How long before eating should one take enzymes?

[JenniferRose65]

Sorry for the double post-
I also wanted to mention that by the time he gets to middle and high school it really would be best for him to administer them himself.
I wasn't allowed to carry my enzymes with me until I had written notes from my doctor (and even then I still had to carry around a note everyday in case someone saw me taking them and stopped me) and that wasn't until the 10th grade!
He's definitely lucky to be able to not have to run to the nurses office every time (as long as he is still taking them on his own of course!)

 

[JenniferRose65]

Sorry for the double post-
I also wanted to mention that by the time he gets to middle and high school it really would be best for him to administer them himself.
I wasn't allowed to carry my enzymes with me until I had written notes from my doctor (and even then I still had to carry around a note everyday in case someone saw me taking them and stopped me) and that wasn't until the 10th grade!
He's definitely lucky to be able to not have to run to the nurses office every time (as long as he is still taking them on his own of course!)

 

[JenniferRose65]

Sorry for the double post-
I also wanted to mention that by the time he gets to middle and high school it really would be best for him to administer them himself.
I wasn't allowed to carry my enzymes with me until I had written notes from my doctor (and even then I still had to carry around a note everyday in case someone saw me taking them and stopped me) and that wasn't until the 10th grade!
He's definitely lucky to be able to not have to run to the nurses office every time (as long as he is still taking them on his own of course!)

 

[JenniferRose65]

Sorry for the double post-
I also wanted to mention that by the time he gets to middle and high school it really would be best for him to administer them himself.
I wasn't allowed to carry my enzymes with me until I had written notes from my doctor (and even then I still had to carry around a note everyday in case someone saw me taking them and stopped me) and that wasn't until the 10th grade!
He's definitely lucky to be able to not have to run to the nurses office every time (as long as he is still taking them on his own of course!)

 

[JenniferRose65]

Sorry for the double post-
I also wanted to mention that by the time he gets to middle and high school it really would be best for him to administer them himself.
I wasn't allowed to carry my enzymes with me until I had written notes from my doctor (and even then I still had to carry around a note everyday in case someone saw me taking them and stopped me) and that wasn't until the 10th grade!
He's definitely lucky to be able to not have to run to the nurses office every time (as long as he is still taking them on his own of course!)

 

[JenniferRose65]

Sorry for the double post-
I also wanted to mention that by the time he gets to middle and high school it really would be best for him to administer them himself.
I wasn't allowed to carry my enzymes with me until I had written notes from my doctor (and even then I still had to carry around a note everyday in case someone saw me taking them and stopped me) and that wasn't until the 10th grade!
He's definitely lucky to be able to not have to run to the nurses office every time (as long as he is still taking them on his own of course!)

 

[Tisha]

I have a question here, I was wondering if I should open a new thread or use an existing one.
As a child I was told to take enzymes "with meals".
As a teenager, the doctor screamed when he heard, and stated I should take them immediately before the meal - which is in line with what most of you are doing.
But here in Spain, some doctors are advising to take all of the day's pills at breakfast, and then no enzymes during the day. That sounds crazy to me, but has anyone else tried it?

 

[Tisha]

I have a question here, I was wondering if I should open a new thread or use an existing one.
As a child I was told to take enzymes "with meals".
As a teenager, the doctor screamed when he heard, and stated I should take them immediately before the meal - which is in line with what most of you are doing.
But here in Spain, some doctors are advising to take all of the day's pills at breakfast, and then no enzymes during the day. That sounds crazy to me, but has anyone else tried it?

 

[Kaethe108]

hi Tisha!

our nutritionist is THE specialist for cf children's nutrition in whole Germany. we are very lucky to have her.
so I will just tell how she taught us and I can tell you, we never had problems with belly pain and our daughter develops great!
so the advice is:
take the enzymes within the first quarter of the meal. so the enzymes reach the digestive tract together with the food. with bigger meals we give half of the dosis after one third and the second half after another third of the meal.
the enzymes are moved through the digestive tract together with the food. so taking all of them in the morning means that the latest after four hours there are no more enzymes to digest the food!

 

[Kaethe108]

hi Tisha!

our nutritionist is THE specialist for cf children's nutrition in whole Germany. we are very lucky to have her.
so I will just tell how she taught us and I can tell you, we never had problems with belly pain and our daughter develops great!
so the advice is:
take the enzymes within the first quarter of the meal. so the enzymes reach the digestive tract together with the food. with bigger meals we give half of the dosis after one third and the second half after another third of the meal.
the enzymes are moved through the digestive tract together with the food. so taking all of them in the morning means that the latest after four hours there are no more enzymes to digest the food!