Sqad...

[Jackdaw33]

Whenever you're around. i have just noticed in the letter I got from the hospital that I need a 'faecal elastase'. I don't like the sound of that one little bit and am afraid to google it. Can you enlighten me?

[dannyk13]

Do you mean a faecal elastase test?

[Jackdaw33]

Probably. I just quote from the letter.

[rowanwitch]

It's a test on random poo samples looking for an enzyme. It's an indicator for lots of things including chronic pancreatic disease, diabetes,chronic irritable bowel disease, and even gallstones.

[bainbrig]

Googling it helps, as it is described as a ‘non-invasive’ test, which at worst will involve you donating a stool sample.

[Jackdaw33]

'chronic pancreatic disease' is what I have been diagnosed with. Is this cancerous? I'm not too comfortable with having things shoved up my bottom.

[Mamyalynne]

They don't normally go in to collect a stool sample - you deliver it in the usual way jack.

[dannyk13]

https://www.labtestsonline.org.au/learning/test-index/faecal-elastase

[Sqad]

Just back from my club Jack.
Faecal elastase has been explained to you by a couple of posters.

You did ask: people with chronic pancreatitis are at greater risk for cancer of the pancreas, but that doesn't mean that all patients with chronic pancreatic disease will develop cancer.......they wont.

[Sqad]

Jack.....please remind me....have you had an abdominal C-T or MRI scan ?

[Jackdaw33]

I remember having an MRI scan 9 years ago.

[Sqad]

mmm! OK.