Enzyme Dependance

[Guest guest]

Someone mentioned to me years ago that if I started giving enzymes his

body would come to rely on them & he would not be able to digest the food

without them anymore. This person was not a nutritionist or anything so I

just wanted to bounce it off the list to see if it was an accurate statement

of not.

Thanks,

Michele

(, ASD, 7yrs, Logan, 3.5yrs)

[Guest guest]

This doesn't happen. Dr. Houston has commented on it A LOT, so

apparently it is a thought that comes up. Digestive enzymes

production is triggered by food+gut reactions, pancreatic reactions,

food+mouth reactions and NOT by the presence of any other enzymes in

the gut. If anything, supplementing with oral enzymes helps to heal

the gut and provide more nutrients to the body increasing its

efficiency. So after sometime on oral enzymes, your body may be

functioning better and you won't need to supplement with enzymes any

more. My older son used to reaction to even a tad of casein. At about

the 5th month on Petizyde regularly, he has a casein infraction about

once a week with no noticeable effect (courtesy of school parties and

treats, not mine). So, we can have the same level of health with a

lower dose.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks , for clearing up that confusion for me. The person who made the

comment to me years ago kept me from trying enzymes. But she didn't have any

real knowledge of autism, or gut problems. Her husband was a chiropractor &

they did their own reading etc. But I was never quite sure of her statement

about enzymes.

Thanks again!

Michele