Enzyme to help with accidental gluten consumption

[WhirledPeas]

I just saw this on Facebook and thought I would share it in case it is helpful.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/880 ... uac=9310BX

[Erica P-G]

It requires a password for me to enter into Medscape....

[WhirledPeas]

Oops! I didn't click on the article, but the person who posted it on Facebook copied and pasted this part of it:

CHICAGO — The prolyl endoprotease enzyme derived from Aspergillus niger might help people with a gluten sensitivity who unintentionally consume wheat or other grains avoid troublesome gastrointestinal symptoms, a small study suggests.
The enzyme, known as AN-PEP and marketed as Tolerase G by DSM in the United States, "actually works," said lead investigator Julia König, PhD, from Örebro University in Sweden. "There are a lot of enzymes on the market, but this functions in the stomach where the pH is acidic. Often enzymes don't work in this environment."

[Erica P-G]

Thanks Wen,

Interesting, I have some Gluten enzyme and it is BioCore DPP IV, Protease Aspergillus Oryzae and Protease Aspergillus Melleus, it does not have the Niger aspect of it in it....wonder if that would make that much of a difference?

[Gabes-Apg]

with any of these types of enzymes (be they for gluten or dairy etc) they help the body digest the item, but they don't protect the body 100% from inflammation

[Marcia K]

I take Gluten Ease as a preventive when I eat out because I never know if my food will have cross contamination. I have taken it too, when I felt a little "funky" after eating out.