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*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Abdominal cramps
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Abdominal bloating
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*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.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for pancreatic insufficiency*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
63
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.
Compare treatments taken by people with pancreatic insufficiency*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for pancreatic insufficiency (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
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 | 25 | |
| 40s | 54 | |
| 50s | 42 | |
| 60s | 55 | |
| 70+ | 34 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 61 | |
| Female | 160 |
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