Hellow Everyone from Rajeev

February 27, 2004

Dear Rajeev,

It is good that you are having so little difficulty since your surgery. You

complain of occasional stomach discomfort. Have you noticed any

association with this discomfort occuring after you eat? The pain could

appear soon or several hours later, if it were food related. One of the most

common reasons we have discomfort is when our compromised pancreas' try

to deal with foods that are too high in fat. If you aren't taking enzymes, and

are eating such a high fat diet, it very well could be that your discomfort is

caused by what you are eating. There are other foods, that while not

necessarily high in fat, are also known as irritants to the pancreas. Those

foods are white rice, white sugar and white flour, so it is suggested that we

eat those in low quantity. High fat foods would be red meats, fried foods,

bakery products such as donuts, cookies, danish, etc.

With only 50% pancreas function, I can't imagine that some of the higher fat

foods wouldn't cause you some distress. I suggest that you try cutting back

your fat consumption to half of what you eat now and see if that makes you

feel any better. If it doesn't work after a few weeks trial, let us know, and

we'll

see if anyone else has a different suggestion.

I hope this suggestion helps.

With hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

SC & SE Regional Rep.

PAI, Intl.

Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only, and should not be

substituted for professional medical consultation.

Rajeev wrote:

> I'm not having any kind of problem since i had my gall bladder out..... thou

doctors say i've only 50% of my pancreas left, they've not suggested me any

kinds of enzymes or medications and its been 6 months i've not visited the

hospital.

Thou i feel some discomfort with my stomach sometimes,

Can anyone suggest me what has made the discomfort with my stomach

my meal contains more than 60 g of fats everyday.

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