To Sonja re advice on diet

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Hello again Sonja,

I'm so glad the low-fat diet and Creon are already helping.

Questions on diet are very individual and once you have adoped low-

fat and no-alcohol, they rely heavily on trial and error. It is true

that some people find products containing lactose (all thos milk

products) are hard to digest. Maybe you could cut down on these. I

find plain grilled meat and fish is easy to digest as well as

potatoes, rice etc. I also still follow a gluten-free diet (why do

you by the way?) beacuse I had a coeliac diagnosis in 1988. I've

been tols by my specialist that it was probably an incorrect

diagnosis but after 15 years, I'm going to be VERY careful over

reintroducing gluten. However, most CP patients seem to be fine with

gluten-containing foods. Maybe you could try substituting meat or

fish for some of the milk products. Many people who don't have CP

find lactose hard to digest. It's worth a try anyway.

Keep on trying to find that pancreatologist. He or she may prescribe

higher enzyme doses. My prescription is for 3 x Creon 40000 with a

full meal. This is a high dose so you shouldn't change without a

specialist's advice but it works very well for me. Your pancreas may

still be producing more of its own enzymes than mine is. Obviously,

I have no medical qualifications so I can't give actual advice but

just say what works for me. Every case is different and you have to

follow the docs' advice in order to be safe.

I personally find many fruits a bit acidic and hard to digest but

others don't. I am addicted to bananas which seem fine! Green veg

such as cauliflower and broccoli can cause gas as can pulses (beans

etc.)

I'm not sure about the sweet craving. If you're not diabetic, some

sweet stuff should fine. Do you check for diabetes from time to time?

Just try some amendments and see what happens!

Good luck,

Fliss