Kenna Morton's Journal, 21 Jun 19

JCmamma— this is for you and anyone else who might be interested.

The pancreas. Is the organ in the body that helps you digest your food.

Amylase is made by your pancreas AND in the salivary. glands in and around your mouth and throat. Amylase helps you break down carbohydrates into sugars and starches.. that is one reason why we need to learn to take smaller bites, chew our food well so the body has time to release the amylase and mix it with our saliva and our food. Digestion starts with our being able to smell our food, that initiates the release of amylase.

Lipase is a chemical in your pancreas that helps with the digestion of fats. A low value can indicate chronic pancreatitis, high triglycerides, pre diabetes or diabetes.

In the face of both values being low, one of the causes that your doctor might consider is chronic pancreatitis. The most important thing to remember is that you have recently had surgery and those bloods may have been done as part of your pre
Op. Your doctor will take all this information and your personal medical history into consideration when trying to put the picture together.

Your low chloride tells me you may be drinking too much water or have too much fluid in your system

A low mcv can be caused by not having enough iron in your diet.

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1622 kcal

Fat: 64.44g | Prot: 76.44g | Carbs: 187.02g.   Breakfast: Oroweat Master's Best Winter Wheat Bread, Maxwell House International Cafe Orange, Welch’s grape juice and Hibiscus drink, Egg, Sarabeth's Orange Apricot Marmalade. Lunch: CanMar Foods Milled golden flax, Driscoll's Blueberries, Ranch Granola, Tru-Nut Powdered Peanut Butter, Chobani Nonfat Vanilla Blended Greek Yogurt (Container), Chobani Nonfat Plain Greek Yogurt. Dinner: Nopales (Without Salt, Cooked), 505 Southwestern Hatch Valley Green Chile Salsa, Green Mountain Gringo Medium Salsa, Food Lion Yellow Onions, Calavo Avocado, Lowfat Cheddar or Colby Cheese, Sweet Red Peppers, Melissa's Anaheim Chile, Mission Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas (28g), Beef Top Sirloin (Trimmed to 1/8" Fat, Select Grade). Snacks/Other: Shortcake (Biscuit Type), Strawberries, Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Classic. more...

1926 kcal

Exercise: Driving - 1 hour and 30 minutes, Grocery Shopping - 1 hour, Cooking - 1 hour, Studying - 1 hour, Watching TV/Computer - 2 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 7 hours and 30 minutes, Swimming (slow) - 2 hours. more...