Bloat & Digestion Issues? These 8 Supplements Are Here To Help – mindbodygreen.com

If your pancreas doesnt produce enough of these digestive enzymes, which can happen to individuals who have an autoimmune disorder, then your food only gets partially digested. This can lead to uncomfortable symptoms like reflux, indigestion, gas, and bloating. Digestive enzyme supplements provide additional enzymes to help properly break down your food.*

Studies show that supplementing with digestive enzymes can be especially helpful for individuals with lactose intolerance and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI),* which can cause symptoms like gas, bloating, stomach pain, and diarrhea. Although the jury is still out, there's some promising research that a specific digestive enzyme, called AN-PEP, might help those with gluten sensitivity or celiac disease.

In one small human clinical trial, researchers compared the effects of digestive enzyme supplements containing high or low doses of AN-PEP to a placebo in gluten-sensitive participants. They found that the supplements containing AN-PEP broke down most of the gluten before it reached the small intestine (which is where gluten can enter the blood, creating most of the problems associated with a sensitivity).

Read this article:

Bloat & Digestion Issues? These 8 Supplements Are Here To Help - mindbodygreen.com