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Q36-I have arthritis. Will enzyme therapy help?
Some researchers believe that rheumatoid arthritis might be a deficiency disease arising from an inability to deal adequately with protein digestion and metabolism in the small intestine. Enzymes extracted from intestinal mucosa in the small intestine were given to persons with rheumatic ailments. Among more than 700 patients treated with the enzyme over a period of seven years, good results were obtained in rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and fibrositis. Also, cases of ankylosing spondylitis and Still's disease have responded to enzyme therapy.
It should be pointed out that for the first six to nine weeks of therapy there may be no noticeable improvement. The longer the duration of the disease, the longer the lag before improvement is observed. However, a massive dosage may speed up the process. But massive enzyme therapy requires a doctor's supervision and blood tests to determine how many capsules can be tolerated each day. Each case is different. |
