A 40-year-old alcoholic woman presents with a history of abdominal pain. She has been experiencing weight loss even after a normal diet intake. A few days ago she noticed oily, bulky, and foul-smelling stools. Lab reports reveal the presence of fat droplets and undigested meat fibers in the stool. The other reports were: bleeding time 4 minutes, clotting time 7 minutes, hemoglobin 10 g%, packed cell volume 35%, WBC 18,000/cu mm of blood, ESR 40 mm at the end of 1st hour, amylase 45 units/dL, albumin 2.8 g/dL, and bilirubin 1.2 mg/dL. The patient was treated symptomatically and advised to follow a low-fat diet. She also joined Alcoholics Anonymous and gave up alcohol use. A few weeks later she started experiencing weight gain and also reported normal stools.What is the most likely diagnosis?

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