Supplements

• Are there any digestive enzymes you might suggest that would help with my digestion but also not be too harsh so as to not completely work against my gut with prednisone?
• In Module 11, you recommend taking 3 different probiotics at the same time. Can you share a strategy for beginning and maintaining the use of probiotics?
• I tried Pepsin and had ulcer-like symptoms after taking one tablet with each meal and never increasing. Does this mean that I don't need it? I did have an ulcer about 3 years ago after using NSAIDs and being in a car accident.
• When I took systemic enzymes they sort of burned my stomach. Would you stay away from those completely?
• Do you suggest taking betaine with pepsin and another digestive enzyme?
• If you’re using betaine with pepsin, can you still use it for a plant-based protein containing meal, or is it only when it’s an animal protein containing meal?
• Is constipation a common reaction after starting on gut support supplements like Wobenzym PS and Probiotic 50B?
• Is there a particular brand of colostrum you suggest?
• For stomach acid support, can we use the lemon juice in water or the apple cider vinegar, to replace taking the betaine with pepsin with a meal?
• Does betaine with pepsin have to be taken only when there are G.I. symptoms like acid reflux?
• Is it ok to take systemic enzymes with probiotics? Or can you suggest how I can fit these into my schedule?
• Is betaine with pepsin ok to take with other vitamins at the end of a meal, or should I take it away from other vitamins?
• Is betaine with pepsin just supposed to be taken right after meat-containing meals, or would that also be after lentils and egg-containing meals?
• Do you recommend taking L-Glutamine Powder after meals, during meals, or on an empty stomach?
• For the gut healing protocol, do I take the probiotics, the systemic enzymes, and the digestive enzymes at the same time?
• Can I put the L-glutamine powder in my green smoothie?
• Is the GI Digest from Douglas Labs similar to the Gluten/Dairy Digest from Pure Encapsulations?
• Would you recommend taking 0.5 g of L-glutamine per kg of ideal body weight? How long do I take L-glutamine for?
• What is the difference between L-glutamine and glutamine? How we should supplement these for gut healing?
• What systemic enzyme do you recommend?
• I started on the Saccharomyces Boulardii probiotics that you recommended. Should I take another probiotic with those, or is that enough?
• Does taking betaine with pepsin help recapture beef, so I won't have to avoid it anymore?
• Should I take systemic enzymes for some time before reintroducing foods?
• If I take the Gluten and Dairy Digest from Pure Encapsulations daily, will the gluten or the dairy intolerance disappear overtime?
• What product is good to take when I eat out to avoid a gluten reaction; to break down gluten in case I ingest it?
• What probiotic should I use?
• Can I take gluten/dairy digest and betaine together while eating out?
• When taking more than 1 betaine with pepsin, do I take them all at once or space them out?
• Can a gluten/dairy digest pill be taken every meal, and do I take them before or after, and how many do I take?
• When should I take the betaine with pepsin?