Systemic vs Digestive Enzymes: What's the Difference?

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Systemic vs Digestive Enzymes: What's the Difference?

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Systemic enzymes are usually only the proteolytic (protein lysing) enzymes,

they are either entericly coated or cultured to be acid and heat resistant.

These enzymes are much more expensive to produce that those used for digestion

even when they have the same names. Systemic enzymes are engineered to

survive stomach acid and get into the small intestine where they are to be

absorbed into the blood stream.

Digestive enzymes, on the other hand, have a broad range of enzymes for

protein digestion, as well as for the digestion of fiber, (cellulase)

carbohydrates (amylase) and fats (lipase). The products actions are limited to

the GI

tract and these enzymes are not generally of high quality, enteric coating or

protection from the acidic stomach juices. They do not survive well nor are

they present in sufficient quantity after being used for digestion to be

absorbed into the blood stream.

Folks using digestive enzymes thinking to use them as systemic ones have

failed because of the lack of protection of the enzymes against the stomach

acid

and lack of balance between the components themselves. Systemic enzymes need

extreme tweaking as a blend is being " invented " to insure synergy of action.

The whole blend of enzymes then needs to be put into " suspended animation "

to keep the enzymes from eating each other and thus neutralizing their own

action.