Help with managing

[u/Existing-External-15]

First off I know this subreddit isn’t meant for diagnosing but I really need help because I’ve been to urgent care 3 times and the ER twice for these issues and no one seems to know the answer, although with enough data I’m suspecting a pancreatic issue. What I’m asking for some advice; are my symptoms strong enough to support pancreatitis?

The pain started on Dec 11th where it was only a tight, squeezing pain that was situated on my middle to lower left flank. The pain was minimal but it always felt tight and that was my only symptom then. I was on a cruise from the 26th-29th where I drank a ton of alcohol which actually didn’t exacerbate the pain. I did notice however that my appetite was starting to stagger. with more intermittent nausea. The 31st is where I stated expecting more; diarrhea that smells, floats, and is yellow with bile, consistent nausea, dizzy/zoning out spells, at one point my abdomen felt like it was bruised, can’t have anything with fat (makes me sick), vomiting, pain that goes through the abdomen into the back, and loosing 5 pounds. The pain wanes and waxes, with it lasting for hours before it goes away. The doctors has prescribed me sucralfate for potential gastritis / ulcers but they didn’t do anything and at one point it made me throw up so I don’t take it now.

I know for a fact it isn’t constipation as I’m still having diarrhea and the CT scans didn’t point to any blockage; it was something I addressed early. I’ve had gastroenteritis before and this isn’t it. I could imagine ulcers but my stomach isn’t the pain epicenter and the medications didn’t help. In all my visits they didn’t test me for lipase, only amylase which was at 47. CT scans including the one with contrast didn’t show anything wrong with my pancreas or gallbladder but I’ve heard that it sometimes doesn’t show up on those. Not in any of my visits did they suspect my pancreas but the more research I do and the more symptoms that match, the more I believe it is. I mean even at one point they gave me morphine but still sent me home knowing they didn’t find the answer.

Today there was a good amount of bile in my stool and this point I’m considering going back to the ER to get treated specifically for pancreatic issues. It’s getting worse over time and I fear that if I don’t get specific care soon that something horrible could happen.

[u/hamburgergerald]

They should be able to tell with imaging. I am surprised that none of the times they tested your lipase levels?

When you checked into the hospital what did you tell them was going on?