Doctors Best Digestive Enzymes, Supports Digestive Wellness, Non-GMO, Vegetarian 90 Veggie Caps

I have been taking these impressive broad spectrum digestive enzymes as part of an overall plan to try to heal some serious gastrointestinal problems I have that include maldigestion and malabsorption. The Doctor's Best enzymes have one of the widest spectrum profiles with powerful amounts of each enzyme (the numbers and letters after each enzyme on the label). I think in my particular case, I am dealing with an overall disorder that has progressed to intestinal hyperpermeability, or "leaky gut" syndrome. This happens when the enterocytes lose the strength of the tight junctions that normally keep intestinal contents, food, bacteria, and immune complexes, out of the systemic circulation, which leads to overwhelming systemic inflammation and often food hypersensitivities that have to be dealt with. I began treating myself with strong probiotics (I recommend Hyperbiotics PRO-15 regular or Advanced strength) and these broad spectrum digestive enzymes (used one capsule after every meal or snack) to try to heal the dysbiosis and maldigestion, which are both a cause and an effect of this type of problem. My symptoms started out with mild but rapidly progressing acid reflux, which I realized were the result of low stomach acid not digesting my food (Google GERD and low stomach acid) so I added Betaine Hcl with pepsin (NOW) to replace stomach acidity and provide extra help digesting protein, and Gluten Digest (NOW), a specialized digestive enzyme that helps digest the problem proteins gluten and dairy contain. I take all three forms of enzymes after every meal or snack, and it has really made a huge difference in both my digestion and my GI tract, as well as my acid reflux all but resolving.I also used D-limonene (Jarrow) to help completely resolve the acid reflux and wean myself off prilosec and acid reducers for good. I then added licorice root (Nature's Way), aloe vera (NOW), and slippery elm (NOW) as coating and soothing supplements to allow my GI tract to heal, and these also further help with the reflux and digestion as the inflammation is reduced. I added L-glutamine (Jarrow) which directly coats the enterocytes and nourishes them to heal the tight junctions to begin to resolve the " leaky gut". I am going through and listing all of this in case it helps someone else who has more severe problems than probiotics and digestive enzymes alone can resolve, to give you suggestions and hope.All the suggestions I have made are useful for almost any problem with acid reflux, heartburn, GERD, IBS, or any other more serious GI problem, such as Celiac disease or Chrohn's or Ulcerative Colitis, or others with "leaky gut", which is often also linked to autoimmune disease (I have Hashimoto's autoimmune thyroiditis). Try good probiotics like Hyperbiotics "perfect probiotic" PRO-15 time release pearls, and good broad spectrum digestive enzymes like these by Dr's Best first, and then if that isn't enough, research and consider some of the other supplements I have been using with good success. The more complex your problem, the less likely unfortunately it will be that one or two things alone will be enough, so don't give up on the digestive enzymes as they are some of the most important supplements for any GI disease, along with the probiotics. Any GI disorder, structural or functional, is affecting your digestion and absorption of nutrients, and keeping you from being healthy no matter what you eat, and good strong broad spectrum supplemental digestive enzymes are the cure for that. Even though it takes many months to heal intestinal hyperpermeability, during which time I personally intend to continue to take all of the supplements I mentioned, I think anyone with any kind of GI issue should take good probiotics and digestive enzymes, and consider Betaine Hcl. HIghly recommend these enzymes and taking some form of digestive enzymes for the long term. I plan to always take a Hyperbiotics probiotic and a good digestive enzyme, even once I am healthy again. I may try different digestive enzymes by NOW, digestive ultimate or platinum, only because they have several more digestive enzymes and higher potency, than even these by Dr.;s Best, but they are a little more expensive. Highly recommend!!

I tried to change and bought a different brand, but it didn't work, I had to go back and buy this brand again...

These are a good, all purpose blend of digestive enzymes. Price is pretty reasonable, compared to some others out there. I have it on autoship so I never run out. Highly recommended.

It works most of the time, so I will not complain. Take with my heaviest meals and it helps to not feel so bloated.

Effective digestion aid. Works well and has a great blend and quantity of the desirable enzymes.

ALL my life, even as a little girl, I have craved sweets and carbs. Constantly fighting those cravings has been a long, miserable part of daily life. Now, at 66, I find these absolutely amazing little miracles. After reading the book, "Micro-Miracles" by Ellen Cutler, (an excellent read if you have food cravings) and taking the survey which she includes in the book, it became clear I needed to try a digestive enzyme for carb/sugars. After researching a bunch of other supplements, I finally found this one, which has the most complete list of enzymes that Ms. Cutler recommended. I've only been taking these for 7 days. After the first 3 days I noticed I wasn't thinking about food, "needing something sweet" to get up the energy to get a job done around the house, or even feeling very hungry in general. I also wasn't having the afternoon slump which has also been a part of life ever since I can remember. After a week of taking this supplement, I weighed myself and was shocked to see I'd lost 1.2 lbs. Really interesting since I hadn't upped my exercising at all, and not once have I felt hungry or like I'm depriving myself. Long story short....if you have carb/sugar cravings I enthusiastically urge you to give these a try. You will know within a week if they work for you, you should feel a major decrease in cravings and have more energy. For me, they have been a game-changer.

I’m returning this enzyme because it keeps getting stuck in my esophagus. I’m not sure why because I don’t have that problem with any other pills. When I first started taking it I did notice my stomach felt better and I wasn’t near as bloated so as far as that goes I believe it works just wish I could get it all the way down. Because of it getting stuck I have a pain in my chest where I could feel it in my throat and it dissolved. I hate to return it but I also don’t like it getting stuck. Hope it works for others.

I take this whenever I know I will have stomach discomfort after eating ( ayce Korean bbq or sushi, spicy noodles or wings, etc etc). It gives me much relief and allows me to not have to make a trip to the excretorium. It’s highly effective.