actigall

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Gwen- I thought the same thing and asked the Dr. and he said the slower

weight loss has nothing to do with the actigal. I took mine because I didm't

want to have a problem with my gall bladder. Ellen(Pam

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My current GI/Hep doc put me on 300 mg actigall twice a day the first time he

saw me in Jun 03. I've been on it ever since then. He says he doesn't know

what caused the chronic pancreatitis but he thinks part of the problem is the

bile was too thick and not flowing well. He never really said for sure what he

based that theory on. However, when I had my gallbladder removed in 1998, 18

months prior to my first documented case of acute pancreatitis, there were both

stones and sludge in my gallbladder. I had my first documented case of acute

panc in jan 00. First ERCP revealed sludge in the bile duct so a sphincterotomy

was done. I had a rough year in 2000 and then things got better for a while,

only to return with a vengence in Jul 02. I've had too many to count since Jul

02. Since that that time, in addition to elevated amylase, lipase, ALT, and

AST, a lot of my attacks would be accompanied by elevated alk phos and GGT,

which can indicate a bile duct blockage. My amylase was last elevated in Oct

2002, despite numerous attacks. My lipase hasn't elevated since Aug 03, even

though I've had several attacks, one that warranted 4 days in the hospital to

get things under control. I do think the actigall helps a good bit. My good

days seem to outnumber the bad days since I've been on the actigall. The other

thing that seems to help is taking pancreas enzymes before I eat. If I forget

to take them, about half way through the meal, I am hit with pain and nausea.

Don't know if my info has helped, but thought I'd let you know that I do take

actigall for cp.

W