With the pharmacies stocked with loads of digestive aids for every imaginable ailment, its time to clear the air on digestive supplements. Here are some facts about why you may need a digestive aid and which brands are the most effective.
More people discover that they have some kind of food related allergy each year, which means that digestive aids, also known as digestive enzymes, are becoming increasingly popular. But what are digestive enzymes? An enzyme is a protein that facilitates specific chemical reactions and digestive enzymes help to facilitate the chemical breakdown of food into more absorbable pieces. Our bodies naturally produce a slew of different enzymes that are meant to help us break down food, but when an individual has a food allergy, there is need for extra support.
These are some of the conditions which digestive aids can help: |
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