Smart strategies to handle diet adjustments, find the right PERT dose, and deal with other common issues that can arise when you live with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Your pancreas may be small ...

In a person with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), the pancreas doesn’t make enough of the enzymes needed for proper digestion. Before you start EPI treatment, discuss your options with a ...

Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) is the main treatment for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). PERT replaces the digestive enzymes that the pancreas does not produce or release. EPI ...

Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) can help improve or resolve symptoms of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). If symptoms persist, a person may consider speaking with a doctor about ...

Dose escalation study of MS1819-SD in combination with standard porcine pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) in CF patients with severe exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). Patients in ...

PanCAN Chief Scientific & Medical Officer Dr. Anna Berkenblit shares new consensus statements for the diagnosis and ...

This graph illustrates the mean EPI-Q scores over time for patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) and distal pancreatectomy (DP). The scores, representing the severity of EPI symptoms, ...

Constipation may be a side effect of EPI treatment. Staying hydrated, increasing your fiber intake, and adjusting your medication dose may help relieve constipation. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency ...

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) develops when the pancreas can’t make enough digestive enzymes to allow the absorption of crucial nutrients from food. This can lead to malnutrition and other ...

You know with EPI, your pancreas isn’t making enough digestive enzymes, so foods are passing through your intestines in a more whole or undigested state. If your body isn’t getting the nutrients it ...

Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) is the gold standard treatment for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). It creates the enzymes your pancreas can’t make using digestive enzymes. PERT ...