Diastasis is a special enzyme produced by the pancreas to enable effective and successful digestion of carbohydrates. If the pancreas function is broken, doctors take urine for analysis to determine the level of diastase in it. If the level of this substance is exceeded, this indicates a lack of functioning of the internal body of a person and requires immediate treatment.
Most often, diastase with pancreatitis makes it possible to assess the degree of human disease, on the basis of which, the physician prescribes the most effective and effective therapy. It is also important to note that exceeding this indicator in urine can indicate renal failure, diabetes, cholecystitis and peritonitis. Taking into account the close interconnection of all of the above diseases, in the detection of any illness, a complex diagnosis of the entire human body is prescribed.
It is important to know that diastase in pancreatitis may increase due to the use of a number of medications, among which non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, analgesics, tetracyclines( antibiotics), antitumor agents can be noted. In addition, a slight increase in the enzyme can be caused by acute hepatitis, pleurisy or gastritis, which is often a consequence of complications. However, if the level of diastase varies within the range of 129-255 units, this clearly indicates pancreatitis.
- For complex diagnosis of pancreatitis, the following tests should be performed:
- examination of cytological and duodenal types;
- analysis of fecal masses to determine the presence of fat in them, possible muscle fibers and a nitrogen element;
- check lipase in blood serum;
- examination of urine and blood.
Usually the definition of diastase in the urine is performed immediately, after it is taken in fresh form, and with chronic pancreatitis, the level of enzymes can reach even 8-9 thousand units. In the case of such an indicator, immediate medical intervention is required, since you can not linger here. Even though the amount of this enzyme in pancreatitis may decrease after a while, the treatment still needs to be continued, because only constant monitoring by physicians will help a person cope with the crisis. Such an important indicator in urine and blood, like diastase, allows you to obtain important and valuable information about the severity of a person's disease.