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Pages: 1 xylanase       #371179 - 05/11/14 03:36 PM Edit Reply Quote sgcray Reged: 01/22/14 Posts: 367 Loc: AZ, USA Will this enzyme cause breakdown of the acacia as well as other food soluble fibers rendering them useless to "fill" and cushion the colon? Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: xylanase       #371180 - 05/12/14 04:18 AM Edit Reply Quote Syl Reged: 03/13/05 Posts: 5499 Loc: SK, CANADA Unlikely - it breaks down hemicellulose ... but if you take it orally it will likely be degraded by stomach acid before it gets a chance to work at all -------------------- 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: xylanase       #371184 - 05/14/14 11:28 AM Edit Reply Quote sgcray Reged: 01/22/14 Posts: 367 Loc: AZ, USA So, are enzymes not worthy to take then? Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: xylanase       #371185 - 05/15/14 04:37 AM Edit Reply Quote Syl Reged: 03/13/05 Posts: 5499 Loc: SK, CANADA Generally speaking your body produces all the enzymes it needs to digest foods except in case of disease like lactose intolerance. It is best to choose individual enzymes for individual reasons and only digestive enzymes that are know to survive the stomach acid or else it is just a waste of money. For more information check out Go Ask Alice at Columbia University http://goaskalice.columbia.edu/enzymes -------------------- 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     Pages: 1

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