What is pancreatic insufficiency?

Pancreatic insufficiency is the inability of the pancreas to produce and/or transport enough digestive enzymes to break down food in the intestine and to allow its absorption.

How do members experience pancreatic insufficiency?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with pancreatic insufficiency*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for pancreatic insufficiency*

*Data from patients with pancreatic insufficiency, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with pancreatic insufficiency*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Creon)
Perceived effectiveness
for pancreatic insufficiency (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
pancreatic insufficiency (8)

*Data from patients with pancreatic insufficiency, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has pancreatic insufficiency on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 15
30s 26
40s 52
50s 44
60s 52
70+ 33

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 61
Female 157