Digestive enzymes for GI issues

Digestive issues include symptoms of gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, stomach pain and heartburn. Often, people with these issues experience nutrient malabsorption and food sensitivities. Digestive enzymes are a type of supplement that help with relief.

Digestive enzymes are enzymes that help break down food into smaller pieces, which are more absorbable and therefore are more able to be used by cells for energy. The enzymes include proteases, or proteolytic enzymes,which break down proteins, lipases, which break down fat, and amylases which break down carbohydrates.

Taking digestive enzymes helps reduce many GI symptoms since the food is more readily absorbed rather pass into the large intestine where they are fermented by bacteria and cause symptoms. They are also useful for those with liver disease, pancreatic insufficiency and enzymes deficiencies.