Do Digestive Enzymes Help IBS? with Anjie Liu and David Hachuel

Enzymes are important for any living organism and play a huge part in the day-to-day operations of the human body. Enzymes provide a number of very vital processes – not only for digestion but for the nervous system, muscles, and many other important bodily functions. This week I interview Anjie Liu and David Hachuel creators of FODZYME® to discuss how digestive enzymes can specifically help with IBS symptoms. Co-founded by Anjie Liu and David Hachuel, MPH, Kiwi Biosciences is a human-centered biotech company developing elegant scientific solutions for extraordinary gut relief.  FODZYME® was developed with a group of world-class experts in enzymology, biotechnology, medicine, and nutrition, FODZYME® was released to the world in Spring 2021.  On a mission to make more foods painless, the team is working on a novel polyol-targeting enzyme to address the polyol group of the FODMAP family in development. The new solution will be transforming polyols like sorbitol and mannitol into sorbose and mannose that are more readily absorbed in the gut. We talk about: What enzymes are, and how they work in the body Why certain enzymes are beneficial in IBS Why FODMAPs cause symptoms What enzymes are found in FODZYME® (including information about alpha galactosidase, lactase, and inulinase) and what their research has found How FODZYME® and its unique delivery system works to improve patient symptoms How the production of fructose occurs with inulinase, and when this may or may not be problematic Glucose isomerase - is it beneficial to fructose malabsorption? Why or why not Next steps in novel enzyme development   Connect with FODZYME® on their website at fodzyme.com on Instagram @fodzyme or on Twitter or on their Facebook here as well!