Digestive Enzymes

[600@50]

Does anyone supplement with digestive enzymes? Seems like when I don't take them the food just "sits" in my stomach and doesn't digest well especially a heavy protein meal.

[Back In Black]

I have supplemented very well with bromelain and will probably start again real soon, cost is a little high in the UK. I know gbrice also uses it.

What specific enzymes and amounts do you take?

[600@50]

It's a mixture from Whole Foods which includes:

Bromelain 120 GDU
Papain 600,000 FCCPU
Protease-Acid 10 SAPU
Amylase 400 DU
Lipase 60 FCCLU
Protease 400 HUT
Lactase 20 ALU
Cellulase 10 CU
Hemicellulase 10 HCU

This is for 2 capsules. I usually take 3-4 if I ate a high protein meal. I'm not really sure what the units are but they seem to help my digestion. There may be better mixtures available.

[gbrice75]

I supplement with Bromelain, Betaine and Chromium although the latter isn't a digestive enzyme.

[Turkish Juicer]

I supplement with a blend of prebiotics and probiotics, 8 billion alive bacteria to do aid my digestive system in each pill.

I take a pill in between two large meals that consist of a lot of anabolic protein, such as red meat and chicken.

4lt of spring water, about 4-6 large cups of black and green tea and 30gr of fiber ED also helps a lot with digestion, in spite of the heavy protein diet I have been following over the years... Never constipated, ever.

[600@50]

From what I've been reading bromelain is the best to aid protein digestion. And the enzymes I've been taking have some bromelain just not enough.