How Digestive Enzymes Can Help

As a now 33 year old woman, I have struggled on andcheese, eggs and other various milk and dairy based
off with digestive issues, including bouts with IBS, orproducts.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and various types ofA good digestive enzyme aid supplement will supply all
indigestion, but mainly "acid indigestion" which is basicallyenzymes that work in unison to help the body break
just a sour stomach from eating various different kindsdown these complex nutrients, and spares the
of foods. Hey, even if you don't suffer with stomachenzymes that help to break these down, which means
issues, there are bound to be times when you couldthat your white blood cells in essence are spared,
benefit from the help of either digestive enzymes orsince many of these enzymes are contained within
the nearest bottle of Pepto Bismol or some otherwhite blood cells. However, if you only have problems
stomach soother, right?with digesting dairy, for example, you may be able to
We've all been there, and there are now tons ofnarrow your search down to a supplement that only
products on the market that can help those of us withcontains dairy digestive enzymes. Your local natural
digestion problems, namely one we are going to talkfoods or vitamin store can assist you with finding what
about today which I have recently experimented withyou need personally.
myself, and that is digestive enzyme supplements. ItThe supplement that I purchased was very
just so happens for me that the foods which set mycomprehensive, and contained all of the following
stomach into a frenzy are now deep fried and high fatdigestive aids : Amylase, Protease, Lactase, Cellulase,
content foods, as well as certain kinds of meats andLipase, and Phytase. These are the "big ones" that will
sauces.assist your stomach and other digestive organs with
Red meat is one of the worst culprits, and fattening,properly breaking down various foods, especially when
buttery and creamy sauces such as alfredo saucesthese foods are combined together, which can cause
(which of course is one of my favorites, go figure), andhavoc on your digestive system since it must pull all
other heavy creams also tend to not sit well.sort of various enzymes to digest say, a
Sometimes I happen to be especially sensitive to dairycheeseburger.
foods with high fat content as well, like ice cream andA cheeseburger assaults the system with not only
other desserts that are made with very fatty dairystarches from the bun, but also with one of the
bases.hardest meats to digest - red meat, and cheese, and
Whatever it is that happens to be for you individually,then if you throw some lettuce and tomato in there,
your problem could be helped by a variety ofyou've got cellulose that needs to be broken down as
supplements that now are out which have variouswell. The American diet is chock full of traditional foods
types of digestive enzymes that are found naturally inthat are absolutely horrendous from a digestive
the stomach acid "mix". Usually they are in powderedperspective, so it's no wonder many Americans suffer
form and encapsulated, and are taken before a mealdigestive disorders ranging from IBS to acid reflux, to
with water. They are also usually designed To breakmore severe disorders such as Crohn's disease.
down all types of different nutrients that we consume,If you are one of the millions of people that suffer
including fats, starches, vegetables and fibrousdigestive discomfort, or even if you think you could
substances, dairy, meats or proteins, and sugars.benefit from adding these digestive enzymes to your
The three enzymes that help to break these down indiet, it's worth looking into. I for one have experienced
the pancreas are amylase, trypsin and lipase, and theygreater comfort and ease in digesting foods that
go to work digesting, or breaking down starches, fatsnormally would have made my night miserable since I
and proteins, which are some of the harder foods tobegan taking them, so I can speak from experience
break down. Lactase, as you may guess, is thethat they can be a real life saver.
enzyme that breaks down dairy products like milk,