Creon

Creon is a high strength pancreatic enzyme supplement. Pancreatic enzyme supplements are used by people whose bodies do not make enough of their own enzymes to digest their food. How does it work? The enzymes in Creon work by digesting food as it passes through the gut. It is therefore essential that Creon is taken at the same time as eating a meal or a snack. This will allow the enzymes to mix thoroughly with the food.

Creon is indicated for use in Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI).  EPI is a condition in which your body doesn’t provide enough pancreatic enzymes to properly break down food. People with EPI are unable to properly digest the nutrients in food such as fats, proteins, and carbohydrates, leading to maldigestion.

Can I drink alcohol with Creon?

This medication only works when there's food to digest inside the body. Any scheduled dose of Creon should be skipped if a meal doesn’t follow. The dose cannot be made up, but a regular dose can be taken just before the next meal or snack.

Creon provides pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy, replacing the enzymes the pancreas would typically produce. For people with pancreatic cancer, cystic fibrosis or whose pancreas has been removed, pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy can help digestion of food. This should actually prevent or reverse weight loss, diarrhea and loss of appetite.

Some side effects coming from the effect of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy on the liver relating to elevations of liver enzymes have been reported with Creon.

Creon capsules contain the digestive enzymes amylase, lipase and protease, which have been extracted from the pancreas of pigs. All pancreatic enzymes are made from pork products. There is no alternative.