No explanation for diarrhea

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Hi all,

Sorry to bring this up but it is of great concern to Ed (my husband) and the

Dr.'s can't seem to figure it out.

He has been having extreme diarrhea since his failed ERCP last fall. By failed,

I mean, they tried to open his bile ducts but were unsuccesful and he ended up

with a bad infection and was in the hospital for a week. He may have had

Pancreatitis, we don't know. But ever since then he has had 5-8 BM's a day!

The Dr. here has had his stool tested for just about everything and can't figure

it out. He has a high fat content in his stool. He isn't keeping important

nutrients in his body and they are worried he has malabsortion. We see Dr.

Kaplan at NE MEdical in a few weeks, but, he is more concerned about his liver

and getting him a transplant.....we've tried pancreatic enzymes but they made

the diarrhea worse....

any thoughts?

Thanks

Gracie

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