Thorne Research – Bio-Gest – Blend of Digestive Enzymes to Aid Digestion – 180 Capsules

★★★★★ I have digestive issues and no gallbladder and my alternative medicine doctor recommended taking these at every meal and snack for the rest of my life. I'm so tired of looking like I'm 6 months pregnant after just eating a very small amount of food.This is the first time in over 6 years that my stomach doesn't bloat and distend immediately upon eating. I eat Paleo because Gluten, Dairy, and Sugar reek havoc on my system. I started by taking 3-4 with each meal, but have increased to taking 5-7 with a full meal that's protein heavy. For smaller meals or snacks, I take 4-5. Take at very start of meal with a small amount of water. Picking up a utensil is my Pavlovian prompt to remember to take these supplements. I do not drink any other liquids with my meals, so I can support my body's ability to digest food efficiently. Just ordered 5 more bottles because I never want to be without these again.

★★★★★ I didn't know until about 6 months ago that after getting my gallbladder removed 8 years ago that I would no longer be able to efficiently break down the fats in my diet. The doctors don't tell you this! First, do everything in your power to keep all your body parts! Don't contribute to the giant medical and pharmaceutical money making machine! Try to heal yourself naturally first! If ALL else fails, then cut it out. I learned this too late and am now very much missing some very important parts, one of which is my gallbladder! I am now told that I will need to take ox bile forever! I tried bio-gest and one other brand. The other brand smelled absolutely disgusting and gave me bad stomach aches and diarrhea. Bio-gest is excellent! It doesn't have any smell and doesn't give me tummy problems, in fact, any tummy problems I had before are now gone. The combination of the bile, HCL, and enzymes have done wonders for my digestion. The only thing I add is some Lactaid if I'm over indulging in dairy. I'm wondering if I even need to suppliment with that anymore. I take 2 Biogest with any meal that has fat in it (which is most meals). I will also sometimes (most of the time) take one or two more with a fatty dessert like icecream, cheesecake, etc. I know it is helping me to absorb fats because after a couple months my hair, that had become very dry over the past couple years, started getting oily again if I skipped a couple days of washing, and now a few months later it is starting to look healthy and shiny again! It has also stopped falling out and is growing back in! I don't know if this is because of the increased fat absorbtion or not but just thought I would mention it. I am also wondering if my hair is doing better because the Bio-gest is having a positive affect on my hormones. I'm a 55 year old woman, 120 lbs, and I have been on bio-identical hormones for the past couple years. I get tested about every 6 months and my levels were barely budging even though I am topically taking fairly high levels. They were so low that they could hardly be charted on the labs printout. My doctor said I had the levels of an 85 year old, but according to the lab charts I wasn't even at that! I tested again a month ago after being on Biogest for about 5 months, unbelievably, my estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone had soared to the level of a 20 year old! Again, I'm not sure if all these possitive changes are the result of my body being able to digest and use the fats I'm eating (and I eat a lot of fat) or if it's all just a coincidence. Seems like a really big coincidence to me though!

★★★★★ I have not had slow motility (gastroparesis) since I started taking Bio GestEven though I had been abiding by the low Fodmaps I would still get a "surprisewith the evening meal.sometimes....Besides not getting nauseated, I actually feel a bit of hunger hours later which just didn't happenbefore the Bio GestAfter many years of assuming I had too much acid, I now understand that my problem was the opposite.