I noticed that in one of your posts you said that you don't really take your enzymes...I was just wondering why you don't take them. I didn't take mine consistently for about 7-8 years (only took them a couple of times a week). In the last year or so I've started taking them regularly again and I swear I'm having more stomach trouble than ever. When I take them I get a lot more of a potbelly and I have more gas. I do go to the bathroom less frequently though. I've never really had a problem with weight, I've always been about average or just a tiny bit below...I usually lose my appetite and shed some pounds when I get sick but then quickly gain it back after some IV's. So anyway, just wondering about your experience <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">.
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Emily65Roses
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Hehe. Okay, so here's the story. A few years ago, I gained 50 lbs on anti-depressants and birth control. Up until then I was always a little underweight, but not sickly so. At 50 lbs overweight, I was very unhappy with myself. So I set a goal to lose the weight. My docs knew about it and thought it was a good idea because I felt fat and my attitude was terrible. So I started exercising regularly and watching what I ate. I was still taking enzymes at this point. When I started eating only things like meat and grains, avoiding grease and fat, and I was still taking enzymes, it backed me up. I lost 40 of those 50 lbs. But it's still very easy for me to gain weight. Not a bad thing, but because of this I still avoid fat most of the time. And because of that, I still avoid enzymes. I have some GI trouble now and again, but it's better, in my opinion, than taking them and getting all backed up. I'm the same as you. I've always always had GI problems, diarrhea, gas, constipation, you name it. But I've also always been at a safe weight. I'm either a little skinny, but not sick, or where I am now, which is just about average for my age and height. So I'm not underweight (I'm 130 lbs at 5'2"). I still watch what I eat, so most of the time I don't have any ridiculously unusual bathroom problems. Everyone now and again, I'll have a piece of pizza, and then I pay for it. lol It comes out just a greasy as it went in. But all in all, I'm not missing much by not taking them. I probably could at this point because I eat SOME fat... but frankly, after losing the 40 lbs, I just never got back into the swing of it. And my weight is fine where it is, so I don't feel like it's absolutely necessary. So basically it's a little bit of purposeful medical reasoning, and a little bit of lazy. Haha. <img src="i/expressions/rose.gif" border="0">
vickysmommy
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Jenhum, I think I know what your problem was. You said you didnt take them for years and you were going to the bathroom a lot. Thats cause the food was not gettin digested properly and just passing right through your system, (and I bet it stunk horribly didnt it?) Then when you started, I think you put your body into shock by taking too much all of a sudden and thats why your stomache was upset. I know this because the doctors used to tell me not to increas my Ultrase unless I ask them first, cause if I take too much I become constipated and have a lot of distress
If taking your enzymes is upsetting your system that much ask your doc about having your absorbtion levels tested. It involves going off enzymes and taking stool samples for a few days. My brother did this and found out that he had close to normal absorbtion and only had to take his enzymes if he ate something particularly fatty.