- Microbiome Labs FODMATE Digestive Enzymes for Women & Men - Digestive Support for Low FODMAP Protocols & Occasional Bloating, Gas & Stomach Relief (120 Capsules)

These are great, I find they work best if you use them about once or twice a week as opposed to everyday. But they make it possible to eat out without negative side effects. I also find they are less effective if you have a cocktail with dinner - might be just me but it's worth mentioning.

This is a game changer. I have HFI and other food discomforts. Basically I can't eat really anything without getting severe bloating, gas, pain etc. If you suffer from something similar I don't have to explain this you or someone close to you lives this. For the products that help digest all 3 of these groups of food this one is the most cost effective. It is not a cure, However, it helps. I can eat some normal food once in a while and do not feel the severe side effects from it. Definitely helps with the bloating, pain and discomfort and overall food digestion. If you are also real gassy typically with eating, I would suggest taking a gas X product or similar as well. (at different times as directed on the bottle). I would definately reccomend this product to persons with these issues. I take it everywhere with me.

This works well, but I think the Fodzyme powder is the best

For the last four years, we’ve been trying to figure out what has been ruining my wife’s digestion. She wouldn’t eat all day if she had to leave the house. It was destroying her mental health, causing severe anxiety and she was becoming agoraphobic. We found out it was Fructooligosaccharides in garlic and onions - which is in everything - and Fodmate has put her back on the road to normalcy. We can eat out without anny emergency bathroom stops, down from two or three stops, and she isn’t anxiety ridden about eating. This stuff is magic.

This product is a combination of three ingredients: lactase (lactaid), alpha-galactosidase (beano), and inulinase. It's the last of these three that is unique. The only other inulinase enzyme product I'm aware of costs substantially more. Inulinase can help with the breakdown of fructans like garlic and onions that otherwise are heavily fermented in your colon, leading to IBS-like symptoms (severe bloat followed by constipation and/or diarrheas, etc.) This product definitely helps. It's not foolproof but it had a definite effect. Breaking open the capsules and sprinkling it on food may be more effective. However, what ultimately REALLY helped was stopping Omeprazole. PPI's caused my FODMAP issues and ceasing them has largely fixed my issues.

Helpful with my current diet and gut issues

I was half dosing these bc I have a sensitive system and some got on my hand so I licked it. The taste was very familiar, like baking soda. Not what other digestive enzymes I have bought tasted or smelled like. So I decided to take the digestive enzymes I bought at the store and these and put them in shot glass with vinegar and sure enough these bubble up slightly. I checked the ingredients and it doesn't list sodium bicarbonate. Again I don't know if that's what I tasted and my test isn't a super accurate way to tell but seem worth asking more questions. As for how well they work alone -- I'm unsure bc I take them with other enzymes. I am sensitive to bases as my stomach seems to not have enough acid and these do increase that feeling of fullness that get when I have something neutralizing acid so could be related or it could be something else.

I have tried other digestive enzymes and these ones have been life changing for me. Although not all IBS symptoms go away after eating a high Fodmap food and taking these enzymes, I can clearly see the difference in my digestion. I am not afraid to eat out anymore if I take them with me.