Medicinal Mushrooms

Products Medicinal mushrooms are commercially available, for example, in the form of capsules, tablets and as powders as dietary supplements or as individually prepared mixtures. Also used are the pure ingredients that are extracted, synthetically produced or semi-synthetically modified. These are usually registered as medicinal products. About mushrooms Fungi are a very diverse group of … Medicinal Mushrooms

Dietary Supplements

Products Dietary supplements are commercially available in dosed form, for example, as tablets, capsules, liquids and as powders, and are labeled accordingly on the packaging. They are sold not only in pharmacies and drugstores, but also without advice in supermarkets or online stores. Definition Dietary supplements are regulated by law in many countries by the … Dietary Supplements

Xylose Isomerase

Products Xylose isomerase is commercially available as a medical device in the form of capsules (CH: Fructease, other countries also Fructosin, Fructaid). Structure and properties Xylose isomerase is an enzyme that catalyzes the reversible isomerization of fructose into glucose. It has been used industrially since the 1950s and is derived from non-pathogenic bacterial strains. D-xylose … Xylose Isomerase

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Causes and Treatment

Symptoms Irritable bowel syndrome is a functional bowel disorder that manifests itself in the following persistent or recurrent symptoms: Lower abdominal pain or cramping Diarrhea and/or constipation Flatulence Change in bowel habits, impaired defecation. Incontinence, urge to defecate, feeling of incomplete emptying. The symptoms improve with defecation. Some patients suffer mainly from diarrhea, others from … Irritable Bowel Syndrome Causes and Treatment

Yogurt

Products Yogurt is available in grocery stores in countless varieties. It is also produced itself. For this purpose, appropriate ferments are on sale in pharmacies and drugstores. According to the Duden, by the way, all three articles are correct in German, i.e. der, die and das Joghurt. Structure and properties Yogurt belongs to the fermented … Yogurt

Abdominal Pain (Stomach Ache)

Symptoms Abdominal pain manifests as diffuse or clearly localizable pain or cramps in the abdominal area. They may be accompanied by digestive complaints such as diarrhea, flatulence, and vomiting. To be distinguished from this are stomach pains that occur at about the level of the sternum. Causes There are numerous causes of abdominal pain or … Abdominal Pain (Stomach Ache)

Therapeutic Proteins

Products Therapeutic proteins are usually administered in the form of injection and infusion preparations and must be stored in a refrigerator. The first recombinant protein to be approved was human insulin in 1982. Some proteins, for example, are also available in tablet, capsule, and powder form and can be stored at room temperature, such as … Therapeutic Proteins

Therapeutic Enzymes

Products Enzymes are commercially available as drugs in the form of tablets, lozenges, capsules, as well as injection and infusion preparations, among others. Many products are subject to prescription, but there are also some agents which are released for the OTC market. Structure and properties Therapeutic enzymes are usually proteins, i.e. polymers of amino acids, … Therapeutic Enzymes

Flatulence Causes and Remedies

Symptoms Flatulence is manifested by an increased accumulation of gases in the intestines (meteorism), which may pass voluntarily or involuntarily (flatulence). They may be accompanied by an uncomfortable feeling, a bloated abdomen, cramps and other digestive symptoms such as constipation, increased bowel activity and diarrhea. Bloating is primarily a psychosocial problem because of the embarrassing … Flatulence Causes and Remedies

Cream Intolerance

Symptoms Possible symptoms of cream intolerance include: Nausea Flatulence, bloating Abdominal pain Diarrhea The disorders occur within hours after eating cream (cream). Some people react only to cream that has been heated or cooked. Causes One possible cause of cream intolerance is lactose intolerance. Cream contains about 3% lactose (milk sugar). It enters the intestine … Cream Intolerance

Why Can’t Asians Tolerate Milk?

The reason is mainly that Asians lack an enzyme, namely lactase.Lactase is needed to break down the milk sugar lactose into its digestible substances. Infants produce this enzyme in order to be able to utilize their mother’s milk. If it is missing, the milk sugar begins to ferment in the large intestine. This leads to … Why Can’t Asians Tolerate Milk?

FODMAP

Symptoms Ingestion of FODMAP may cause digestive disturbances: Increase in motility and water content in the small intestine, shortening of transit time, urge to defecate, diarrhea. Constipation Gas formation, flatulence Expansion of the intestinal lumen (distension), abdominal pain, abdominal cramps. Nausea This can trigger and aggravate symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease. … FODMAP