digestive enzymes

[kycahi]

I was on the phone with my friend Roger when I mentioned I would have to take an antacid due to a little heartburn in my throat. He said I really should take enzymes. I forgot that, however, until the same thing happened several months later: "Didn't I tell you to take enzymes? Try it!"

So I went to the Vitamin World store and got some pills with the three basics: amylase, lipase and protease. They didn't cost much. Next time I felt the heartburn, I took one of those pills and felt better almost at once. The relief was faster than with an antacid.

Some time later Vitamin World stopped carrying that stuff, and the seller wanted me to buy a big complex of enzymes for a higher price. Instead, I went to another chain store called Vitamin Shoppe. Theirs is called Pancreatin, and works just as the other ones did. 100 tablets for about $7. If I over eat, I won't wait for the discomfort; otherwise I take as needed.

I'm susceptible to reflux, and the enzymes seem to help keep that better controlled.