CS: Internal Papain and Wheat/Gluten

CS, do you know much about how Papain helps with digesting wheat and gluten?

I have cut out all wheat and hopefully 95% gluten, but man some days i really want a sourdough sandwhich!

Would popping a few papain pills before consuming wheat/gluten really lessen the effects it could have re: digestion and blood sugar/insulin?


Thanks Mate,

Fritz

fritzenburg - The only bread I'll eat with reckless abandon is sourdough, even if it contains wheat or gluten. The reason is the that lactic acid neutralizes the insulin effect that regular wheat bread can cause. Yesterday I ate an entire loaf of freshly baked sourdough bred, and zero insulin effect that I could perceive. Of course I should mention that all the supplements I take prevent this effect anyway, but I can usually tell if there's potentially bad effects from a food.

Whether this is true for very gluten sensitive individuals I do not know.

So with that said, what about papain? Yes it does help digest gluten and it's often used in celiac disease to help alleviate the effects of eating wheat products.

When in doubt there's also this stuff: http://www.iherb.com/Country-Life-Gluten-Zyme-60-Veggie-Caps/12019?at=0