The PancreasZen book · from a patient, for patients
Stop guessing what you can eat with pancreatitis.
The system I built after two hospital stays: your fat budget in grams, 75 tested recipes, and a plan for the day a flare starts.
PDF and EPUB, in your inbox a minute after you pay. 30-day money-back guarantee.
Not ready yet? Start with the free 7-day meal plan
“Low fat. No alcohol.” Then what?
It’s 2 AM and you’re googling whether you can eat eggs. Your discharge sheet is one page. I was there, twice.
Now fast forward a few months.
You know your fat number in grams, so a meal is a yes or a no. Your week has 5 dinners you trust. You order off a menu without rehearsing it in the car first.
And when the pain starts, you know whether it’s a too-big-portion day or an ER day.
What’s in it
Your fat budget in actual grams
Per day and per meal. Working mine out took me 18 months. The book gives you the method.
5 meals and the 10 PM snack
The eating rhythm that got me through the first weeks home, and still runs my day.
A 72-hour flare plan
What to do at home first, how to tell a flare from an attack, and the signs that mean you go to the ER.
75 recipes, tested in a real kitchen
Fat, calories, protein and carbs on every serving, in grams and in US measures.
Read the contents before you spend a cent
4 free pages: the cover, all 48 chapters, the recipe tiers, all 3 appendices and the 9 printables. No email, no form.
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Who wrote it
I’m Stepan. Severe acute necrotising pancreatitis in May 2023 and again in November 2025. 9 days in hospital the first time, 12 the second, 2 intensive care stays.
I’ve cooked since I was 15. I rebuilt my food list one food at a time over 8 months, and wrote down everything the discharge papers left out. It’s grounded in the published literature, with the full references in the back.
What you get for $49
- The complete book, 48 chapters, from the day you leave hospital to long-term monitoring. PDF and EPUB.
- 75 low-fat recipes with the numbers per serving.
- 9 printable guides: hospital bag, safe foods, restaurant guide, questions for your specialist, kitchen tools, weekly journal, phase 1 menu bank, travel kit, enzyme cheat sheet.
- 3 appendices: the hospital diet, the full list of medical references, and a glossary in plain words.
- The illustrated edition, out now: every recipe photographed.
The PancreasZen book
$49
Goes to $69 on 1 November. The illustrated edition is out now.
Secure checkout on Stripe. 30 days to change your mind: email me and you get every cent back, no forms.
Not ready yet? Start with the free 7-day meal plan
Is this medical advice?
No. It’s one patient’s experience, checked against published guidelines, with a full references appendix. Your own team knows your case, and they win if they tell you something different.
I was only just diagnosed. Is it too much?
It starts on the day you leave hospital and builds from there. Read the first 3 chapters and stop, if that’s all you’ve got energy for this week.
What format is it?
PDF and EPUB. The PDF opens on any phone, tablet or laptop. The EPUB is for e-readers.
What if it doesn’t help me?
Email me within 30 days and you get every cent back. You keep the files.
Can I get the printables as files I can fill in?
Yes, that’s the Kit: the same book plus the 9 guides as separate PDFs, 6 of them fillable, and 3 logs the book doesn’t have. It’s $79 at pancreaszen.com/kit. Not sure? Start with the book. You can upgrade later for the difference.
Ready to stop googling every meal at 2 AM?
75 recipes and your fat budget in grams, from someone who’s been in that hospital bed.
30-day money-back guarantee. I give 1% of revenue to pancreatitis research and patient support.
