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What Causes Increase In Pancreatic Lipase Levels?

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I had walnuts the other night along with 3 ibuprophen (we painted all day)...and 2 double jack and cokes....
30 minutes later i was in the er. and being told it could be pancreatitis lipase levels of 646 my family dr. says maybe acid reflux or gall baldder
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Hi & Welcome to HCM.
I can understand your concern.
Incomplete data like serum amylase? any ultrasound scan done? and other liver function tests???
It's suggestive of acute pancreatitis.
A normal lipase level is 0-160 U/L.
If the pancreas is damaged, these digestive enzymes can be found in the blood at higher levels than normal. Amylase levels more than four times normal levels, or greater than 450 U/L, and lipase levels greater than 400 U/L, are likely to mean there’s damage to your pancreas or pancreatitis.
Since you had consumed the whisky double jack last night it probably seems to have triggered the inflammation or damage of the pancreas.
You need to undergo the other lab tests as mentioned above and to take proper treatment in the hospital.
Hope this would help you.

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What Causes Increase In Pancreatic Lipase Levels?

Hi & Welcome to HCM. I can understand your concern. Incomplete data like serum amylase? any ultrasound scan done? and other liver function tests??? It s suggestive of acute pancreatitis. A normal lipase level is 0-160 U/L. If the pancreas is damaged, these digestive enzymes can be found in the blood at higher levels than normal. Amylase levels more than four times normal levels, or greater than 450 U/L, and lipase levels greater than 400 U/L, are likely to mean there’s damage to your pancreas or pancreatitis. Since you had consumed the whisky double jack last night it probably seems to have triggered the inflammation or damage of the pancreas. You need to undergo the other lab tests as mentioned above and to take proper treatment in the hospital. Hope this would help you.