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Is Serrapeptase Contraindicated after Certain Surgeries?

Posted By Eva (California) on 03/05/2016

I have some questions regarding Serrapeptase. When someone has surgery for a broken bone and they use screws and plate should he/she stop using Serrapeptase? Also does it react with tooth fillings? Thanks

I had very good result with old scars but I'd like to know if serrapeptase is safe after surgery and if you have fillings.

Replied by Ben (Bremerton Washington ) on 03/06/2016

Systemic enzymes like serrapeptase are one of the most benefical things you could ever do for your body but not during surgery. They act as blood thinners and could increase bleeding during surgery. Stop using them two weeks before surgery and wait a few weeks until the wound is healed before starting up again. As for interaction with metals , ask your doctor what he put in you and go from there .

Replied by Earthling (Usa) on 03/07/2016

Hi Ben, and welcome! Your posts are very informative.

Question regarding serrapeptase--is it contraindicated for smokers? Someone who reviewed the product on Amazon cautioned highly against smokers using it, so I did some research to see if there was anything to that claim and found a couple of sites that gave conflicting info--some said it was fine for smokers to take, others said that there was a small percentage of those who smoked and took it that they developed pneumonia, etc.

Your thoughts?

I want to have my mom (who smokes) try it for a few ailments that I think might greatly improve with its use, but having read the smokers caution, I'm not ambivalent and having second thoughts.

Appreciate your thoughts/input. Thanks!

Replied by Ben (Bremerton, Washington) on 03/08/2016

Well, I have to admit you got me on that one. Never heard of anybody doing healthy stuff while still smoking. Now having said that, serrapeptase gets rid of the biofilm mucus crap that accumulates in the lungs. For smokers, that can be very heavy and full of germs and cancer causing toxins. When serrapeptase eats away at the biofilm in the lungs, it releases all the nasty yuk that was trapped there. It is kinda like taking the lid off the garbage can. Whew! See where I am going with this? Let's take autistic kids, for example. Their bodies are completely loaded full of biofilm. This sticky gummy stuff traps heavy metals like mercury, cadmium and every thing nasty you can think of. Doctors measure blood tests looking for mercury and find nothing. But when the biofilm starts breaking down due to enzyme action all hell breaks lose. The poor kid's body is flooded with heavy metals and toxins of every sort. This can bring on a healing crisis when the body tries to get this stuff out. Better to have a naturopath for guidance during detox. As for your mom, I honestly could not say one way or the other. But hopefully mom will consider quitting smoking.

Replied by Earthling (Usa) on 03/09/2016

Thanks for your reply Ben.

I figured that my mom quitting smoking was an obvious, so I didn't mention it in my post. I can't see her quitting anytime soon, but I'd hoped to help her joint pain with serrapeptase, since many reviewers cited great relief after it for that purpose.

My mom is remarkably healthy! She eats super-clean, she exercises, her weight is perfect, she doesn't drink, etc. (She jokes that smoking puts enough poison in her body, so she tries to do everything else right.) She never even gets a cold! Everyone around her will be miserable with the cold or flu, but she never catches it. Unreal! I think the last time she had a cold was about 5 years ago. I wish I could say the same and I've never smoked!

Worth mentioning, that out of all the serrapeptase reviews that I read on Amazon, and I read more than 50, no one mentioned any adverse detox'ish effects. I was very surprised by this. Many of them were taking several capsules 2 or 3 times a day, but I saw no mention of unpleasant detox symptoms. Go figure.

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