What are the symptoms of high amylase levels?

 High amylase levels are typically a sign of acute or chronic pancreatitis, which is an inflammation of the pancreas

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. Acute pancreatitis can cause amylase levels to become four to six times higher than the upper limit of the normal range

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. When the pancreas is damaged, these digestive enzymes can be found in the blood at higher levels than normal

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. Amylase or lipase results that are more than three times the normal levels are likely to mean pancreatitis or damage to your pancreas

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. In these cases, abdominal pain is the most common symptom

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. Early in the course of damage to the pancreas, amylase or lipase levels may also be normal

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Other symptoms of pancreatitis may include nausea, vomiting, fever, rapid pulse, and tenderness or pain in the upper abdomen that may radiate to the back

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. High levels of amylase in the blood may also be caused by other conditions such as bowel perforation, penetrating peptic ulcer into the pancreas, duodenal obstruction, mumps, ectopic pregnancy, severe diabetic ketoacidosis, and salivary gland problems

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However, oftentimes there are no symptoms of hyperamylasemia unless you develop pancreatitis or some other condition that may cause you to have pain, nausea, or vomiting

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