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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dannyblues 07/28/2014

HI All,
I'm looking for good digestive which are vegan. Do you folks have any recommendations ?

danny

drf0001 07/29/2014

Try Puritans Pride.com I order vitamins and Natural made products from them,not sure if they have the vegan enzyme,but if anybody has it,I would bet it would be them.

dannyblues 07/30/2014

Thanks drf001

kelsmom51 08/02/2014

I also was looking for the vegan. My doctor and the pharmacy told me you would have to take so many of them it would not be worth the money. the best to digest your food is Creon. It is high but you can get help with the meds. If you don't make to much. Hope this helps. I have been on enzymes for 4 years now and I hate it but it does digest my fats and proteins I olny have the head of my pancreas no spleen. I really do have problems with all the meds.
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dannyblues 08/03/2014

Thanks kelsmom51 for your reply!

survivormom 08/05/2014

Kelsmom,
I am just wondering if not having a spleen plays a part in the development of pancreatitis? Just curious as to why you mentioned having no spleen and just the head of your pancreas?

kelsmom51 08/05/2014

Survivormom, I mentioned that because I had so many pancreatis attacks it finally destroyed the pancreas and spleen. I had to have both removed in 2011. I had so many pancreas attacks it caused my pancreas to eat its self and the spleen. I had 6 1/2 hours of surgery at the Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte NC. I have suffered for over 3 years now with the pain and it gets no better even after the surgery. I took Lortab in a research study for my join pain and it caused the bile ducts to block and then the pancreatitis started. Its a long story but the only way for me to digest fats and proteins is to take Creon. 24000 4 times a day. My skin looks like a 90 year old person and it just gets worse. I lost 70lbs in four months. Then they put me on Creon and I have gained about 20 lbs back. The throwing up has just about stopped too. Hope this helps. Prayers for you all who have this horrible disease...

survivormom 08/05/2014

Kelsmom51....so sorry! It is a horrible disease and I feel your pain.
My son passed from it in 2011 and this site has helped me understand the disease that took his life at 38. Another reason I was curious is because he had a ruptured spleen when he was 19 in a skiing accident but the surgeon repaired it instead of removing it. I just wondered if there was any connection.
All my best wishes to you!

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