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Posted 3/14/2017 7:51 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Everyone

I've been suffering from IBS/Crohn with diarrhea for quite a long time.

I have also GERD, Acid Reflux and most probably low stomach acid, as I'm constantly returning (Regurgitation) everything I eat or drink like a maniac ruminant.

I don't have heartburns, though , and since I've changed my diet 2 years ago I don't suffer from painful discomforts in my stomach like before.

Another issue is that I have always MUCUS in my stool and I stay a loooooong time in the w.c, 2 to 3 times a day and between 40min to 1 hour.

I have a healthy program now, I eat organic (mostly vegan/vegetarian) and I do sport, I don't drink milk or coffee (I do eat yogurt for the Probiotic benefits), but it doesn't seem enough to stop the IBS-D.

My question is if, in my situation, the Digestive Enzymes and Betaine HCL with pepsin (or without because I don't use supplements of animal sources) will help me to improve my digestion and stop the reflux.

Can you please provide me the most effective supplement and products with plant-based sources? I can't have a brand which uses pepsin from porcine sources or any other animal sources, I need a Vegan/Vegetarian products.

Thank you so much
Posted 3/16/2017 7:21 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you , healseeker.

Some say that Apple cider Vinegar has the same effect than Betaine, and drinking a spoon before meals increase the acid in your stomach to have a better digestion.

What's your opinion about the natural remedies like Ginger, Peppermint Oil, Flaxseed, Honey, Papaya and other organic products that helps to restore your gut health?
Posted 3/16/2017 3:51 PM (GMT 0)

healseeker said...
I've been using Enzymedica digestive enzymes for about 10 years--I'm not sure if they're vegan/vegeterian but you can look it up. But systemic or proteolytic enzymes are much more powerful and I've taken as many as 10 pills to get rid of certain issues and it's worked!! Check out Fibrenza like I used and then compare it to others to see which one you think will work best for you, but don't just take 1 or 2 because you need many to get rid of health issues that took years of accumulating problems compounding and 2 simple pills will not be powerful enough to do the trick. I took 10 3x/day for a week and it worked wonders--that was a recommendation from scientists not even involved in the making of systrmic enzymes.

Are you saying you took 10 of the Enzymedica per day? Which specific formulation? How did you decide on 10?
Posted 3/16/2017 4:59 PM (GMT 0)
I think he's saying he took 10 three times a day!!! I'm sure that cant be good for you.
Posted 3/17/2017 8:58 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much Healseeker,

It's the first time I've seen someone that uses enzymes to kill viruses, that's interesting!
Normally I use Essential Oil of Oregano, Black Seed Oil, Propolis, Raw pure Honey, Olive Leaf Extract and recently Indian costus (Saussurea Lappa), among others.

Fasting has been really helpful indeed, eating little is also a blessing but difficult to do every time.

I found a product that has some enzymes and HCL Betaine in one pill:
http://www.pureencapsulations.com/digestive-enzymes-ultra-w-betaine-hcl.html

Would you recommend that one?

Can you elaborate on how enzymes help kill viruses?

Thanks a lot
Posted 3/18/2017 1:24 AM (GMT 0)

healseeker said...
They recommend on scientific websites to take 30 pills for therapeutic reasons

Do you have any links for this statement?
Posted 3/20/2017 11:55 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you Healseeker

I've used Activated Charcoal from Coconut shells, but since I've read that it absorbs also the vitamins and minerals I stopped using it often. Activated Charcoal absorbs everything and should be taken outside meals and other supplements, so it doesn't take the benefits of the superfoods you take.


What's your opinion about Lysine when fighting viruses?

Thanks
Posted 3/20/2017 12:19 PM (GMT 0)
Zinex, and others, please be careful taking advice from anonymous forum posters.

The links provided are misleading nonsense.
The first 'doctor' linked is renowned for telling cancer patients to stop chemotherapy, and instead buy his supplements. (One person did so, and his tumor grew four times in size over the next nine months.) He is a known quack.
There is also a PhD 'doctor' linked, but it turns out his PhD is in... martial arts.

And it seems 'healseeker' is now a woman, though previously posting as a man called 'curedcolitis' (endlessly spamming the boards about activated charcoal.)

I am sure I will cop a spray for touching on this, but misinformation can be dangerous.
Posted 3/20/2017 7:34 PM (GMT 0)
ambling is right about one thing: The links healseeker provided are dangerous junk science. The internet is an amazing source of information, but perhaps an even more amazing source of MISinformation.

And when people use the word "sheeple" when talking about science literacy, it tells me all I need to know.
Posted 3/20/2017 8:14 PM (GMT 0)

beave said...
ambling is right about one thing: The links healseeker provided are dangerous junk science. The internet is an amazing source of information, but perhaps an even more amazing source of MISinformation.

And when people use the word "sheeple" when talking about science literacy, it tells me all I need to know.


any chance you could be more specific about what you consider the junk science in this article >


http://www.newswithviews.com/Howenstine/james174.htm
Posted 3/20/2017 8:19 PM (GMT 0)
Curedcolitis or healseeker, no one asked about shingles. I know it's hard to keep the story straight.
And you talk above about activated charcoal, and how it 'adsorbs toxins'. Funny how curedcolitis did that also.
So you 'cured' your colitis? All better now?
Posted 3/20/2017 9:01 PM (GMT 0)

soynomore said...

beave said...
ambling is right about one thing: The links healseeker provided are dangerous junk science. The internet is an amazing source of information, but perhaps an even more amazing source of MISinformation.

And when people use the word "sheeple" when talking about science literacy, it tells me all I need to know.


any chance you could be more specific about what you consider the junk science in this article >


http://www.newswithviews.com/Howenstine/james174.htm

http://articles.latimes.com/2007/apr/02/health/he-skeptic2
Posted 3/20/2017 10:30 PM (GMT 0)
i'm not referring to the marketing of a maybe questionable supplement - i'm referring to the scientific information stated in the article -

anything more current debunking the importance of enzymes ?
Posted 3/20/2017 10:56 PM (GMT 0)
The "scientific information" in the article is intertwined with the marketing claims for the supplement.

Nobody disputes the "importance" of enzymes made by our bodies. But the claims that taking enzyme supplements can prevent, treat, or cure diseases are not supported by evidence.
Posted 3/20/2017 11:03 PM (GMT 0)
An enzyme is a protein which facilitates a chemical reaction.They are made of amino acids, and are digested like all other proteins.

The idea that they somehow bypass digestion, remaining intact to enter the blood stream, is not sensible.
They could be injected (giiven intravenously) but orally they will degrade.

Digestive enzymes (which are different to the thousands of other enzymes that are used in the body) can assist in the early stages of digestion (stomach and jejunum).

Betaine is one digestive enzyme that can be used to assist sluggish digestion in the stomach.
The notion that 'systemic enzymes' can cure cancer etc, is not based on any reasonable science or studies.
Its sad (and can be dangerous) to see seriously ill people grasped for these types of supplements.
Posted 3/20/2017 11:30 PM (GMT 0)
Besides digestive enzyme supplementation, oral enzymes can be used systemically. This requires taking enzymes on an empty stomach between meals so they can be absorbed through your gut into your bloodstream, where your cells can use them metabolically to clear away debris and accumulated metabolic buildups.
However, getting enzymes from your digestive tract into your bloodstream isn't as easy as it would seem. Enzymes are very susceptible to denaturing and must be helped to survive the highly acidic environment in your stomach. For this reason, they're often given an "enteric coating" to help them survive the journey through your digestive tract.
Systemic oral enzymes have been used to treat problems ranging from sports injuries to arthritis to heart disease and cancer, particularly in European countries. But most of the research has been published in non-English language journals.
This systemic use of enzymes is still in its infancy in the U.S. Keep in mind that in order for enzymes to be used systemically, they must be ingested on an empty stomach. Otherwise, your body will use them for digesting your food, instead of being absorbed into the blood and doing their work there.
Posted 3/20/2017 11:32 PM (GMT 0)
I am not real big fan of digestive enzymes or at least plant enzymes.
No way for the body to shut them off after digestion is completed.
Even animal/human enzymes in excess might perhaps not be able to be shut down.
So you might end up with excess protease and start to dissolve yourself.

We have enough trouble with bacterial protease, and pancreatic protease that is not turned off.
We also have problems with our supply of anti-trypsin in the colon.

Moderation.

Protease inhibitors can put people into remission.

Of course some can have not enough or excess HCL in the stomach,
but that is a different story.

Old Mike

Post Edited (Old Mike) : 3/20/2017 5:40:56 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 3/20/2017 11:42 PM (GMT 0)

soynomore said...
Besides digestive enzyme supplementation, oral enzymes can be used systemically. This requires taking enzymes on an empty stomach between meals so they can be absorbed through your gut into your bloodstream, where your cells can use them metabolically to clear away debris and accumulated metabolic buildups.
However, getting enzymes from your digestive tract into your bloodstream isn't as easy as it would seem. Enzymes are very susceptible to denaturing and must be helped to survive the highly acidic environment in your stomach. For this reason, they're often given an "enteric coating" to help them survive the journey through your digestive tract.
Systemic oral enzymes have been used to treat problems ranging from sports injuries to arthritis to heart disease and cancer, particularly in European countries. But most of the research has been published in non-English language journals.
This systemic use of enzymes is still in its infancy in the U.S. Keep in mind that in order for enzymes to be used systemically, they must be ingested on an empty stomach. Otherwise, your body will use them for digesting your food, instead of being absorbed into the blood and doing their work there.

Is there a reason you copied and pasted some text from Mercola?

Do you notice that there are no supporting links or documentation for so many claims made on that website?
Posted 3/20/2017 11:48 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah, nice copy and paste soy. Pseudo-science is huge in the supplement industry. A bit convenient that only foreign language links might exist eyes
Research is ongoing in the area, but the kinetics of delivery are too complex to manage at this stage.
Posted 3/21/2017 12:39 AM (GMT 0)
Generally speaking, the majority of all proteins are broken down into amino acids and peptides before being absorbed into the cells of the small intestine. However, there is growing evidence that small amounts of intact proteins can also make their way across the small intestine using diverse mechanisms.
Posted 3/21/2017 1:28 AM (GMT 0)

beave said...

soynomore said...
Besides digestive enzyme supplementation, oral enzymes can be used systemically. This requires taking enzymes on an empty stomach between meals so they can be absorbed through your gut into your bloodstream, where your cells can use them metabolically to clear away debris and accumulated metabolic buildups.
However, getting enzymes from your digestive tract into your bloodstream isn't as easy as it would seem. Enzymes are very susceptible to denaturing and must be helped to survive the highly acidic environment in your stomach. For this reason, they're often given an "enteric coating" to help them survive the journey through your digestive tract.
Systemic oral enzymes have been used to treat problems ranging from sports injuries to arthritis to heart disease and cancer, particularly in European countries. But most of the research has been published in non-English language journals.
This systemic use of enzymes is still in its infancy in the U.S. Keep in mind that in order for enzymes to be used systemically, they must be ingested on an empty stomach. Otherwise, your body will use them for digesting your food, instead of being absorbed into the blood and doing their work there.

Is there a reason you copied and pasted some text from Mercola?

Do you notice that there are no supporting links or documentation for so many claims made on that website?



is there a good reason not to ? are you asking about everything ever posted on his site or the information i copied and posted ?
Posted 3/21/2017 2:15 AM (GMT 0)
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