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 (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 55
50s 42
60s 56
70+ 34

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 61
Female 162

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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.



Common symptoms reported by people with pancreatic insufficiency

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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.
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Treatments taken by people for pancreatic insufficiency

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Creon)
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.
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Compare treatments taken by people with pancreatic insufficiency

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Creon)
Perceived effectiveness
for pancreatic insufficiency (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
pancreatic insufficiency (8)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with pancreatic insufficiency, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has pancreatic insufficiency on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 2 new patients joined this month
  • 73 say pancreatic insufficiency is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 15
30s 25
40s 55
50s 42
60s 56
70+ 34
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 12
20-29 years 4
30-39 years 7
40-49 years 6
50-59 years 9
60-69 years 3
70+ years 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 61
Female 162

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 59
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from pancreatic insufficiency patients who have completed their condition history
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