How will the removal of pancreas affect digestion?

Answer 1

The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes that aid digestion in the small intestines; the removal of the pancreas would make it much more difficult to digest food. If the pancreas has to be removed for medical reasons (probably pancreatic cancer) then presumably, the patient would then take enzyme pills with his or her meals, to make up for the loss of the pancreas. Such a person would also suffer from severe Diabetes, since the pancreas is also the organ that secretes insulin, and a person without a pancreas would require insulin injections as well.