Re: lipase supplements

[Guest guest]

My husband has no gallbladder and i'm trying to get him to take lipase

supplements. Does he take them before or after he eats? Does he have to take

them with every meal?

Elaine

[Guest guest]

Depended on a lot of things in our case. My dh also has no gallbladder

but has no digestion problem. We took (each of us a different product)

a chiropractic product that contains enzymes and herbs. When we first

started, the chiropractor had us taking it between meals. He said it

acted as an antibotic to help cure inflammation taking that way. My dh

is still taking his that way. I am now taking mine at the end of the

meal and mine act as enzymes. What I have learned from the " applied

kinesiology chiropractor " is that he finds the cause of the problem

and doesn't just treat the symptom. Your dh may have something else

causing the problem. If you are just going to experiment then I would

say to follow the directions on the emzymes you buy.

Just our experience. Maybe there is something here to help for you.

Del

> My husband has no gallbladder and i'm trying to get him to take lipase

> supplements. Does he take them before or after he eats? Does he have

to take

> them with every meal?

> Elaine

[Guest guest]

As I understand it, the function of the gallbladder is to store bile

till it's needed ie when fat is eaten. if there is no g/b the bile

is released continously, not when it;s needed.

So if your hubby has digestive problems, it *could* be bile salts he

needs to supplements with, not lipase. There are combinations that

have a full range of enzymes, plus bile salts.

If it were me, I;d take one with each meal and see if it made a

difference. If it helps, then take one with every meal.

deb

--- In , " Elaine " <itchyink@s...>

wrote:

> My husband has no gallbladder and i'm trying to get him to take

lipase

> supplements. Does he take them before or after he eats? Does he

have to take

> them with every meal?

> Elaine