The vitamins nobody checks after pancreatitis: A, D, E and K
If your pancreas struggles to absorb fat, it struggles to absorb vitamins A, D, E and K. Here is why they get missed and what to ask for.
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TPIAT: the whole pancreas out, the islets back in
I kept hearing the letters TPIAT. So I read the studies: what the surgery removes, who gets it, and what the numbers say about pain and diabetes afterwards.
Warm spiced apple infusion
A hot, fat-free apple and cinnamon drink for cold evenings. Five minutes, no alcohol, no cream, and it fills the gap where mulled wine used to be.
How doctors are taught pancreatitis, in 12 minutes
An internal medicine doctor filmed how he teaches acute pancreatitis to interns. Watched from the hospital bed, it’s the checklist your team runs. One of his 2 treatment pillars changed 3 months later.
Pumpkin spice season: how I order a seasonal coffee on a fat budget
Ordering a pumpkin spice latte with pancreatitis: where the fat sits in a seasonal coffee and the four swaps I make before I reach the counter.
About 645 a day: the new US pancreatitis numbers, and who actually gets it
About 645 people a day in the US are diagnosed with pancreatitis. New figures on who gets it, why the total keeps rising, and the drinking question.
New on the site: a free fat budget calculator
A free calculator that turns your phase into grams of fat per meal, with the calories and protein that have to come along, and a day planner with 8,422 foods.
The scan your gastroenterologist probably did not mention
Most pancreatitis patients have never heard of a DXA scan. Long-term care falls on you. Here is what to ask for before it becomes a problem.
Chinese medicine has no pancreas. Here’s what it says anyway
What Traditional Chinese Medicine says about the pancreas, next to what Western guidelines say: the 24 hour organ clock, what I kept and what I dropped.