Trying to solve mystery of recurrent nausea.
First occurrence was about 5 years ago. I had nausea for several weeks and treated it with Pepcid AC. Now I am several weeks into a second (vomited once) episode and was prescribed pantoprazole 40 mg, 1 tablet daily, and have had improvement but still feel nausea at times. Blood tests have revealed elevated amylase, both 5 years ago and again now although it is not as severe, 237 as opposed to 380. Five years ago my PCP had fractionated testing done and the elevated amylase was coming from both my pancreas and my saliva glands in fairly equal amounts. My PCP never pursued it further nor did I request him to since it went away. I am 82 years old (female) and frequently feel tired but try to be as active as possible. Not sure what is going on but I am scheduled for a CT of my abdomen in about 3 weeks and am terrified of what the results may show [pancreatic cancer]?. I have been in pretty good health otherwise. Thank you for any information about anyone's experience with elevated amylase.
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I am sorry to hear you are also experiencing a nausea mystery. It is miserable and totally frustrating! I will let you know if I discover anything that might be helpful to you. Best of luck to you as well.
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2 ReactionsAs an update regarding my continuing nausea, my CT showed gallstones and although I have no pain to speak of, the nausea continues. My concern now is that if my symptoms get worse and I need gallbladder removal, is my prognosis good at age 83? I would appreciate hearing about what others may have experienced with the surgery and the pros and cons of laparoscopic surgery compared to full open surgery. My health is pretty good but I did have an instemi heart problem (no blockage) in Feb. 2025. I appreciate this forum so very much. Thank you to everyone who has contributed!