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Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Enzymes/Fish Oil       #326580 - 03/14/08 10:59 AM Edit Reply Quote Barbara50 Reged: 09/26/07 Posts: 299 Loc: Texas I talked to a chiropractor who claims to have "cured" his IBS by taking plant enzymes and omega 3 fish oil. Has anyone heard of this approach?? He says that many IBS patients don't have sufficient enzymes to break down the food so it ferments in the small intestines creating gas and bloating and moves too fast in some cases (D) and not fast enough in others (C). I am doing so well on the diet that I am actually fearful of changing anything. He says he can now eat anything except lactose??? -------------------- IBS-D, Gas & Bloating Barbara50 Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Enzymes/Fish Oil       #326586 - 03/14/08 11:29 AM Edit Reply Quote Jordy Reged: 08/12/06 Posts: 2095 I take both the digestive enzymes and the fish oil. Unfortunately, in my case, they have not offered any benefit that I can tell...unless I would be even worse without them. But it definitely is a far far cry from a cure. I would try them if I were you. Maybe they would be helpful for someone is already having success with diet. -------------------- IBS-C with pain and bloat Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Enzymes/Fish Oil       #326591 - 03/14/08 11:36 AM Edit Reply Quote Barbara50 Reged: 09/26/07 Posts: 299 Loc: Texas Thanks Jordy, what kind of enzymes and fish oil do you take? -------------------- IBS-D, Gas & Bloating Barbara50 Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Enzymes/Fish Oil       #326592 - 03/14/08 11:38 AM Edit Reply Quote Syl Reged: 03/13/05 Posts: 5499 Loc: SK, CANADA Digestive enzymes made my symptoms worse. They frequently contain ground up plant material very high in IF. There isn't any research evidence to support the notion that IBS suffers have insufficient enzymes to break food. AND the small intestine does not contain bacteria capable of fermenting food unless there is some structural defect or disease. However, Lactose intolerance is one of the few digestive problems for which the digestive enzyme - lactase - does work well -------------------- STABLE: ♂, IBS-D 50+ years - Science of IBS The FODMAP Approach to Managing IBS Symptoms Evidence-based Dietary Management of Functional GI Symptoms: The FODMAP Approach FODMAP Chart & Cheatsheet The Role of Food & Dietary Intervention in IBS Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Enzymes/Fish Oil       #326597 - 03/14/08 11:58 AM Edit Reply Quote Barbara50 Reged: 09/26/07 Posts: 299 Loc: Texas Thanks Syl. I knew this was too good to be true but he sounded so believable. I tried enzymes from GNC before I went to the doctor for the diagnosis and before I started the diet and they made me much worse at that time. -------------------- IBS-D, Gas & Bloating Barbara50 Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Enzymes/Fish Oil       #326599 - 03/14/08 12:05 PM Edit Reply Quote Kiwii Reged: 09/27/05 Posts: 546 my gastro doc always told me to take fish oil, never figured out why...so i stopped, no change to speak of! -------------------- Kiwi IBS-C Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Enzymes/Fish Oil       #326600 - 03/14/08 12:24 PM Edit Reply Quote Syl Reged: 03/13/05 Posts: 5499 Loc: SK, CANADA Out of curiosity - does the chiropractor sell supplements, etc? -------------------- STABLE: ♂, IBS-D 50+ years - Science of IBS The FODMAP Approach to Managing IBS Symptoms Evidence-based Dietary Management of Functional GI Symptoms: The FODMAP Approach FODMAP Chart & Cheatsheet The Role of Food & Dietary Intervention in IBS Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Enzymes/Fish Oil       #326603 - 03/14/08 01:36 PM Edit Reply Quote Barbara50 Reged: 09/26/07 Posts: 299 Loc: Texas Yes, but he gave me the website and told me I could get them cheaper from the website so I don't think he was making a sales pitch. He seemed to be convinced that this had cured his IBS. -------------------- IBS-D, Gas & Bloating Barbara50 Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Enzymes/Fish Oil       #326638 - 03/15/08 01:45 PM Edit Reply Quote Jordy Reged: 08/12/06 Posts: 2095 I take the Digest More Ultra digestive enzymes from Renew Life and Nordic Ultimate Omega fish oil caps. -------------------- IBS-C with pain and bloat Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Enzymes/Fish Oil       #326639 - 03/15/08 01:46 PM Edit Reply Quote Jordy Reged: 08/12/06 Posts: 2095 So, digestive enzymes made you worse too? -------------------- IBS-C with pain and bloat Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all)

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