[SPAM] Mother's pain, weight loss, need help.

[Guest guest]

Satish,

With pancreatitis eating definetly makes the pain worse. When having an

attack it is best to stay on liquids for a while and get the pancreas settled

down. Do you have any type of liquid meal replacements in India? We have them in

the USA that are like milkshakes and such. Those are a life saver for me. Also

broth and puddings and soft foods like potatoes are good. No fat though that

makes things worse. She may find some relief if she watches what she eats. No

fried foods or really spicy or greasy ,fatty things. It sounds like she has

Chronic pancreatitis to me. I am no doctor so don't take my word as you would a

doctor's. I am praying that she will be better.

Try to get her to try some liquid meal replacements and broths and soups.

That may help. I always have a hard time getting back to eating after I have

surgery since I have chronic pancreatitis.

Take care,

Angie in SC

" The happiest of people don't necessarily have the

best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along

their way. "

[Guest guest]

Dear All,

My mother is again in hospital due to severe pain on the left side in stomach.

She was given one pain killer injection. This has become a routine since last

few days. Earlier there was no such pain. But sice lat few days pain has

increased.

Can anybody tell me which type of problem is this? Is it due to operation? or

due to pancreatitis?

Now that she was operated almost more than 35 days back, we expect her to eat

some food, preferably solid. But she is not cooperating. Infact she eats /

drinks so less that she has lost almost 15 kgs. after operation. She has a fear

in her mind that food intake leads to stomach pains. Is it true? If she keeps on

loosing weight like this we are afraid how she will be able to sustain further.

Again we dont know when these pains will stop.

Can any of the group help me by sharing their experiences and giving me advise?

Thanks.

_-- Satish, India