| As a now 33 year old woman, I have struggled on and | | | | cheese, eggs and other various milk and dairy based |
| off with digestive issues, including bouts with IBS, or | | | | products. |
| Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and various types of | | | | A good digestive enzyme aid supplement will supply all |
| indigestion, but mainly "acid indigestion" which is basically | | | | enzymes that work in unison to help the body break |
| just a sour stomach from eating various different kinds | | | | down these complex nutrients, and spares the |
| of foods. Hey, even if you don't suffer with stomach | | | | enzymes that help to break these down, which means |
| issues, there are bound to be times when you could | | | | that your white blood cells in essence are spared, |
| benefit from the help of either digestive enzymes or | | | | since many of these enzymes are contained within |
| the nearest bottle of Pepto Bismol or some other | | | | white 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 of | | | | narrow your search down to a supplement that only |
| products on the market that can help those of us with | | | | contains dairy digestive enzymes. Your local natural |
| digestion problems, namely one we are going to talk | | | | foods or vitamin store can assist you with finding what |
| about today which I have recently experimented with | | | | you need personally. |
| myself, and that is digestive enzyme supplements. It | | | | The supplement that I purchased was very |
| just so happens for me that the foods which set my | | | | comprehensive, and contained all of the following |
| stomach into a frenzy are now deep fried and high fat | | | | digestive aids : Amylase, Protease, Lactase, Cellulase, |
| content foods, as well as certain kinds of meats and | | | | Lipase, 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 sauces | | | | these foods are combined together, which can cause |
| (which of course is one of my favorites, go figure), and | | | | havoc 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 dairy | | | | cheeseburger. |
| foods with high fat content as well, like ice cream and | | | | A cheeseburger assaults the system with not only |
| other desserts that are made with very fatty dairy | | | | starches 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 of | | | | you've got cellulose that needs to be broken down as |
| supplements that now are out which have various | | | | well. The American diet is chock full of traditional foods |
| types of digestive enzymes that are found naturally in | | | | that are absolutely horrendous from a digestive |
| the stomach acid "mix". Usually they are in powdered | | | | perspective, so it's no wonder many Americans suffer |
| form and encapsulated, and are taken before a meal | | | | digestive disorders ranging from IBS to acid reflux, to |
| with water. They are also usually designed To break | | | | more 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 fibrous | | | | digestive 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 in | | | | diet, it's worth looking into. I for one have experienced |
| the pancreas are amylase, trypsin and lipase, and they | | | | greater comfort and ease in digesting foods that |
| go to work digesting, or breaking down starches, fats | | | | normally would have made my night miserable since I |
| and proteins, which are some of the harder foods to | | | | began taking them, so I can speak from experience |
| break down. Lactase, as you may guess, is the | | | | that they can be a real life saver. |
| enzyme that breaks down dairy products like milk, | | | | |