- Product Description
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Product Description
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What is Amylase?
To aid the digestion of starch in your food, your salivary glands and pancreas release the enzyme Amylase. Too little or too much of this enzyme in your blood can mean you have a pancreatic health issue.
Why should you consider an amylase pancreatic health test?
If you are experiencing any symptoms suggestive of a pancreatic issue, you should book an amylase test. However, high amylase levels can also indicate the presence of other health conditions, such as gallstones or pancreatic cancer.
Common symptoms of pancreatic problems include:
- Fever
- Severe abdominal pain
- Vomiting
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea
If you have cystic fibrosis, we also recommend you get an Amylase test. People with cystic fibrosis don’t absorb nutrients from food easily. This results in a thick mucus that can block digestive enzymes and cause further problems.
How does the Amylase Pancreatic Health test work?
The Better2Know Amylase Pancreatic Health test kit includes all the necessary tools for you to take a successful blood sample. You will then send your sample to our accredited laboratory using the pre-paid envelope also included in the kit. Within 2 business days of the sample’s arrival at the lab, your test results will be available.
What tests are run on my sample?
We will test your sample for the enzyme Amylase. This will determine if you have any potential pancreatic issues based on the level of Amylase in your sample.
When will my test kit arrive?
If you order your test kit before the end of business hours at 4pm Monday-Friday, your kit will be sent out that same day via An Post and take 2 to 4 days to reach you. You can track your package by selecting Special Delivery at checkout.
How will I receive my test results?
When your results are ready, a Better2Know representative will contact you directly through your preselected mode of communication (SMS, email, or by phone). Once your results are available, you may also access them at your convenience using your confidential log-in to our secure patient platform.
How do I move forward once I have my results?
Better2Know offers a follow-up service that helps you schedule a consultation with a private doctor or general practitioner in your area. During this appointment, the doctor will provide a thorough analysis of your results and advise you if treatment is necessary. Additional testing may be needed.
How do I order my test?
On this Amylase Test page, select the ‘Add to Basket’ button before continuing to online checkout. If you would prefer to process your order over the phone, call Better2Know at the number listed at the top of this page.
- Test: Amylase
- Condition: Pancreatic Health
- Samples: Blood
- Accuracy: 99.9%
- Test Kit: Finger prick test
- Results Turnaround time: Within 2 days
- Price: €74.95
Quick Facts
How it works
How It Works
Buying your home test kits online is simple:
- 1 Buy your test online.
- 2 Receive it in the post.
- 3 Provide a sample.
- 4 Return your sample to our lab in the postage-paid return envelope provided
- 5 Check your results securely online.
We provide a completely confidential and anonymous service. Please refer to our FAQs above, for more information. If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact us, using the phone number at the top of the page.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: When will you send my kit to me?
If your order is placed before 4pm on a working day, then it will be sent the same day. Otherwise it will be sent on the next working day.
Q: Why do you need my email address?
Your Patient Services Manager, Louise Wright, will email you your login details to access your results, a confirmation your kit has been dispatched and finally when all your results are ready. We do not sell on or email you any other marketing materials, that is why we do not ask you to opt in or out of anything.
Q: Do I need to use my real name?
No, but the postman does need to know where to deliver the kit to. As long as you use a name that will get the kit to you, then we do not need your real name.
Q: What does the kit packaging look like?
It will arrive in plain white envelope with your typed name and address on it.
Q: What if I have any more questions?
You can email Louise by replying to one of the emails she has sent to you. She will do her best to answer them.