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Re: Looking for a good enzyme supplement
      07/22/13 04:30 AM
Syl

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Welcome to the board,

I have not seen a enteric coated digestive enzyme containing multiple different enzymes. Enteric coating is designed to allow enzymes to pass to a particular part of the intestine. Different enzymes work in different parts of the intestine. BTW - enzymes are proteins that are not absorbed into the body from the intestine. They work in the intestine.

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 and the article Enzyme hype gives some people a headache have good write-ups on enzymes and digestive enzyme supplements.

To reduce bloating and gas you might try using the FODMAP diet in combination with Heather's diet. It has been shown to reduce IBS symptoms 70-80% in clinical trials. You can read more about this diet in the first three links in my signature. Many people on the board use the two diets together but it does take a little thought to figure it out.

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* Looking for a good enzyme supplement
Spiral
07/21/13 08:07 PM
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Syl
07/22/13 04:30 AM
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Spiral
07/23/13 12:25 AM
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Syl
07/23/13 04:48 AM

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