Highlights
- Constipation
- Bloating
- Cramping
Digestive enzymes, as their name implies, help you break down food into smaller parts that can be absorbed, transported and utilized by every cell in your body. Digestion begins in your mouth, starting with saliva. As food passes into your stomach, proteins are worked on by various enzymes, mainly protease. From there, the food passes into your small intestine, (90% of digestion takes place in your small intestines) where lipase begins to break down fats, and amylase finishes off the carbohydrates.
Enzyme deficiency results in poor digestion and poor nutrient absorption. This creates a variety of gastrointestinal symptoms, including:
Constipation
Bloating
Cramping
Flatulence and belching
Heartburn and acid reflux
Chronic malabsorption can lead to a variety of illnesses. Think about it—if your body doesn’t have the basic nutritional building blocks it needs, your health and ability to recover from illness will be compromised.
Besides breaking down food, enzymes (particularly the proteases) can help with gut healing, controlling pathogens, and immune support. Your immune system begins in your gut—and if you have enzyme and digestive issues, chances are your immune system isn’t functioning as well as it should be.
Recommended Use: Digestive enzyme. Helps digest proteins, Digestive aid.
Recommended Dose: Adults: Take 1 capsule daily, or as directed by a health care practitioner. Take with first bite of food/meal. Take a few hours before or after taking other medications. Duration of Use: For use beyond 4 weeks consult a health care practitioner.
Cautions & Warnings: Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you are breastfeeding, have diabetes, a gastrointestinal lesion/ulcer, cardiovascular disease, pancreatitis, pancreatic exocrine insufficiency or cystic fibrosis, have allergy to latex or fruits (such as avocado, banana, chestnut, passion fruit, fig, melon, mango, kiwi, pineapple, peach, and tomato) are taking a anticoagulant/blood thinner, anti-inflammatory or antibiotic or are having surgery. Do not use if you have gallstones or a bile duct obstruction or are pregnant or are sensitive to pancreatic enzymes or pork proteins. For use beyond 4 weeks consult a health care practitioner. Headaches, heartburn, abdominal pain, bloating, and hypersensitivity (e.g. allergy) have been known to occur, in which case, discontinue use. Nausea, vomiting,and diarrhea have been known to occur, in which case discontinue use and consult a health care practitioner.
Contra-Indications: Contains no wheat, corn, yeast, soy or dairy. V capsules are made from vegetarian sources, no gelatin used.
| Serving Size: 1 V Capsule | ||
| Servings Per Container: 60 | ||
| Per Serving | ||
| Acid Maltase (1 FCC DP) | 1 mg | |
| Alpha-Amylase (1875 FCC DU) | 15 mg | |
| Alpha-galactosidase (50 FCC GaIU) | 5 mg | |
| Beet (root) | 25 mg | |
| Betaine hydrochloride | 100 mg | |
| Bromelain (32880 FCC PU) | 2 mg | |
| FOS (Chicory root) | 50 mg | |
| Glucomylase (3 FCC AGU) | 2.5 mg | |
| Invertase (170 FCC SU) | 1 mg | |
| Kale | 25 mg | |
| L-Lysine (fermented) | 100 mg | |
| Lactase (325 FCC ALU) | 3.25 mg | |
| Lipase (240 FCC LU) | 12 mg | |
| Ox Bile (bovine) | 88 mg | |
| Pancreatic enzymes (6875 Amylase, 550 Lipase, 6875 Protease) | 27.5 mg | |
| Papain (2000 FCC PU) | 122 mg | |
| Peppermint | 25 mg | |
| Pepsin (150000 USP FCC PU) | 100 mg | |
| Protease 3.0 (3 FCC SAPU) | 5 mg | |
| Protease 4.5 (4930 FCC HUT) | 33 mg | |
| Protease 6.0 (1640 FCC HUT) | 19 mg | |
| Non-Medicinal Ingredients: Cellulose, hypromellose – all from vegetable source. | ||
| 100% pure pharmaceutical grade ingredients. | ||