Many adults with chronic pancreatitis have weak bones, even though most of them are already taking enzyme pills to help digest food—so those pills alone aren’t doing enough to protect their bones.

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Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency and Malnutrition in Chronic Pancreatitis: Identification, Treatment, and Consequences

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2018 Sep

Even though most patients with chronic pancreatitis are taking enzyme pills to help digest food, many still have weak bones — meaning the pills alone aren’t doing enough to protect their bones.

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Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency and Malnutrition in Chronic Pancreatitis: Identification, Treatment, and Consequences

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DOI: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000001137

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