Pancreatitis without pain is highly unlikely. Lipase needs to be elevated to greater than three times normal value consider pancreatitis. for info: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/pancreatitis#:~:text=points%20about%20pancreatitis-,Pancreatitis%20is%20the%20redness%20and%20swelling%20(inflammation)%20of%20the%20pancreas,pancreas%20and%20let%20it%20heal.
Answered 8/29/2022
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It will be highly unusual to have pancreatitis without pain. There are other sources and conditions that can cause an elevation of lipase and amylase and a different condition causing it is likely to be the culprit. Follow up with your gastroenterologist in order to clarify.
Answered 9/2/2022
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