Re: pancreatitis and possible cirrhosis of the liver

[Guest guest]

Hello! Being new here I have so many questions. Yes, my doctor just

started me on pancrealipase a few weeks agao and I don't think it is

helping at all. My stomach swells so much that I look 6 months

pregnant. I stopped taking pain pills as of yesterday morning

because of the crap drs kept giving me. Oh you are gonna get

addicted. Now what? Just grin and bare the pain.

> I have go to the hospital a few times with elevated enzymes, I

> > am becoming very weak, I sleep all the time, and am starting to

> lose

> > weight. The doctors don't know what to do and I feel like my

> body is

> > starting to give up.

> > Kathy

>

> Kathy,

>

> I'm sorry to hear about your present condition. You've come to

> the right place to look for some advice and find a shoulder to

> lean on.....we have plenty of both.

>

> Your weight loss, fatique and weak feelings could be a sign of

> malnutrition/malabsorption. Are you taking enzyme

> supplements and some good vitamins? Pancreatic antioxidants

> might also be a great thing to try now. I was losing weight,

> always fatigued and feeling weak and lathargic before I started

> on a good vitamin and antioxidant regimen. Every day I would

> have to nap, and I lacked energy to do much of anything. Once I

> started on the enzymes, vitamins and antioxidants all that

> changed. I'm sleeping better at night and have enough energy to

> keep me going at a steady pace all day, and only feel the need to

> nap when I'm having a bad pancreatitis episode.

>

> Just thought I'd mention these things to you. You might give it

> some thought. I don't know much about liver problems, they

> could be causing some of this, too, but these may be some

> things you could check on and do, to help you feel better.

>

> With hope and prayers,

> Heidi

>

> Heidi H. Griffeth

> South Carolina

> hhessgriffeth@h...

> Southeastern Representative

> Pancreatitis Association, Intl.

> http://www.pancassociation.org/storieshome.html#Heidi

[Guest guest]

Kathy,

I'm so sorry you have this disease too. We all hear know

how you feel. I'm tired a lot of the time too. I've recently

started taking antioxidants based on a study done in

England. It seems to help some, though I do still tire

easily, I at least have a little more energy. Below is the

information on it.

Reference: S. Uden et al. Antioxidant therapy for recurrent

pancreatitis: placebo controlled trial. Alimentary

Pharmacology and Theurapeutics 1990 4: 357-71 Summary

available at following website:

http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/band4/b5-4.html

Antioxidant amounts recommended from Study:

600 µg Organic selenium

9000 IU beta-carotene

0.54 g Vitamin C

270 IU Vitamin E

2 g methionine

Kimber

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Kimber

Vallejo, CA

hominid2@...

Southwest Representative

Pancreatitis Association, International

[Guest guest]

I've recently started taking antioxidants based on a study done in

England. It seems to help some, though I do still tire easily, I at

least have a little more energy.

> Kimber

As many of you older members already know, I also take the

antioxidants mentioned in the link that Kimber furnished. I also

have several research articles and pages of information on the

benefits of this therapy that I would be happy to post for any of the

newer members that would be interested.

I am still researching pancreatic cancer and the benefits of

antioxidants as a preventative therapy. There is a lot of

information to go through....! It appears the results of the

pancreatic cancer/antioxidant study at the Hutchinson Cancer

Research facility have not yet been published. I will continue

checking on this.

To add a note to the information Kimber just sent about

pancreatic cancer, while smoking is surely the highest known

risk for this cancer, studies also show that people who are

overweight are more at risk.

With hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

hhessgriffeth@...

Southeastern Representative

Pancreatitis Association, Intl.