sigh, it's as I thought! Thanks for the assist. Troy........fof lmbo.......

tarbunny, i love what you said about the ice cream... it's awful....LOL!!

Tarabunny, I feel you two years ago when CP started for me I was 170 pounds then dropped to 60 pounds from April to November ,I was wearing my back then 11 year old clothes ,now I've gain all my weight back and though I still have a feeding tube in my belly I only eat by mouth like so many no fat food,meat,drinking like you I do eat noddles,ice cream sometimes with pain sometimes no pain.Now a days the pain I get is like flu like my body aches so bad I can't get out of bed or walk cause my legs hurt. My doctors don't seem to believe me anymore about my pains because I've got al my weight back my last recorded attack my lypes # were over 1451 which was late Feb since then I've had 2 more but deal with it here at home.

jkillian, I don't think they have this pancreatitis thing figured out yet. I don't think they know all the ways it can and cannot affect you. And when they can't figure it out, they cannot admit it, so they blame the patient.

Tarabunny, I too have gained weight back but the pain is still bad. I watch what I eat and take pain meds and more pain meds. I am on low carb high protein and still my sugar level is 157 I am diabetic from the pancreatitis anyone else have that? I too take creon to guard against malnutrition but my hair was falling out and the skin was so dry its crusty. lol they up the creon to help so far its working. but I still am gaining weight maybe its fluid. Most of mine in the spare tire around the middle. Where are you gaining at. Just pounds or body?