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Hi all,

I am new to the group & new to pancreatitis, I think. My name is

& I am 37 yrs old. I have just been told that my amalyase & lypase enzymes

are slightly elevated. (Amalyase - 118, Lipase - 74). I am sure that

sounds quite low to a lot of you out there & my doctors do not seem to be

alarmed at all. I have just had an abdominal CT scan, as well as an MRI,

both of which showed nothing other than a slight thickening of my left

adrenal gland. No gallstones, no inflammation of the pancreas, ducts, or

anything...everything looked normal. However, I have these strange

symptoms! Sigh. I am experiencing strange (to me) stomach pains as well as

pinching/jabbing pains in my right & lower upper quadrants. I also have the

belching & light colored stools. As I said, my doctors don't seem

concerned, in fact my family doctor has just left me totally hanging for the

holiday. If it wasn't for getting copies of my reports myself, I still

would know nothing except that my bloodwork showed the increased enzymes. I

am concerned because I have never experienced anything quite like this

before. And, the absolute worst part for me is the nausea...especially from

chocolate, which is my favorite!!! I am not a drinker or smoker & I would

say the only times I have a sip of wine is at Thanksgiving (which I didn't

this year) & Christmas.

I am not sure if this can have anything to do with pancreatitis, but I have

been taking some supplements over the last few months. I have been making a

smoothie each morning with fiber, Goatein (by Garden of Life), and Perfect

Foods (green foods also by Garden of Life). But, most importantly, I have

been seeing a nutritionist who sells Standard Process supplements & have

been taking them as directed. During my last set of supplements, I was

taking Choline, A-F Betafood, & Immuplex. This is when I started to

experience these symptoms. I have also been keeping a food diary & working

towards cutting down on my sugar intake & increase my protein to come to

more of a balance in my diet. (I have always been a sugarholic & realized

after 1 week of keeping the diary that I don't get enough protein). I have

since stopped this because I am just grateful for anything that I can get in

me without pain or nausea. I haven't been eating much, but I have gotten

some turkey in as well as chicken, chicken & more chicken.

I am so upset that this is happening to me and an fearful that it is not

going to go away. I was hoping that maybe once I stopped the supplements

(which they told me were to help my gallbladder function properly), that

maybe things would settle down, but it has been almost 2 weeks and I still

don't feel well. I feel like all I do is go from doctor to doctor about one

thing or another. For over 10 years I have had chronic fatigue syndrome,

then fibromyalgia, then intersitital cystitis, and the list goes on. So,

this latest diagnosis has really been a blow to me. It also feels like when

I try to do something to help myself get well (like change my diet & add

supplements to help me heal), I end up making myself worse.

I guess my questions are has anyone else had only slightly elevated enzymes

numbers with symptoms??? What happens from here??? Will I ever be able to

eat chocolate again??? If every test is coming back normal except the

bloodwork, what does that mean...should I be as concerned as I am??? I am

not even sure what my other questions are, as everything is still spinning

in my brain. If anyone can offer me any advice or answer any of my

questions, I would be so grateful!!

I want to thank you all for being here for support. It is wonderful knowing

that there are people to talk to out there that are going through the same

things...even though I do not wish this on anyone at all!!

Hoping you all had a wonderful holiday & thank you again for any information

you can provide!

Peace & Prayers,