Things People with Cystic Fibrosis Want Others to Know
I must eat a lot of food and take enzyme pills with every meal
People with CF, like Sophie Holmes, would want to explain to you the high caloric dietary needs to keep CF under control. She’d want you to know that weight maintenance for a person with CF can be extremely difficult due to nutrient absorption issues related to CF. In fact, just to maintain a healthy weight, it’s not uncommon for those with CF to require a diet of 3,000 calories per day. Also, enzyme medications are taken with each meal to aid in digestion as mucus in the pancreatic ducts blocks the release of pancreatic enzymes needed for digestion.
