Comments on: Can Digestive Enzymes Help With Bloating, Gas, Indigestion, Irregularity & Heartburn?

By: Kristy

Kristy — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:19:57 +0000

my understanding of problems with digestive enzymes is that if you are eating carbohydrates which require a medium alkaline environment to digest and you are eating protein which needs a medium acidic environment to digest, neither will be digested properly leading to discomfort.
I have also read that food allergies may be caused by this because the undigested protein can leak through the intestine into the blood stream and cause the immune cells to attack the undigested protein as an allergen, leading to discomfort and the possible development of food allergies. So I guess I am wondering if Carlos has increased his protein intake while still eating a lot of carbohydrates? My bet would be yes.

By: MicroNutra Health

MicroNutra Health — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:41:13 +0000

Digestive enzymes are specifically designed to help your body process the nutrients more efficiently. However, you need to ask yourself why you are having an increase in gas with the increase in protein. Have you considered switching protein sources? Perhaps you have an allergy to soy, whey, or whatever source you’re currently using? Perhaps it’s not the protein in your supplement at all, but one of the filler ingredients or indigestible fibers?

By: Carlos Bikharie

Carlos Bikharie — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:54:58 +0000

i’m experiencing GI disorder when i eat protein. mostly just the bloating and frequent gas. it is becoming intolerable and is a sign of ineffeciancy in my body since i am eating more and more protein while currently bodybuilding, will supplementing digestive enzymes help my problem? or rather, if i start taking supplementary enzymes, will my body be able to reciave and process nutrients properly?