RE: Creon

[Guest guest]

Rosie

I have book on alkaline foods . Email me if your interested and I will look

up some foods for you. kelly

> OK, who out there is an expert on Creon? Dr. Kartzinel put my son on

> it because he felt was not metabolizing fats. (He had an oily

> substance dotting the surface of the water in the potty a couple of

> times when he went poopy.) The info that came with it was not real

> comprehensive but I was concerned because even though it states that

> you can open the capsule and sprinkle it on applesauce it also says

> not to mix with an alkaline food such as milk. Of course my son is

> on a strict GFCF diet so I don't have to worry about that but if he

> eats an alkaline food that would come into contact with the Creon in

> the stomach, what then????? I don't even know what foods are

> alkaline. The thought of Creon being derived from pig pancreas is

> also kind of repelling, I guess if it helps my son and does no harm

> that is the important thing. Anyone have any experience using

> Creon? Rosie

[Guest guest]

Hi Rosie -

My son was on Creon for several months. I used to open it up and put it into

his Imagine lemon pudding with no problem. He had to stop using it because

hi GI thought it may be adding to his GI problems by making him a bit more

gassy and he already has plenty! I am glad though I did not know it was

from a pigs intestines - yuk! However, it did help him for awhile.

[Guest guest]

We have used creon for about 2 years two times a day with my son. I open

the capsules and sprinkel them on his food. I know that you are supposed

to watch the ph of the food, but one can only do so much. I think if it

is too alkaline, then you decrease the strength of the creon.

Phyllis