Two Capsules provide 

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

Amylase starts the digestion of sugars - lactase, invertase and malt diastase help to complete the process, digesting the disaccharides into the simple sugars the body can use.

Antacids provide only temporary relief by neutralizing the acidity in the stomach, but will cause a much greater problem.

Most biological enzymes are proteins . They perform the chemical reactions in cells. Not all proteins are enzymes, but most enzymes are proteins (the exception is catalytic RNA). This mean that heat and chemicals will affect them, example: egg yolk protein solidifies as it denatures. Cooking, processing, irradiation, and chemicals change our food items and denature the natural enzymes in that food that help our digestion.

Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) by the FDA

Enzyme Technical Association, 2nd link

Enzyme nomenclature

Food Intolerance, Allergy, 

Many allergy victims suffer from from asthma as well.
For those with allergies National Association of Attorneys General October 29, 2001
“In 1996, the FDA asked the food industry to voluntarily label the sources of flavors if they contained known allergens,”
Peter Skinner, a scientist in the New York State Attorney General’s Office.

Acid reflux can continue to be a major problem. It may lead to frequent regurgitations, food avoidance, weight loss, frequent pneumonia, anemia etc.

hiatus hernia and GERD do not necessarily have an association

Gastro- Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) lifestyle and dietary changes may help some people with GERD

The British spelling of esophagus is oesophagus. Hence, GERD is GORD in many European countries.

Some symptoms of GERD are:
               Heartburn (uncomfortable, rising, burning sensation behind the breastbone).
               Regurgitation of gastric acid or sour contents into the mouth.
               Difficult and/or painful swallowing.
               Chest pain.

Sometimes GERD results in serious complications. 
* Esophagitis can occur as a result of too much stomach acid in the esophagus.
* Esophagitis may cause esophageal bleeding or ulcers. 
                         In addition, a narrowing or stricture of the esophagus may occur from chronic scarring.
* Some people develop a condition known as Barrett's esophagus, which is severe damage 
                         to the skin-like lining of the esophagus. 
                         Doctors believe this condition may be a precursor to esophageal cancer.

When chronic heartburn does not respond to treatment doctors have various options which can include.
* upper GI series
* Endoscopy, a test that can detect helicobacter pylori bacteria that can infect the 
                          stomach and can cause inflammation and may cause of peptic ulcer(s)
* Endoscopy can also detect cancer at a very early stage.
* Bernstein test
* Esophageal manometric
* and if all else fails Fundoplication is a surgical procedure that increases pressure in the lower esophagus.

Some Food Components: the following links have not endorsed me nor I them.

Allows the investigation of the protein stucture of certain enzymes "Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center"
Starch and cellulose are two common carbohydrates.  Both are polymers (hence "polysaccharides")
The monomers of both starch and cellulose are the same: units of the sugar glucose. 

Monosaccharide Browser
Monosaccharides: common types
glucose, "blood sugar", the immediate source of energy for cellular respiration 
galactose, a sugar in milk (and yogurt), and 
fructose, a sugar found in honey.

Disaccharides: "Disaccharides and Glycosidic Bonds"- common types
sucrose - common table sugar = glucose + fructose 
lactose - major sugar in milk = glucose + galactose 
maltose - product of starch digestion = glucose + glucose

Polysaccharides - 1 -
Starches
Starches are polymers of glucose. Two types are found: 
     amylose and
     amylopectin 

Cellulose
Like starch, cellulose is a polysaccharide with glucose as its monomer.

• [McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms]

• FAVISM: An acute hemolytic anemia, usually in persons of Mediterranean area descent, occurring when an individual with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency of erythrocytes eats the beans or inhales the pollen of Vicia faba. [McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms]
  
• THE FAVISM HOMEPAGE
  
• The Long History of the Mysterious Fava Bean By Russ Parsons, Los Angeles Times

n. A cell found in connective tissue that contains numerous basophilic granules and releases substances such as heparin and histamine in response to injury or inflammation of bodily tissues.
[webmaster's note: mast cells that are in the nose, throat, lungs, skin, and gastrointestinal tract that are typical sites of allergic reactions.

n. pl. id·i·o·syn·cra·sies
1) A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group.
2) A physiological or temperamental peculiarity.
3) An unusual individual reaction to food or a drug.
[webmaster's note: scientific definitions seem to be limited, seems to be a cause and effect relationship.