[Bachelard]

New here and I'm curious to learn if anyone else has been prescribed Pancreaze for IBS-D. According to my doctor, it was recently approved for patients with inadequate levels of pancreatic enzymes. The point is that the drug assists digestion. I've only been on it a week, so it's too early for me to tell anything. I also take dicyclomine and Lomotil. They've worked well for years, but less so now. Any feedback would be appreciated.

 

[Bachelard]

I should make it clear that I don't have low pancreatic enzymes, but my gastroenterologist thinks the Pancreaze might be helpful because it aids digestion, anyway. It is a new drug.

 

[Kathleen M.]

Creon (which isn't anything like a new drug at all) is pancreatic enzymes and it has been shown to reduce bloating after eating in a small study.Looks like this is a new formulation rather than a brand new never before seen drug so I think it might be helpful like Creon has been shown to be, at least in a small study with a meal that would bloat any human.http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm208135.htmhttp://www.drugs.com/mtm/pancrelipase.html