RE: Enzyme Issue
Actually, Debbie,
If you were to search the forum under "Ultrase", you'd most likely find an entry I put in for the explanations of the active ingredients, under the title "Side effects of skipping Ultrease" in the Adult folder.
Seemingly, everyone's pancrease acts different, some are in heavy need, some are in light need, and some just have to adjust their dosage based on what the next menu consists of.
I was on Cotazym S (which I don't think they sell, anymore), years ago, and had to take 15 capsuls (which in public places, some thought I was an addict--But I would sometimes reply with "an addict wouldn't be gulping 15 down at per meal every day!)
I would frequently get the 20 question bit from my doctor about my digestive activity, and the doctor would adjust accordingly. Depending on what foods you eat most often, the active ingredients for digesting animal fat may have to be increased. I've concluded that the animal fat breakdown in the digestive system is the hardest to do.
Though,?the enzyme warning indicates not to eat pork products with the enzymes because the contradict each other, it seems most people don't follow that warning. I had, for a long time avoided pork products while in the states, and of course, the first question they would ask is if I were Jewish.
Since I've been in Japan, it has been harder to avoid pork, and many cases I've had little adverse reactions, because I didn't have those enzymes anymore. But, now, lately my occasional intake of pork has gotten some adverse reactions (stomach aches), so I may have to resort back to the "no pork" rule, again.
Anyway, if you look up under "Ultrease", you may find a few hits, even try under a few other enzyme names, like "Creon"
To Travis,
My source indicated that any medication with prescription is one that has been passed by the FDA. Medications passed by the FDA are to contain a small margin of deviation. So, medications not passed by FDA, and are without prescription would have a high deviation to the contents (active ingredients) that are listed on the bottle.
Apparently, the companies didn't have to follow such criteron for such strict regulations in the beginning. I even recall there was another post relating to a recall of an enzyme company that let the medication get spoiled. Any enzymes that have changed in color due to moisture or going beyond its shelf expiration will either drop in effectiveness, or have an adverse condition to the patient taking it.
Unfortunately, according to the article (Thanks, Mockinbird for the link!), it'll take 4 years to clear the issue up!! To bad the only FDA approved is no longer available!
