Digestive Enzymes vs Glutamine for digestion
Short answer: For digestion, more users report improvement with Glutamine — 100% of 11 reports, versus 90% of 21 for Digestive Enzymes.
Digestive Enzymes has 18 meta-analyses and 31 randomized trials on PubMed; Glutamine has 361 and 787.
Based on 62 reports about Digestive Enzymes and 146 about Glutamine. Not medical advice.
| Digestive Enzymes Supplement | Glutamine Supplement | |
|---|---|---|
| Users say it helped | 72%helped27 reports · medium confidence | 37%helped55 reports · medium confidence |
| Verdict | Mostly positive | Mixed |
| Research | AResearch: Strong | AResearch: Strong |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | 18 / 31 | 361 / 787 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Digestion % reporting improvement | 90% (21) | 100% (11) |
| Recovery % reporting improvement | — | 100% (11) |
| Immunity % reporting improvement | — | 100% (6) |
| Performance % reporting improvement | — | 0% (5) |
| Common side effects | stomach issues | urine odor, headache, vivid dreams, stomach issues |
| Typical dose reported | 1 capsule / 3x daily | 5 mg / before bed |
In this systematic review we present information relating to the effectiveness and safety of the following interventions: applied behavioural analysis; auditory integration training; Autism Preschool Programme; casein-free diet; chelation; Child's Talk programme; cognitive behavioural therapy; digestive enzymes; EarlyBird programme; facilitated communication; Floortime therapy; gluten-free diet; immunoglobulins; melatonin; memantine; methylphenidate; More Than Words programme; music therapy; olanzapine; omega-3 fish oil; picture exchange communication system; Portage scheme; probiotics; relati
BMJ Clin Evid, 2010 ↗“Digestive enzymes before every meal. I take NOW FOODS Super Enzymes. ... Noticed I was calm af. Stopped taking them. Anxiety came back in about three days.”
In studies using high-throughput metabolomics, several blood amino acids appear to be consistently associated with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes Care, 2016 ↗“amino acids L carnitine and glutamine made a difference in my skin.”
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