Question About Stomach Aches With Starting Digestive Enzymes

June 16, 2007

Hello!

I'm new to this group, and have a question or two about digestive enzymes.

First off, I'm a 24-years-old male, and recently started digestive

enzyme supplementation for the reason of improving overall digestion

and intestinal health. This is the first time I've ever taken a

digestive enzyme.

I did a lot of research, and decided to purchase Wholezyme from a

Whole Foods store, as it seemed like it covered a broad spectrum.

It's a vegetarian supplement, and the serving size is 2 capsules.

Here are the ingredients and dosages of this product:

Bromelain (from pineapple) 120 GDU

Papain (from papaya fruit) 600,000 FCCPU

Protease 3.0 (from aspergillus oryzae) 10 SAPU

Amylase (from aspergillus oryzae) 400 DU

Lipase (from aspergillus niger) 60 FCCLU

Protease 4.5 (from aspergillus oryzae) 400 HUT

Lactase (from aspergillus oryzae) 20 ALU

Cellulase (from trichodema longbrachitatum) 10 CU

Hemicellulase (from aspergillus niger) 10 HCU

Now, I've used two servings (2 capsules) before a meal in the last two

days. What I've noticed is some stomach aches afterwards. The last

time I took a dosage was yesterday at about 7PM, and my stomach still

feels somewhat sour. I haven't vomited or anything like that, and it

hasn't gotten very severe, but it's still there and a bit concerning.

Now, I read on www.enzymestuff.com (where I also found this group)

that such a reaction can happen with products containing proteases,

and they recommend stopping usage for 4 or 5 days, and then start

again. I know I'm not going to take any more until this completely

subsides at the least, and when I do, I'm thinking of taking one

capsule instead of the recommended serving size of two that I did

before. Would this be a good approach? Maybe this reaction was

because I started out with too much?

Have any of you taken this specific supplement, or something similar

ingredient-wise and had any negative effect? Anybody here that has

experienced stomach aches similar to what I have? Any suggestions are

very welcome.

Thank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing your opinions!

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