Information about diet and digestion

This booklet explains how pancreatic cancer can cause problems with diet, eating and nutrition. It includes information on how to manage these problems, including how to take pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) to help digest food. This booklet is included in the newly diagnosed pack.

This fact sheet explains how capsules called Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy (PERT) can replace the enzyme your pancreas normally makes. PERT can help you digest your food and manage symptoms like weight loss, diarrhoea, tummy pain, bloating, wind, and indigestion. It can make a big... read more

This credit card sized fold-out leaflet explains the symptoms you might get if you have problems digesting your food. These include weight loss, runny poo, tummy pain and bloating. The leaflet explains how to get help if you have these symptoms, and how they can... read more

You can use this diary to record what you have eaten, the pancreatic enzymes (pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy - PERT) you took, and any changes to your digestive symptoms. You might find this particularly useful when you first start taking pancreatic enzymes, to help you... read more