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I had an elevated lipase when i had my blood test. it was 111 from 30-110 normal. i had abdominal pain, vomit 2 times in 3 days. is it pancreatitis?
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No: Reference ranges are set so that several percent of healthy folks fall outside. In pancreatitis, lipase levels are tremendously elevated. If this is the only evidence, you very much need to look for a difference cause.
Answered 3/8/2015
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Can you have pancreatitis with normal blood test levels? Or will lipase and amylase be elevated? How would it be diagnosed?
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I had abdominal pain. Vomitted for 2 times. Got hospitalized. Elevated lipase level 111. Doc says its pancreatitis, but i had doubt. Maybe its not?
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3 weeks back lipase was high due to alcohol( 60 ml) and reduced to normal level in 1.5 days. No stomach pain .taking gastric medicines and having stomach pains here and there now. Lipase and all other blood tests and US normal. Is this pancreatitis?
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Lipase was approx 500 due to two rounds of alcohol and reduced to normal level in 1.5 days. No stomach pain during admission and now after 3 weeks stomach pains here and there but manageable. blood works normal and US normal.No CT done, Pancreatitis?
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