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Have they suggested Creon (or there is another enzyme). My wife started it 5 years out from the Whipple and wished she started sooner. It makes the digestive process much more consistent.

Just something to think about when you are pretty much “renting” your dinner every day.

I still have a functioning pancreas. No diabetes. My bloodwork suggests my enzymes are Ok, but I've always been lactose intolerant. That's why the LactAid milk products are a must. I have some generic enzymes acquired from Amazon that had great reviews from other Whipple patients. It actually made my gut worse. Creon is pretty spendy and it needs to be taken ahead of a meal to dissolve in time to help. An alternative offering (Zenpep) is ready to go immediately and has worked for people who had no success with Creon. For now, I'm doing Ok without enzymes. My pancreas continues to show atrophy on successive CT scans, so I expect that I may need both insulin and enzymes when it stops function. The arrow is in my quiver, but it's not time yet. Thanks for mentioning the option.