Key Takeaways EPI can affect digestion and nutrient absorption. Malabsorption associated with EPI can contribute to nutritional complications. Vitamins A, D, E, and K are fat-soluble vitamins that may be affected. Not everyone with EPI develops vitamin deficiencies....
Key Takeaways EPI may cause loose, greasy, oily, or bad-smelling stools. Stool changes can occur because EPI affects digestion and nutrient absorption. Not everyone with EPI experiences the same stool changes. Stool appearance alone cannot diagnose EPI. Persistent...
Key Takeaways EPI can affect digestion and nutrient absorption. Malabsorption associated with EPI can contribute to nutritional complications. Potential nutritional concerns include unintended weight loss and deficiencies in fat-soluble vitamins. EPI does not...
Key Takeaways Diarrhea can be a symptom of EPI, but diarrhea can have many other causes. EPI affects the pancreas’s ability to provide digestive enzymes. Changes in digestion can affect nutrient absorption. EPI may be associated with loose, greasy, or oily...
Key Takeaways Bloating can occur alongside EPI, although it has many possible causes. EPI affects the pancreas’s ability to produce digestive enzymes. Changes in digestion may contribute to gastrointestinal symptoms. Bloating alongside other persistent digestive...
