Re: Re: Re Acid reducers & enzymes answer

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All,

sorry I was offline or I would have gotten this sooner. The reason for

an acid reducer with enzymes (particularly non-enteric coated ones) is

for two reasons. The first is that they want don't want the enzymes to

be fully digested in the stomach, so they need to reduce the acid

content in the stomach (they are tablets, not capsules). Also, they need

to have the acid reducer with the enzymes because they found that this

combination can sometimes lessen the pain from the pancreas because it

stops the hormone sent from the stomach to the pancreas requesting

enzymes being made when food is in the stomach. Unfortunately, this

doesn't work in everyone and seems to work best in young women from ages

early twenties to somewhere around mid forties (I think, I don't

remember the actual ages given). I wish I had asked my doctor who told

me this for the reference papers on it but I didn't and I no longer see

him. I am one of those people who have lessened pain with this

combination. If I stop taking one or both, the pain in my abdomen

increases alot(I know this because I stopped taking them just to see if

they were helping. They were) and it's bad enough already when I do take

them.

Kimber

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Kimber

Vallejo, CA

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