Protein this, protein that... I can use a laxative.

[TheLadiesMan]

Anyone else have this problem?

....and when I do take a crap, it's murder!!!!!!!! ,,,can u get hemrodes(?) from this, cuz I think I have it.

Also how to cure hemroids?

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Too much meat, too few enzymes.

 

[Quagmire911]

Reduce your caolric intake to maintenance for a week through reduced portions or have 4 meals instead of 6.

Then, based on six meals a day, aim for four the first few days, then five for a couple of days and then onto six to allow your digestive tract time to adjust.

Also get a fibre supplement such as Benefibre or Fibersure and take 6g of this a day to boost your daily amounts; the average person is difficient in their daily fibre intake and since we weightlifters eat more it is imperative we get in more.

If this doesn't help then you will have to get something like NOW FOODS Super enzymes or something similar, but these are very expensive.

Hope this helps,

Quagmire

 

[Quiksilver]

I have a small tub of digestive enzyme tablets that I use when necessary. I try to avoid them because I figure the synthetic enzymes may decrease my body's natural ability to create its own, much like supplementing creatine.

Boost your intake of water(should be 4-6L/day), add a lemon to your diet here and there(I have 1 a day, squeezed into shakes/tea/on chicken), and try drinking 2-4 mugs of nettle tea per day for a week(never tried this, but warboss seems to swear by it).

The water is obvious because it helps your body's functions, a lemon helps because of the citrus, and nettle tea aids in digestion.

 

[Quagmire911]

I have a small tub of digestive enzyme tablets that I use when necessary. I try to avoid them because I figure the synthetic enzymes may decrease my body's natural ability to create its own, much like supplementing creatine.

I haven't used enzymes yet because of the cost, but I have wondered about the above point.

It would seem logical to me though that this wouldn't happen.

As we are eating more, more enzyme is required. If our bodies struggle to produce enough then we aid it by supplementation. We do NOT take horrendous amounts or anything but only (roughly anyway) what is required to digest the excess.

I don't really see how the body would know that you took enzymes anyway. There must be times when our own bodies naturally produce too much, and something must happen to this excess. It isn't as if these enzymes make into the bloodstream or anything, in effect there only really in the stomach digesting and nothing else.

Creatine makes it into the bloodstream and thus around the body. I know **** all about steroids but they will come into contact with the blood as well. Then the body can actually detect the substances.

Perhaps your body can tell how much enzyme is in the stomach or whatever, and whether it needs to produce more. But the whole point is you take it with a meal and because of the increased food intake you need increased enzymes. If you help your body it shouldn't stop making what is required if you were eating at say maintenance.

Just some thoughts, maybe some more people can elaborate...

Quagmire

 

[mrRuckus]

I have a small tub of digestive enzyme tablets that I use when necessary. I try to avoid them because I figure the synthetic enzymes may decrease my body's natural ability to create its own, much like supplementing creatine.

The enzymes are not synthetic.

If you're maybe talking about the hydrochloric acid, no, there is no negative feedback loop in that process that would stop your normal production.

 

[TheLadiesMan]

Thanks buds... you guys are heros!!!

I need to get started on this asap... but now.... it's time for the morning pain.