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Digestion enzymes and rashes?

optimist

Senior Member
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Hi!

The last few days I've had two small rashes on my left forearm, and today another small one appeared on the lower part of my right leg... I suspect their caused by some digestion enzymes I am taking.

According to this page: http://www.livestrong.com/article/320514-digestive-enzyme-allergies/
it is possible.

Three questions:
Has anyone had a similar reaction?
Did you have to stop, or did the rashes go away after a while?
My concern is if there are any dangers of getting worse reactions, like it says in the link above, one could get breathing troubles, if I do not stop taking them? I am home alone for some days, and I would not like to get breathing troubles when nobody is around. Just wondering if you think there would be any risk?
 

Gingergrrl

Senior Member
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@optimist I've been taking digestive enzymes for months with no rashes but with this disease I believe that anything is possible. Do you have a reliable doctor that you can ask or were you taking them on your own? Which brand is it?
 

optimist

Senior Member
Messages
434
Location
Norway
I guess I've been taking them for just over a month now. It's a Norwegian brand:
http://supershift.no/product/superzym-1-bredspektret/

These are the enzymes in Norwegian names, but I guess they are quite similar in English:
Pepsidase – 25.000 HUT
Amylase – 9.500 DU
Protease 6.0 – 10.000 HUT
Protease 3.0 – 40 SAPU
Protease 4.5 – 15.000 HUT
Glucoamylase – 12 AGU
Lipase – 1500 FIP
Alfa-galactosiadse – 100GalU
Pectinase – 10 endo-PGU
Malt diastase – 400 DP°
Invertase – 325 SU
Cellulase – 100 CU

Perhaps it is just some funny reaction to something I am not aware of. Perhaps if I should be allergic to these, the rashes should have come from the start?

I am taking them on my own, not by doctors advice. But, they've been super helpful to me.