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Does food relieve or aggravate your pain?

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jonmg87
jonmg87

Hi all, as some of you may know from my previous posts on here I am curently dealing with a chronic abdominal pain issue that causes constant upper abdominal pain and yellow stool. So far all my tests have been negative (scans and scopes).

My pain is often relieved by eating for a couple of hours, and is worse on an empty stomach. I originally thought I had a duodenal ulcer but my last endoscopic procedure in September was clear of ulcers and inflammation. This led me to look into pancreatic causes as I did have a small cyst on the tail of my pancreas in August, but it has since disappeared in my last two scans (ultrasound and MRI).

What I am wondering is does food relieve or aggravate your pain, as I know my symptoms seem atypical from most?

Thanks in advance, I appreciate all of your insight!

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  • project2heal
    project2heal jonmg87

    Posted

    TYpically Increases pain but not so much if I used igestive enzymes and I am smart with what I eat.  
    • jonmg87
      jonmg87 project2heal

      Posted

      Thanks for the reply, what kinds of foods do you find helpful? And what type of enzymes do you use?
  • Daisysmom
    Daisysmom jonmg87

    Posted

    Food aggravates my pain.
    • jonmg87
      jonmg87 Daisysmom

      Posted

      Hi Daisy, sorry to hear that. About how long after you eat does your pain escalate?
  • candice124
    candice124 jonmg87

    Posted

    Food does not always aggravate my pain immediately. Sometimes hunger makes the pain much worse.

    But if I eat too much the pain is,unbearable.

    • jonmg87
      jonmg87 candice124

      Posted

      Thanks for the reply Candice. About how long after you eat does the pain come, and can you describe it?
  • FEDUPTom
    FEDUPTom jonmg87

    Posted

    Hello jon,

    Like I said in your previous post. The food increases the pain after eating for me usually after an hour or so.

    In the case of Gastritis, the pain decreases after eating. Have you been diagnosed with gastritis.

    I really hope you find an answer to your problem.

    • jonmg87
      jonmg87 FEDUPTom

      Posted

      Hi Tom, thanks for the reply. I had an upper endoscopy in September that was negative for ulcers and inflammation. All scans so far have also been negative (ct, MRI, ultrasound, chest X-ray). Blood tests have also been negative. Still trying to figure out what I have...
    • FEDUPTom
      FEDUPTom jonmg87

      Posted

      Have started taking creon yet? If so how is pain after taking it? It's unfortunate that none of scans points out to the problem you have.

    • jonmg87
      jonmg87 FEDUPTom

      Posted

      I tried Creon a couple of days ago, but didn't notice any difference in my pain levels. How long does it usually take to work?

    • FEDUPTom
      FEDUPTom jonmg87

      Posted

      It depends on the condition of your Pancreas, as per my knowledge, if your pancreas is inflamed it will take few days, as your pancreas needs time to become normal.

      But you are saying all the test they ran on you came out clean, that part is confusing.

    • jonmg87
      jonmg87 FEDUPTom

      Posted

      Yea I don't get it either. From what I've read constant pain should occur during a late/advanced stage of CP, but then that should be seen in most imaging tests. Early stage CP usually is intermittent acute attacks.

  • candice124
    candice124 jonmg87

    Posted

    Sometimes the pain comes long afterwards but i have a dull ache permanently. If you join the facebook groups you will see we are all in the same boat. Creon does not always help the pain.
    • jonmg87
      jonmg87 candice124

      Posted

      Yea I've been posting on Pancreas Pals on FB. I'm still hoping it's not my pancreas due to my negative tests, but I don't think I'll be able to relax until I have it confirmed.

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