Pancreatitis Support Group

Chronic pancreatitis can present as episodes of acute inflammation in a previously injured pancreas, or as chronic damage with persistent pain or malabsorption. Patients with chronic pancreatitis can present with persistent abdominal pain or steatorrhea, as well as severe nausea. Some patients with chronic pancreatitis often look very sick, while others don't appear to be...

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Sondra

Sondra
Sondra

My recent post was not completed. I wondered if any of you had your gastro doctor tell you to drink Boost to gain some weight back.

TerryL
TerryL
Hi,
My Doctor did recommend Ensure to gain some weight but more importantly for the nutrients. I then made Ensure shakes using my Vitamix. They did help me at the time for protein and to keep my weight in check.
Sondra
Sondra
Someone on this blog mentioned taking Ensure High Protein which I am doing, but the Boost I started with had a lot more calories. I have lost 10% of my body weight and have been diagnosed with idiopathic chronic pancreatitus. Scary as I never dreamed of having this kind of issue in my life. I don't drink at all and prior to the diagnosis I would only have 1 or 2 drinks in a week so alcohol isn't the issue.
Tuden
Tuden
I spoke to my GI about Boost but I wanted to use it as a meal alternative when I just can't face food. I discovered that Carnation Instant Breakfast had only 1 less gram of protein, less sugar and was considerably less expensive than Boost and my GI told me that I wasn't the first patient to figure that out and that using it was fine. I make it with fat free milk, of course.