If you’ve received an exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) diagnosis, you might come across some new medical terms when talking with your doctor. Here are the most common ones to familiarize ...

Doctors use laboratory tests, imaging studies, and endoscopic procedures to help diagnose short bowel syndrome, which affects nutrient absorption in the small intestine. Short bowel syndrome (SBS) ...

Routinely checking for EPI in patients with chronic diarrhea, using fecal elastase, is a useful and effective diagnostic approach with values 100–200 μg/g of stool reflecting mild to moderate ...

Problems with the pancreas can cause exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). Symptoms can be similar to those of several other digestive conditions and include bloating, gas, pain, and fatty stools.

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is characterized by a deficiency of exocrine pancreatic enzymes, resulting in deficits in digestion of all macronutrients, with deficiencies in digestion of ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...