Guest guest Posted March 23, 2001 Report Share Posted March 23, 2001 Jolene, Creon contains soy only in the writing on the capsule. We open the capsule up and sprinkle it over food. Phyllis ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2001 Report Share Posted March 27, 2001 I was told by Dr. Kahl (Ped. GI) in Cincinnati that creon must be swallowed whole in its capsule or it will not work. I was crushing it and sprinkling in juice. He said that was wrong. It can't be crushed while masticating (chewing) either. Something about enteric coated ?? (according to the pharm.) I hear there is a liquid form of creon, this may have side effects of causing sores in the mouth. Gigi in Ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2001 Report Share Posted March 27, 2001 Dr. Holmes and our pharmacist both told me that the creon could not be chewed or crushed also. However, they both told me that it was fine for me to either suspend the granules in something (careful of the pH) or that I could sprinkle them on top of a spoonful of food and have him swallow. I do this with his ice cream substitute and it works great! He doesn't chew, just swallows. We have had great success with the creon thus far and absolutely no side effects. Hope this helps....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2001 Report Share Posted March 27, 2001 I called the company regarding creon and they said that it was ok to open the capsules and mix it into food. YOu shouldn't really chew up the balls though. They also said something about the ph level of the food you are adding it to should be around 5.5 Phyllis ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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