Re: SOD attack and hunger pain --- Suzi

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I actually had two different gastro docs tell me that I couldn't

possibly have SOD because the pain generally happens after

eating...NOT on an empty stomach!! I am shocked to find out that

others suffer on an empty stomach as I do....the docs made me feel

so weirdo.

Zoie

> >

> > I've been reading the post the past couple of days about what a

SOD

> > attack feels like. I too have SOD and chronic pancreatitis. I

> told

> > my doctor at Mayo that I could not tell the difference between

the

> > attacks since both are so painful. I am nauseated most times

with

> > either but more so with the pancreatic attacks.

> >

> > Anyway, my question is.....does anyone else have the SOD attacks

> > more frequently on an empty stomach?? Mine has almost always

been

> > that way and I have to eat small meals through the day to

prevent

> > the SOD from flaring and it almost always wakes me up around

3:00 -

> > 4:00 am. I have actually gained weight because of my erractic

> > eating habits. What a frustration!!!!

> >

> > Thanks

> > Zoie