The normal value of blood amylase is between 0 and 100, and a value of 137 for blood amylase is slightly higher.
Amylase is secreted by pancreas and salivary glands, elevated blood amylase is mainly suggestive of mumps and pancreatic diseases, such as mumps, pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, etc. Other abdominal diseases can also cause elevated blood amylase, such as peptic ulcers, acute perforation, intestinal obstruction, gallbladder perforation, peritonitis and so on. It should be combined with clinical symptoms to correctly diagnose the disease.
Pancreatic diseases are the most common diseases with elevated serum amylase, which may be accompanied by abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, nausea and vomiting, etc. Clinically, we can determine whether there is inflammation of the pancreas by testing the level of amylase.
Taking certain drugs may also cause transient elevation of amylase, the patient’s blood amylase is 137, at this time do not worry too much, if there are no other symptoms, you can eat a light diet, moderate exercise, and then recheck. If there are other symptoms, it is recommended that the patient go to the hospital as soon as possible to identify the cause of the disease and carry out treatment.