Does anyone take digestive enzymes?
This will depend on what formulation and enzymes it is. If it is just plant enzymes you can take it a little before, if it has bentaine HCl in it you need to take it with food or you can get uncomfortable symptoms. The purpose of digestive enzymes is to supplement your bodies production of enzymes that help break down food into the components that your body can utilize. If you take it too far apart from the meal it isn’t working on the food like it needs too. When your body produces enzymes it does it as needed where needed in the digestive system (if it is producing enough.) So this is why it is important to take it with the meal. The bentaine HCl is if you need help with not producing enough stomach acid for proper digestion. Because this is an acid if you take it apart from food it can cause discomfort. Right before you start eating or at the beginning of a meal is the best. Because if you are eating at a restaurant the meal can take a while to get to the table I would advise that i
