Hello
A couple of years ago I had acute pancreatitis, which involved a week in intensive care and a couple of weeks in a high dependency unit. The cause was a gallstone blocking my bile duct, needless to say this was removed and a few months later I had my gall bladder removed.
Unfortunately, I was advised that I had necrosis of the pancreas and that at some point down the line I would need to take insulin....
Some way down the line was approx. 6 months.
I am currently take metformin SR 1000mg once a day and 2 insulin injections daily.
At present I am experiencing really bad gas/flatulance which at times is uncontrollable, I work in a busy office environment and am finding it harder and harder to suppress, without the need to get up and leave the office every 5 minutes. Also social occasions are very problematic and at present I am not doing any.
I have previously taken metformin in a smaller dosage but this didn’t help.
If I stop taking the metformin could this stop the problem?
Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Danny
A couple of years ago I had acute pancreatitis, which involved a week in intensive care and a couple of weeks in a high dependency unit. The cause was a gallstone blocking my bile duct, needless to say this was removed and a few months later I had my gall bladder removed.
Unfortunately, I was advised that I had necrosis of the pancreas and that at some point down the line I would need to take insulin....
Some way down the line was approx. 6 months.
I am currently take metformin SR 1000mg once a day and 2 insulin injections daily.
At present I am experiencing really bad gas/flatulance which at times is uncontrollable, I work in a busy office environment and am finding it harder and harder to suppress, without the need to get up and leave the office every 5 minutes. Also social occasions are very problematic and at present I am not doing any.
I have previously taken metformin in a smaller dosage but this didn’t help.
If I stop taking the metformin could this stop the problem?
Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Danny