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Am I now Pancreatic Insufficient?

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marcijo

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Sorry of this is TMI - but I need some advice!

Over the past 3-4 months my stomach has not been normal! It seems mainly after I eat...but not all of the time. Sometimes after a meal (it seems to happen more often when I am really full) I need to go to the bathroom and have diarhhea like 15 minutes after I eat. Its not every meal, and I can't figure out when it happens. Sometimes it happens for a few days in a row at dinner...and then nothing for a few weeks. I have a CF appt next week and of course am going to mention it to my doctor.

I have always been pancreatic sufficient my whole life so this is new territory for me. I am already on acidophilous to help my stomach from the advair, and when I am on meds...so I know its not that my stomach is irritated from the meds.
 
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marcijo

Guest
Sorry of this is TMI - but I need some advice!

Over the past 3-4 months my stomach has not been normal! It seems mainly after I eat...but not all of the time. Sometimes after a meal (it seems to happen more often when I am really full) I need to go to the bathroom and have diarhhea like 15 minutes after I eat. Its not every meal, and I can't figure out when it happens. Sometimes it happens for a few days in a row at dinner...and then nothing for a few weeks. I have a CF appt next week and of course am going to mention it to my doctor.

I have always been pancreatic sufficient my whole life so this is new territory for me. I am already on acidophilous to help my stomach from the advair, and when I am on meds...so I know its not that my stomach is irritated from the meds.
 
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marcijo

Guest
Sorry of this is TMI - but I need some advice!

Over the past 3-4 months my stomach has not been normal! It seems mainly after I eat...but not all of the time. Sometimes after a meal (it seems to happen more often when I am really full) I need to go to the bathroom and have diarhhea like 15 minutes after I eat. Its not every meal, and I can't figure out when it happens. Sometimes it happens for a few days in a row at dinner...and then nothing for a few weeks. I have a CF appt next week and of course am going to mention it to my doctor.

I have always been pancreatic sufficient my whole life so this is new territory for me. I am already on acidophilous to help my stomach from the advair, and when I am on meds...so I know its not that my stomach is irritated from the meds.
 
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marcijo

Guest
Sorry of this is TMI - but I need some advice!

Over the past 3-4 months my stomach has not been normal! It seems mainly after I eat...but not all of the time. Sometimes after a meal (it seems to happen more often when I am really full) I need to go to the bathroom and have diarhhea like 15 minutes after I eat. Its not every meal, and I can't figure out when it happens. Sometimes it happens for a few days in a row at dinner...and then nothing for a few weeks. I have a CF appt next week and of course am going to mention it to my doctor.

I have always been pancreatic sufficient my whole life so this is new territory for me. I am already on acidophilous to help my stomach from the advair, and when I am on meds...so I know its not that my stomach is irritated from the meds.
 
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marcijo

Guest
Sorry of this is TMI - but I need some advice!
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<br />Over the past 3-4 months my stomach has not been normal! It seems mainly after I eat...but not all of the time. Sometimes after a meal (it seems to happen more often when I am really full) I need to go to the bathroom and have diarhhea like 15 minutes after I eat. Its not every meal, and I can't figure out when it happens. Sometimes it happens for a few days in a row at dinner...and then nothing for a few weeks. I have a CF appt next week and of course am going to mention it to my doctor.
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<br />I have always been pancreatic sufficient my whole life so this is new territory for me. I am already on acidophilous to help my stomach from the advair, and when I am on meds...so I know its not that my stomach is irritated from the meds.
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mommy2diego

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i would definetly bring it up to your cf doc. I'm no expert at this...but from my understanding you can lose your suffciency at any time.... late in to adulthood... even in mutations commonly associated with pancreatic sufficiency. that's what my cf doc told me about my boys.... that their status can always change. i would try calling and asking about collecting a stool sample ahead of time so you can save yourself a trip...and i would ask if they can run labs on your blood checking liver function etc. i've also heard you can be borderline but they will be able to see if your numbers have dropped and you might benefit from enzymes anyway.

best of luck!
 
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mommy2diego

New member
i would definetly bring it up to your cf doc. I'm no expert at this...but from my understanding you can lose your suffciency at any time.... late in to adulthood... even in mutations commonly associated with pancreatic sufficiency. that's what my cf doc told me about my boys.... that their status can always change. i would try calling and asking about collecting a stool sample ahead of time so you can save yourself a trip...and i would ask if they can run labs on your blood checking liver function etc. i've also heard you can be borderline but they will be able to see if your numbers have dropped and you might benefit from enzymes anyway.

best of luck!
 
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mommy2diego

New member
i would definetly bring it up to your cf doc. I'm no expert at this...but from my understanding you can lose your suffciency at any time.... late in to adulthood... even in mutations commonly associated with pancreatic sufficiency. that's what my cf doc told me about my boys.... that their status can always change. i would try calling and asking about collecting a stool sample ahead of time so you can save yourself a trip...and i would ask if they can run labs on your blood checking liver function etc. i've also heard you can be borderline but they will be able to see if your numbers have dropped and you might benefit from enzymes anyway.

best of luck!
 
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mommy2diego

New member
i would definetly bring it up to your cf doc. I'm no expert at this...but from my understanding you can lose your suffciency at any time.... late in to adulthood... even in mutations commonly associated with pancreatic sufficiency. that's what my cf doc told me about my boys.... that their status can always change. i would try calling and asking about collecting a stool sample ahead of time so you can save yourself a trip...and i would ask if they can run labs on your blood checking liver function etc. i've also heard you can be borderline but they will be able to see if your numbers have dropped and you might benefit from enzymes anyway.

best of luck!
 
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mommy2diego

New member
i would definetly bring it up to your cf doc. I'm no expert at this...but from my understanding you can lose your suffciency at any time.... late in to adulthood... even in mutations commonly associated with pancreatic sufficiency. that's what my cf doc told me about my boys.... that their status can always change. i would try calling and asking about collecting a stool sample ahead of time so you can save yourself a trip...and i would ask if they can run labs on your blood checking liver function etc. i've also heard you can be borderline but they will be able to see if your numbers have dropped and you might benefit from enzymes anyway.
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<br />best of luck!
 
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