Say hello to my little friends

[Guest]

Not a massive machine gun. But these little capsules. They're filled with lipase, protease, lactase and amylase enzymes. If I'm having any foamies or digestive issues I crack the capsule and pour the powder into a tablespoon of Water. Does the job in ten minutes, like magic!

[liveaboard15 1,293]

basically its a probiotic?

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, liveaboard15 said:

basically its a probiotic?

So...no. A probiotic is a general term for a collection of live bacteria and yeasts that are intended to seed or repopulate intestinal flora. That wouldn't do anything for food that's stuck in the stomach/pouch. These are enzymes, similar to that which you have in your saliva, which break down different types of "food" chemically. So if you have Protein stuck then protease will accelerate its breakdown beyond the normal process provided by the enzymes in your saliva.

[Tufflaw 465]

Interesting - so it's basically like liquid Plumber for your stomach?

[liveaboard15 1,293]

after googling and translating it seems to be a probiotic with digestive enzymes. I was not able to find that exact picture for sale in the USA but on Amazon it had this one which seems to be the exact same thing just a bottle instead of a package. https://www.amazon.com/Kyo-Dophilus-Probiotic-Enzymes-Capsules-Packaging/dp/B0015YK0PK

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, liveaboard15 said:

after googling and translating it seems to be a probiotic with digestive enzymes. I was not able to find that exact picture for sale in the USA but on Amazon it had this one which seems to be the exact same thing just a bottle instead of a package. https://www.amazon.com/Kyo-Dophilus-Probiotic-Enzymes-Capsules-Packaging/dp/B0015YK0PK

It's exactly that. The Probiotics are by the by - not necessary for my purposes, it's the enzymes I'm after. I initially got some papaya enzymes but I think that's just protease and this is everything in one. Obviously clip the capsule though - we don't have stomach acid (in the pouch anyway) so the capsule would just add to any blockage.

[GradyCat 3,697]

Interesting. Good to know.

[I♡BypassedMyPhatAss♡ 807]

So they work better than papaya enzymes?

[Guest]

11 minutes ago, BypassingMyPhatAss said:

So they work better than papaya enzymes?

Yes, although tasting the powder I think papaya enzymes are included. However there are also enzymes that break down fat and starch as well as Protein so everything is broken down.

I keep some at home, work and the car now.

Edited April 2, 2022 by Guest

[I♡BypassedMyPhatAss♡ 807]

Good to know, I'll get some to keep on hand as well. Thanks for sharing!

[Guest]

I'll also say, I have good days and bad days - some days I'm fine and others, especially in the morning, a mouthful of Water seems to take 5 minutes to evacuate my pouch. At those times I've learned to be very cautious with what I eat and stick to smooth yoghurt etc.