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Digestive enzyme
Hello B, I wanted to inquire. My husband suffers from lack of weight loss, his weight is 86 and his height is 177.He did a blood test and a doctor told him that there is a contradiction because all minerals are excellent, but the digestive enzyme is weak.
What do you think he needs?
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Hey ,
Lab results can provide more insight into what might be at play. If you feel like sharing your husband’s results, we could give more targeted advice.
If there are any other symptoms present, these can help us find clues as to why your husband can’t lose weight as well. For example
Blood sugar dysregulation:
Blood sugar dysregulation can cause weight gain and can make it hard to lose weight. With insulin resistance, other symptoms can present as well, like:
• Frequent urination
• Increased thirst
• Fatigue, especially after eating a meal
• Blurred vision
• Cravings for sugar
• Insomnia
• Memory problemsA more detailed description of symptoms you can find in this video and this one as well.
Hypothyroidism
When we aren’t able to produce enough of the hormone free T3 (fT3) we call this hypothyroidism. This makes it hard to lose weight as well. Other symptoms that could present are:
• Feeling cold
• Hair loss
• Fatigue
• Thinning of eyebrows (especially the outer third of the eyebrow)
• Constipation (not able to get one bowel movement per day)
• Dry skinA more detailed list of symptoms you can find here.
Stress
When the body experiences a lot of stress, this can interfere with the function of fT3. The body can produce in this case more reverse T3. Reverse T3 looks like free T3, but is slightly different. It fits on the same receptors as free T3, but it doesn’t cause activate it in the same way as free T3 causing metabolism to slow down.Inflammation caused by stress can also reduce the body’s ability to form T3 from T4 (the metabolic inactive form of thyroid hormone)
Things that can cause a stress response, besides emotional stress are:
• (Chronic) Infections
• Sleep deprivation
• Inflammation
• (Chronic) painIt’s usually not the first step for a doctor to measure minerals when people experience problems with losing weight. Was there another reason perhaps to measure minerals? What minerals were measured?
Digestive enzymes can play a role in digestion. The pancreas (which produces insulin to regulate blood sugars), when inflamed, can produce fewer pancreatic enzymes. A high-stress state can also negatively influence enzyme production.
What digestive enzymes were measured? And can you help us understand why these enzymes were measured in the first place?
If it was a regular doctor you have spoken to, it might be that your doctor measured liver enzymes. Although the liver is involved in digestion, liver enzymes don’t help digestion but help indicate when the liver struggles. Usually they are also measured for different reasons. You will find on your lab results abbreviations like ALT(or ALAT), AST (or ALAT) and GGT. Alkaline phosphatase is also often measured in a liver panel.
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