Guest guest Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 In a message dated 1/12/2004 9:14:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, writes: However, my son is only 4 3/4 years old, so our doctor said to sprinkle it on some soft, bland food. The instructions from the manufacturer (Solvay Pharm.) say that this is okay. I'm wondering whether anyone has had any positive or negative experiences with Creon generally, or with this method of getting a child to ingest it? I did search the archives first (going back 10,000 messages), but there was only one message from an adult taking Creon. , I've been taking Creon 10 for a number of years but have not had to give it to a child. I'm not sure how sprinkling it on food would work as I'm wondering how it would survive the stomach acid. I was taking 5 capsule per meal but have been able to reduce it to one-two capsules now that I've started taking the Houston enzymes. The Creon may be all you need for your son but was not addressing healing a leaky gut which the plant enzymes from Houston seem to be doing. Since I've started the Pep and no-fenol as well as the zyme prime I'm noticing that I don't seem to be having as many allergic reactions to many of the foods as before and my overall digestion seems to be doing better. or Devin might be able to tell you more about the differences but I think that animal enzymes carry a small risk of disease or autoimmune response. Sharon K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Creon is enterically-coated so that stomach acid won't denature and inactivate the enzymes, the coating is a micro-encapsulation technique such that the individual little microspheres are coated. Sprinking on food shouldn't hurt, but Creon shouldn't be crushed or ground into a powder as that harms the coating. Elastase is one of the few enzymes not really substituted by a plant-based enzyme, so in this case, the Creon may be justified. Devin > In a message dated 1/12/2004 9:14:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, > writes: > However, my son is only 4 3/4 years old, so our doctor said to > sprinkle it on some soft, bland food. The instructions from the > manufacturer (Solvay Pharm.) say that this is okay. > > I'm wondering whether anyone has had any positive or negative > experiences with Creon generally, or with this method of getting a > child to ingest it? I did search the archives first (going back > 10,000 messages), but there was only one message from an adult taking > Creon. > , > > I've been taking Creon 10 for a number of years but have not had to give it > to a child. I'm not sure how sprinkling it on food would work as I'm wondering > how it would survive the stomach acid. I was taking 5 capsule per meal but > have been able to reduce it to one-two capsules now that I've started taking > the Houston enzymes. The Creon may be all you need for your son but was not > addressing healing a leaky gut which the plant enzymes from Houston seem to be > doing. Since I've started the Pep and no-fenol as well as the zyme prime I'm > noticing that I don't seem to be having as many allergic reactions to many of the > foods as before and my overall digestion seems to be doing better. or > Devin might be able to tell you more about the differences but I think that > animal enzymes carry a small risk of disease or autoimmune response. > > Sharon K. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 >>> Can anyone explain how Creon is different from Houstons enzymes? Creon is prescription pancreatic enzymes. Houstons are plant-derived enzymes. Pancreatic enzymes are less stable than plant-derived ones (no matter which brand). Plant/microbial enzymes can tolerate wider ranges of pH and temperature. They can work in the stomach where the pancreatic ones cannot. >>>Will Creon help more with the pancreas than Houstons will? In what way? Creon pancreatic enzymes would likely be more like the pancreatic enzymes, but that doesn't mean they will be more effective due to the reasons given above. Do you mean will they reduce the digestive load on the pancreas? In this case, it might not matter which type you take, although I would still guess the plant/microbial enzymes would have the advantage because they can be working well ahead of time in the stomach. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 , While can deliver the expert technical advice, I can offer our personal experience since I think I'm one of the few on this list who uses Creon. (Most people seem to use Houston). Our doctor prescribed Creon because my son has many allergies, including to mold. The plant enzymes (such as the Houston enzymes) are grown on mold. I believe that these manufacturers state that they filter out the mold so that there is minimal risk of reaction. However, if your child does have mold allergies, you should check with your doctor before switching. The other " pro " for us of Creon enzymes is that they are available by prescription only. We are fortunate to have good health insurance coverage and so our co-pay for the prescription is low compared to buying the over-the-counter plant enzymes. As far as whether the Creon will build up your child's own stores of pancreatic enzymes, I was told by two doctors that it does not. The Creon (and the plant enzymes) just act on whatever food is available when they are taken. Hope this helps, >From: " jornmatt " <kjorn@...> >Reply- > >Subject: Re: Creon enzymes >Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 20:32:26 -0000 > > >>> Can anyone explain how Creon is different from Houstons enzymes? > >Creon is prescription pancreatic enzymes. Houstons are plant-derived >enzymes. Pancreatic enzymes are less stable than plant-derived ones >(no matter which brand). Plant/microbial enzymes can tolerate wider >ranges of pH and temperature. They can work in the stomach where the >pancreatic ones cannot. > > > >>>Will Creon help more with the pancreas than Houstons will? > >In what way? Creon pancreatic enzymes would likely be more like the >pancreatic enzymes, but that doesn't mean they will be more effective >due to the reasons given above. Do you mean will they reduce the >digestive load on the pancreas? In this case, it might not matter >which type you take, although I would still guess the plant/microbial >enzymes would have the advantage because they can be working well >ahead of time in the stomach. > >. > _________________________________________________________________ Learn how to help protect your privacy and prevent fraud online at Tech Hacks & Scams. http://special.msn.com/msnbc/techsafety.armx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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