When your pancreas isn’t working at full capacity, you need to get the most nutrition possible from smaller amounts of food. These preparation methods can increase how much your body actually absorbs ...

Pancreas divisum is the result of an abnormality in the structure of the pancreas, an organ near the stomach that aids with digestion and regulates blood sugar. Typically, most people who have this do ...

Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) is the gold standard treatment for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). It creates the enzymes your pancreas can’t make using digestive enzymes. PERT ...

image: Ramón Muñoz-Chápuli and Rita Carmona, researchers of the UMA Department of Animal Biology, have identified a new molecular mechanism involved in pancreas repair. These experts have demonstrated ...

The pancreas is a six-inch-long gland in your abdomen near your liver and small intestine. It controls important hormone and enzyme secretion. Without it, your body can’t properly operate many vital ...

Research in mice and human cells suggests that a fasting-mimicking diet may reprogram pancreas cells that are unable to produce insulin and enable them to repair themselves and start making it. The ...

It is possible to live without a pancreas. However, doctors only recommend removing a pancreas when a person has a serious medical condition. In most cases, medical treatments can take the place of ...

I spent months following diets that left me weak, miserable, and still getting flare-ups. Every meal plan I found was basically a list of “don’t eat this, don’t eat that” until I felt like I could ...