Diagnosing Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

Diagnosing Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is a disorder caused by a lack of certain digestive enzymes, which are needed to extract important nutrients from food. Not getting enough can lead to malnutrition and other health problems. The prevalence of EPI is not known in the general population, according to an article published in March 2019 in the journal Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology , but it tends to be most common among those with …