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Every high doses of Creon

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marianne21910
marianne21910

my 87 year old father is having his Creon dose increased to 85000morning dose, 55000 lunch, 85000 dinner, 55000 supper

what does this mean 85000 what?

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  • wendy33852
    wendy33852 marianne21910

    Posted

    It means units, I take 24000 units 3 x a day. He is really on a high dose. Hope he feels better.
    • marianne21910
      marianne21910 wendy33852

      Posted

      Thanks for you reply, don't thinks he's going to get better I'm afraid, but what constitutes a unit? A unit of what?
  • Poptop
    Poptop marianne21910

    Posted

    Reading the bottle it's pancrelipase.  I'm on 36000, 3 with each meal and 2 with snacks.  I can often get by with just 2 and 1, respectively.  Depends on what I am eating and how I am feeling. 

    So sorry your father is having to deal with this.  Talk with his GI doctor if you need more detailed info about Creon; I'm sure he can explain it much better than I.

    • marianne21910
      marianne21910 Poptop

      Posted

      , thanks for the reply. You are obviously in control of the problem, he's not.

      i don't think anyone has ever told him what foods affect the pacreatitus.. Are there any set of foods that make the problem worse? Such as dairy., meat, fried foods etc. We were considering doing a food diary to see if we can work it out.

    • Nina55437
      Nina55437 marianne21910

      Posted

      Heres what was recommended and what works for me. Eat very low fat, less than 20g a day and no alcohol. Eat mostly fruits and vegetables. A little chicken or fish, no beef or pork. I also have cut down on sugar and try to eat no preservatives. Everyone is different, but this is a good starting point.
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