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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/
Answered 1/1/2016
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