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Digestive enzymes- directions for use?


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Hi, I recently got some digestive enzymes and am unsure when to take them, before or after a meal? I'm hoping they will help me absorb more nutrients. Anyone whose had experience?


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1 hour ago, freshrainbows77 said:

Hi, I recently got some digestive enzymes and am unsure when to take them, before or after a meal? I'm hoping they will help me absorb more nutrients. Anyone whose had experience?

With EPI it is take 1 with your first bite of a meal and take another 30mins later if you have not finished eating....but I also have to take them to eat anything. Also consider taking them in ratio to how you eat. You need certain amounts to digest certain macros and foods. I like RealZymes because they made them to suit your diet type (IE keto for me) but I normally just take porcine replacement enzymes, and some extra lipase for fatty foods.
 One USP unit of Lipase activity digests 1 mg uEq. of fatty acid per minute at the pH of 9.0 at 37°C
One USP unit of Amylase activity digests 1 mg of dry USP potato starch
One USP unit of Protease activity digests 1 mg of casein (milk protein)

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Depends on what type of enzymes, there are lots of different ones out there. 

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