Bacterial diseases are diseases that are caused either internally or externally by bacteria. These diseases are common among aquarium fish predisposition to them include factors such as poor water quality conditions, stressful living conditions, hypoxia (when a whole body or part of a body is denied a proper supply of oxygen, temperature changes, and the handling and transport of fish.
Lipase helps your body digest fats. The pancreas, a glandular organ that sits behind the stomach, produces both of these enzymes. Get More Information About Acute Pancreatitis. Inflammation of the pancreas, also called pancreatitis, commonly causes high levels of amylase and lipase in the bloodstream.
1 Amylase from our salivary glands and pancreas digests starch to maltose in our mouth and small intestine. 2  Lipase from the pancreas digests lipids to fatty acids and glycerol in our small intestine. 3  Pepsin is a protease that begins digestion of proteins, breaking them into peptides and amino acids.