Question 1

what are amylase rich foods?

Accepted Answer

Amylase: Conditions that could cause high amylase include pancreatitis and salivary conditions such as mumps.   Avoid milk, dairy products, alcohol and fatty food.

Question 2

what produces amylase in your body?

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Pancreas and : Salivary glands.  Amylase is needed for digestion of starch and is made predominantly by pancreas and salivary glands.

Question 3

any foods that contain excess amounts of amylase?

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Not naturally: Yeast and some cereals contain amylase but in high enough amounts to be useful.
Industry adds amylase to baked good, cake mixes, beer and other alcoholic beverages, fruit juices etc.

Question 4

what is the definition or description of: amylase?

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Amylase: An enzyme produced by either the panceas or the salivary glands that aid is the digestion of food, sugars.

Question 5

what to do if i have high levels of amylase what does that mean?

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How do you FEEL?: About 1% of healthy folks have their amylase tagged with an immunoglobulin that prevents it from being lost via the kidney like other folks. This is nothing to worry about. If you feel okay, this is probably the explanation.

Question 6

what will happen if a person does not produce amylase naturally?

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Why do you ask?: They'll have trouble breaking down carbohydrates in the diet. It's very uncommon, seems mild, and curiously, the index patient was constipated, perhaps from the illness. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1378936/

Question 7

why is it okay for your amylase to be low, but not for it to be high?

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Reference range: These ranges are set so that a few percent of healthies arbitrarily fall outside. A VERY low amylase might warn of a person who's lost their pancreas, but if this had happened, you'd know. Actually, labs are meaningless apart form patient histories and physical exams, and a high amylase is usually not a problem if you feel well.

Question 8

if my amylase is 15 points high should i be worried? what is amylase?

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Good question.: amylase is one of a group of enzymes that catalyze the metabolism of starches and glycogen. A normal reference value for someone your age is35-115 units. Very high amylase is associated with several serious illnesses

Question 9

how do i lower amylase level?

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Need more info: Elevated amylase levels are usually due to inflammation of the pancreas which is generally associated with considerable pain. What is you amylase level? How long has been elevated? What other symptoms do you have? Do you drink alcohol? Do you have gall stones? It would be prudent to see your doctor for an evaluation.

Question 10

lipase 23 amylase 48 what does this mean ?

Accepted Answer

See below: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. Talk to the doctor who ordered the tests. Having said that, it depends on the normal range of the lab where test was done. If you have no symptoms, do not worry.

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