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Most of us think of taking digestive enzymes when we have gas, heartburn, or digestive problems. If you have had any of these symptoms you have probably taken them. They can be a relief for digestive disorders and discomforts. Did you know that they also help strengthen your immune system?

Your immune system can become stronger with the help of enzymes. Since the immune system works throughout your body and not in one central location, the different organs must “talk” to each other through the immune cells. They need to stay attentive for disease causing invaders.

A digestive system that doesn’t work properly will often take important enzymes from the immune system to help it function. This makes it hard for your body to absorb all the nutrition it needs. Your immune system becomes weakened which, as you can imagine, leaves you wide open for enemy invaders to flourish.

Lack of Enzymes for Digestion can Limit Immunity

If your body does not have enough enzymes to digest the food you eat, your body will treat all non-digested food as a foreign substance!  It will send white blood cells after the food you couldn’t digest.

Your body uses white blood cells to fight infection.  Sending them after food will stretch your system a little thin (or a lot thin).  Digestive enzymes will keep your immune system from overworking itself, as well as provide every bodily system with the fuels they need in order to function.

Digestive System Enzymes for Weight Loss Surgery Patients

Digestive enzymes are produced in your small intestine. They play a major role in breaking down and absorbing fats, carbohydrates, and proteins. Since bariatric patients have the majority of their small intestine bypassed, only a fraction of the body’s enzymes are available to digest nutrient-rich food. This can place weight loss surgery patients at risk for nutritional deficiencies.

Replacing Enzymes for Immunity Help

Today’s diets normally do not include many raw fruits and vegetables. Cooking these foods rids them of important enzymes. To keep your immune system working properly you must supplement with natural digestive enzymes.