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How To Controls High Levels Of Amylase?

Posted on Mon, 29 Jun 2015

Question: I have increased level of amylase in blood about 394 units pl.suggest how to controls the high levels of amylase

Answered by Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali (59 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Kindly provide the following details:

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to HCM.
I appreciate your concern for the high blood amylase level.
Your data is INCOMPLETE!

Kindly provide the following details for the suggestions:

1. Age, gender, duration of the problem?
2. Do you have abdominal pain, vomiting, etc?
3. Do you suffer from mumps, pancreatic or gall bladder diseases?
4. Do you any other medical illness or medication intake?
5. Do you take alcohol?

Looking forward to receive the requested information.

Best regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali (20 hours later)

sir I am 45 years old male, I am not a alcoholic, iam not smoker,and iam suffering from diabetes from last two years and present sugar level is 160 before food. recently i have undergone thyrocare health check up and i have seen the reports and found amylase levels were 394 U/L and sometimes abdominal pain found and when i take spicy food i will expierience severe gastric problems and will overcome by taking some curds or fluids. For daibetes i am presently taking ISRYL.M1 one tab twice daily. and calcium and vit.d3 tablets i am taking regularly. sir kindly suggest me the remedy for this and waiting for your response.

Answered by Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
An ultrasound is recommended.

Detailed Answer:
Dear Sir, Hi
Good evening! How are you?

Thanks for your valuable information.

After having gone through the attached lab results, I am of the opinion that you need to consult a general surgeon to rule out the diseases of pancreas or gall bladder as from your history the pain aggravates after taking the spicy food is suggestive of biliary colic (apparently due to ?gall stones).
An ultrasound will detect these two possibilities.
And the remedy depends upon the detection of underlying cause.

Meanwhile take some PPI drug like Pantoprazole for your pain abdomen.

Hope the suggestion given above could be of use to seek proper treatment.

Best regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Neel Kudchadkar

Follow up: Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali (47 hours later)

Dear Sir, very good evening As per your valuable suggesion and guidance i have took opinion from General surgeon and doctor guided me to do amylase and lipase test once again since my amylase levels are more but lipase levels are normal so which is not correct and told me to do the test both amylase and lipase test once again, and also Doctor informed me that there is chances of mmr vaccine was not injected during childhood so might be the reason of the same, so sir kindly advice me for further steps to be taken for this problem. waiting for your early reply.
regards

Answered by Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Kindly repeat the tests again.

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Since you do not have symptoms like severe abdominal pain, vomiting, etc.
As I had asked whether you suffer from enlargement of parotid gland (inflammation of salivary glands and pancreas) which is associated with viral infection like Mumps, there may be a possibility of the infection if you have the painful swelling of the salivary gland.

As rightly suggested by your surgeon, repeat the tests (including lipase), CBC, an ultrasound to rule out any disease involving pancreas, etc.

Wishing you a very good health.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj