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People who have chronic pancreatitis will have difficulty digesting fat. Anytime they eat something fatty, they will have worsening pain, and they might have diarrhea. They can also start to lack some of the vitamins that require fat to be absorbed. People who have chronic pancreatitis can't absorb fat very well, and therefore they can't absorb the vitamins that are absorbed with fat. There are all sorts of downstream complications with chronic pancreatitis, as well. They can also get diabetes because they lack insulin, and then they get alterations in their blood sugars, etc.

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