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The number of polyps / adenomas increase after Whipple Surgery, and start of taking a Proton Pump Inhibitor(PPI) why?

   UPDATED Jan 8 2026 The number of polyps / adenoma, in my remaining colon, rectum and stomach, has increased since after my Whipple Surgery , and I started taking a Proton Pump Inhibitor. The Whipple re-configures the digestive tract, and creates a new connection between the stomach and the small intestine (jejunum). Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are prescribed to patients after a Whipple to prevent ulcers and bleeding in the upper digestive tract . Do Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI) cause an  increase the numbers of polyps with   Familial Adenomatous Polyposis , FAP ? There is a study,  Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science, that seems to suggest that using a Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) for over 12 months is a significant risk factor for developing advanced colon polyps. As of June 17, 2025 there are now several small  Fundic Gland Polyps in my stomach, this is the 1st time I can remember or seen any word of these, and not sure if this because ...

Can Creon, a pancreatic enzyme, caused damage to internal tissue if it gets into a enterocutaneous fistula?

 WARNING , this post contains Medical Graphic Pictures below.  I can’t help wondering if Creon , a  pancreatic enzyme , caused extra damage to internal tissue when it got into a gastrojejunostomy (GJ) stomach leak , then a enterocutaneous fistula ? I had the Whipple Surgery in Nov 2023, then a few days post surgery developed a pancreaticojejunostomy (PJ) leak , followed by hepaticojejunostomy (HJ) leak , gastrojejunostomy (GJ), and a stubborn fistula. The gastrojejunostomy (GJ), the new connection between the stomach, and small bowel, didn’t show up on any CT scans , and wasn’t truly discovered till Mar 2024.  Do pancreatic enzyme need a stronger warning about the damage they can do to tissue?  The reason I ask the above question is: I was discharged from the hospital in early Jan 2024, I still had fluid/ paste leaking out the fistula located in the middle of my incision. When I was discharged it seemed that the leak, and fistula were healing. Jan 6, 2024, Ho...