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What happens with a person that has CF and does not take their enzymes when they eat? Besides stomach aches, do they have really oily loose stools??? does it happen every time some one forgets to take their enzymes, or just some of the time??? Is stomach cramping common with this also? What if...

Does anyone else deal with fainting because they lose so much salt due to their CF?? Especially in the summer time? Also is low blood pressure common with people with CF?? The doctor said I am losing too much salt on a daily basis and also I need to gain 10 pounds. (I eat all the time and...

I was wondering when your primary care doctor (Not your CF doctor) cultures your throat, let's say for Strep, do they ONLY look for the strep bacteria? Or if you had something else growing would it usually pop up on the culture? I was wondering if it was possible to miss other bacteria, if...

Does anyone else get REALLY bad drainage from their nose to their throats??? I do frequently and it hurts so bad. I have not been diagnosed with Cf yet. but I was just wondering if this was normal. The drainage is so bad I can't swallow or eat, I look in the back of my throat and it coated with...

Hello everyone I am new to this forum. I am not sure where to begin, or if I just sound crazy...but is it true that CF can be mild and diagnosed in early adulthood? I am wondering because some of the symptoms just seem to describe me. I was supposed to get a sweat test done when I was in grade...