Guest guest Posted October 19, 2001 Report Share Posted October 19, 2001 Thank you, , very much. Love to you and yours, n Rojas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2001 Report Share Posted October 19, 2001 ; I just couldn't resist thanking either! Love to you and yours, n Rojas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2001 Report Share Posted October 19, 2001 There were several recent postings on the issue of constipation and the fact that it can occur both if you receive to little enzymes or to many enzymes. However, I did not see anyone respond to why they thought this was true. At the time of this discussion, I didn't have much of a chance to respond but I wanted to explain my understanding of this issue. Please note, I am not a nurse, doctor or nutrionist (just a mom at the moment) and this is simply based entirely on various things I have been told. Anyway, my understanding is that if they receive to few enzymes, the stool becomes very sticky. As this sticky stool passes through the intestines, etc. It can actually start to stick to the sides. As more stool passes through, more and more sticks, etc and this causes constipation. When to many enzymes are taken, the amount of fat in the stool is decreased making the stool very hard. Harder stools are naturally more difficult for anyone to pass and can cause constipation in the best of us but particularly someone whose muscles are much less used to pushing out hard stools. I also wanted to mention that this week I received a copy of the " Fat and Loving it " cookbook written by Gail Farmer and Sherri Willcox and distributed by digestive care, inc (maker of Pancrecarb). As I was reading it, I found that it specifically mentioned that the contents of a open enzyme capsule should not be placed in any protein containing foods such as milk, formula, meats and eggs. They indicate that the enzyme will begin to work immediately on the these foods before they are eaten and by the time the food is swallowed that the effectiveness of the enzyme is decreased. It is my understanding that you do not want them to start to work immediately because that means the coating on the outside is destroyed/removed and once the uncoated enzyme hits the acid in the stomach, the acid in the stomach destroys the enzyme. The whole reason that they are coated is so they can pass through the stomach unharmed. The enzyme coating is specifically designed to dissolve in a non-acidic environment (which occurs in the first part of the intestine known as the duodenum). Anyway, I had been placing her enzymes in things such as yogurt. After reading this, I am sticking with only acidic fruits for Emma's enzymes. She really needs as many enzymes working as possible. I will never do this again. I just thought other people might be interested in this. talk to you later, - mother of Emma 15 months w/cf and Isabelle 3 years w/the terrible 3 syndrome (otherwise known as the whines) ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2001 Report Share Posted October 19, 2001 , Our nutritionist at the clinic has told me that yogurt is fine for putting enzymes in, since it is also acidic. Most protein containing foods aren't acidic, so maybe the suggestion to avoid them doesn't take into account the one acidic protein-containing food, yogurt. Thank you for the " why " behind the too-much/too-little enzymes causing constipation explanation! I had thought that the child we were talking about may have had too many enzymes, since the dosage had just been increased and he passed very hard stools (which sounded just like what we had gone through with my own son.) I'd never heard such a clear explanation as the one you gave! Thanks! ~ > Anyway, I had been placing her enzymes in things such as > yogurt. After reading this, I am sticking with only acidic fruits for > Emma's enzymes. She really needs as many enzymes working as possible. > I will never do this again. I just thought other people might be > interested in this. > > talk to you later, > > - mother of Emma 15 months w/cf and Isabelle 3 years w/the terrible > 3 syndrome (otherwise known as the whines) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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