phaseolamin question

I checked Google Groups and saw the many explanations that
phaseolamin is a protein which is digested in the stomach before
it can do its carb-blocking thing in the small intestine. OK, I'm
fine with that.

But on to the next dumb question: shouldn't somebody make an
enteric-coated phaseolamin that passes through the stomach and
then becomes bioavailable in the small intestine? Isn't that how
enteric-coated aspirin works? It seems this is a well-understood
technology. Is it prohibitively expensive?

Yet one more dumb question: is it possible to enterically coat
something myself, using stuff in my kitchen (or from Home Depot or
Radio Shack or Walmart or wherever) to accomplish this? I dunno,
candle wax or something like that? It would probably end up being
useful for other things.

Enquiring minds hope to know,
Will

P.S. Carmen - glad to hear Sarge is OK. Hope the news stays good.

Will Ware wrote in message ...
I checked Google Groups and saw the many explanations that
phaseolamin is a protein which is digested in the stomach before
it can do its carb-blocking thing in the small intestine. OK, I'm
fine with that.

But on to the next dumb question: shouldn't somebody make an
enteric-coated phaseolamin that passes through the stomach and
then becomes bioavailable in the small intestine? Isn't that how
enteric-coated aspirin works? It seems this is a well-understood
technology. Is it prohibitively expensive?

I believe that the protease that breaks down phaseolamin is in the
small intestine, not the stomach. That said, I have pretty good
success with the stuff. I took 8 of them today before eating a couple
of slices of thin crust pizza (I'm maintaining). The way that you can
tell if it's having an effect is this: If it gives you lots of farts,
it is working. I do believe that at least in my system that a large
dose accompanied by lots of water works well. Luckily I work by
myself tonight

Enquiring minds hope to know,
Will

--Bryan

Would you mind posting what brand you buy? Or do you think they are pretty
much the same?

Dorothy