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How do you interpret the fecal elastase marker if someone is already taking digestive enzyme supplements?

Chris Kresser: That’s one of the great things about fecal elastase as a marker. It’s not affected by enzyme supplementation. It’s an indicator that the patient may need enzyme supplementation, but you can’t use elastase to track the success of enzyme treatment.

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