Re: Good Morning, Question,,,,,

[Guest guest]

-Hi Fred: I wouldn't think all that sugar would be a good idea

since high sugar intake is also related to diabetes. It seems to

be that a lot of CP patients are susceptible to developing

diabetes at some point even when we watch our diets. Hope

this helps.

I know it's hard to find anything that a person can tolerate during

flare ups with P. but maybe Ensure or Boost would work and at

the same time help with her craving for sweets. I'm also bad

when it comes to jelly beans---especially Jelly Belly's.!

Judy

-- In pancreatitis , " pg0803 " <pg0803@m...>

wrote:

>

> As many of you are aware, my wife has CP. She was in

hospital for

> 5 days last week, came home and 4 days later had a bad

attack.

> In any event my comment and question is this. Being on a

almost

> liquid diet for the past several weeks, she has developed a

taste

> for jelly beans of all things. She eats them by the bag full.

> I was wondering, does the intake of all that raw sugar have a

> detrimental effect on the workings of the pancreas in relation to

> CP ? Does it make the pancreas " work harder " and is it a

good idea

> to eat so much sugar when you have CP?

> Right now she is in her 4th day of continuous pain which is

helped

> some by taking Vicodin. This does not stop her from eating all

those

> jelly beans tho,,,,,,,,,,, Thanks. Fred

[Guest guest]

Hi Fred, Im glad your wife is home. As far the jelly bean go as

long as she is not a diabetic it shouldn't be a problem. I went

through a phase where all I wanted were popsicles. I would knock

out a box in 3 days. The sugar gave me some energy and the pop

hydrated me. This went on for months and I am no worse for wear. I

probably would have lost more weight had I not a pop in my mouth all

the time. So keep buying her the jelly beans and make sure she

brushes. If she is not a diabetic, the sugar may be the only thing

getting her up. But be sure to discuss this with the doc to make

sure its not too much stress on the panc. They didn't care if I ate

a case of popsicles a day. They were just glad I was tolerating

something, anything,and did say that people do crave stranger things

during recovery of any attack.

I hope she feels better soon, and bless your heart for being her

care giver. Its not easy taking care of us and without ya'll we

would be lost. Care givers have the hardest job, we are not easy by

any means. God will smile on you for your love, kindness and

patience.

Warmly,

>

> As many of you are aware, my wife has CP. She was in hospital

for

> 5 days last week, came home and 4 days later had a bad attack.

> In any event my comment and question is this. Being on a almost

> liquid diet for the past several weeks, she has developed a taste

> for jelly beans of all things. She eats them by the bag full.

> I was wondering, does the intake of all that raw sugar have a

> detrimental effect on the workings of the pancreas in relation to

> CP ? Does it make the pancreas " work harder " and is it a good

idea

> to eat so much sugar when you have CP?

> Right now she is in her 4th day of continuous pain which is

helped

> some by taking Vicodin. This does not stop her from eating all

those

> jelly beans tho,,,,,,,,,,, Thanks. Fred

[Guest guest]

> >

> > As many of you are aware, my wife has CP. She was in hospital

> for

> > 5 days last week, came home and 4 days later had a bad attack.

> > In any event my comment and question is this. Being on a

almost

> > liquid diet for the past several weeks, she has developed a

taste

> > for jelly beans of all things. She eats them by the bag full.

> > I was wondering, does the intake of all that raw sugar have a

> > detrimental effect on the workings of the pancreas in relation

to

> > CP ? Does it make the pancreas " work harder " and is it a good

> idea

> > to eat so much sugar when you have CP?

> > Right now she is in her 4th day of continuous pain which is

> helped

> > some by taking Vicodin. This does not stop her from eating all

> those

> > jelly beans tho,,,,,,,,,,, Thanks. Fred

[Guest guest]

Well, I haven't been far along enough on this rocky road to answer

definitively about eating candy. But, I can definitely attest to

the fact that the exact same thing happens to me during attacks.

I've gotten EXTREME cravings for anything sweet. During those times

I eat non-fat frozen yogurt and no fat candy like candy corn, etc.

I know that my body is actually craving sugar for some reason and I

seem to tolerate it well enough. I've noted it, but haven't really

put it together enough until now that maybe for some people, it's

actually part of the illness. As to the opposite swing of that,

I've also been on liquid diets and by about the 3rd day I'm getting

hypoglycemic and feeling light headed, shaky hands, etc., and that

seems part of it as well.

Anyway, sorry for rambling.....just thought I'd add my two cents!!

(who so far KNOCK ON WOOD is having a semi-pain-free day for

the first time in a month!!)

>

> As many of you are aware, my wife has CP. She was in hospital

for

> 5 days last week, came home and 4 days later had a bad attack.

> In any event my comment and question is this. Being on a almost

> liquid diet for the past several weeks, she has developed a taste

> for jelly beans of all things. She eats them by the bag full.

> I was wondering, does the intake of all that raw sugar have a

> detrimental effect on the workings of the pancreas in relation to

> CP ? Does it make the pancreas " work harder " and is it a good

idea

> to eat so much sugar when you have CP?

> Right now she is in her 4th day of continuous pain which is

helped

> some by taking Vicodin. This does not stop her from eating all

those

> jelly beans tho,,,,,,,,,,, Thanks. Fred

[Guest guest]

Fred,

Refined sugars in excess are one of the items on the list of no-no's. Mark

Armstrong used

to have a fabulous article about good and bad foods for pancreatitis that he put

on the

site about three years ago. I don't know where he found it, but I remember

reading that

foods we were urged to use very moderately were, white rice, white flour and

refined

sugars. I know many of us eat quite a bit of rice, but it was on that list. I

used to love rice

myself, until I got diabetes. I've had to discontinue it because it causes such

havoc with

my blood glucose.

Strangely enough, in the six months prior to my diagnosis of diabetes, I was a

jelly bean

lover.....I consumed handfuls of jelly belly's every day, and even went out of

my way to go

to a store where I knew they sold my favorite flavor (tangerine). I never cared

much for

candy prior to this, but I do believe it was the undiagnosed diabetes that was

causing

those sugar cravings.

That's probably not what you wanted to hear, but I wanted to be truthful. IMHO,

I'd see

what you could do to change her cravings to something that was healthier for

her.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

www.pancassociation.org/anthology.htm#heidi

Bluffton, SC

SC State & SE Regional Representative

Pancreatitis Association, International

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

substituted for professional medical consultation.