Guest guest Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 , The contents of enzymes should be listed on the box / container. The different types all have slightly different constituents. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 , On the side of the prescription bottle, the respective amounts of lipase, protease and amylase are shown above the ingredients list. You take that amount and multiply it by the number of tablets you're taking. Different brands vary in strength. For example, I'm now taking Viokase 16's, 3-4 with each meal. 1 tablet has 16,000 units lipase, 60,000 units protease and 60,000 units amylase. By taking 4, that means with each meal I'm getting 64,000 units lipase, 240,000 units protease and 240,000 units amylase each time I eat. These amounts are incredibly higher than anything that can be purchased in a health food store or online. I've heard people say they took the vegetable based enzymes purchased OTC and couldn't understand why they didn't work or weren't as effective. Most of those only contain a couple thousand units of each, so you can see that there's a considerable difference between those and what's available only by a doctor's prescription. With love, hope and prayers, Heidi Heidi H. Griffeth South Carolina SC & SE Regional Rep. PAI Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only, and should not be substituted for consultation with a medical professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 , If your enzymes do not state the ingredients on the pack, your pharmacist should be able to tell you when you next collect a prescription. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 , I took the Lipram 20's for my first year, though a larger dosage of 4 with each meal. If I remember correctly, the Lipram has 20,000 units of lipase, 35,000 units of amylase and 35,000 units of protease in each capsule. Are they working well for you? With love, hope and prayers, Heidi Heidi H. Griffeth www.pancassociation.org/anthology.htm#heidi Bluffton, SC SC State & SE Regional Representative Pancreatitis Association, International Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only, and should not be substituted for professional medical consultation. wrote: Mine are in prescription format and all they say on the bottle are Lipram CR-20 CAP. > Does the 20 stand for mgs? I'm not sure how the numbers correlate I guess...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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