This booklet contains information about how pancreatic cancer can affect your diet and nutrition. Provides information on managing dietary symptoms such as malabsorption, enzyme replacement, poor appetite, weight loss and managing diarrhoea. Contains a section about dietary supplements and information about diabetes and diet.
This recipe book provides advice on how best to combat cancer-induced weight loss and other eating related problems whilst undergoing pancreatic cancer treatment. It features over 80 quick, easy and energy dense recipes for nourishing meals and snacks that have been created specifically for people who find it hard to maintain a healthy weight.
Malabsorption is caused by damage to or removal of part of the pancreas.
This causes a change in the flow and amount of the pancreatic juice produced. Pancreatic juice contains enzymes that help the body to digest and abosrb nutrients such as fat, carbohydrate and protein.
Without digestive enzymes, food passes through the digestive system without being broken and absorbed. This is called malabsorption.
If you are suspected to be suffering from malabsorption, you will usually have pancreatic enzymes prescribed to help you break down your food and absorb nutrients again.
Malabsorption can be controlled and prevented using pancreatic enzyme replacement. These are medications to replace the lost enzymes that are taken with meals, help you break down and start to absorb nutrients again.