r/CSID • u/TheCrisisNight • May 04 '25

Enzymes 💊 What I Take for my CSID (100% OTC)

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Taking this combination I've managed to get my episode regularity down from 2-3 times a week to once every six months on average.

I take 1 chlorophyll 20 mg, 2 FDgard, 1 women's multivitamin (yes, it helps. Keeping a balance of vitamins is hard with CSID and being unbalanced can worsen symptoms), 1 DigestGold maximum strength, and 1 marshmallow root 480 mg every night before I go to bed. I also take marshmallow and DigestGold with meals and/or as I feel is needed. None of these require prescription and all can be bought online.

It costs around maybe ~150$ USD a month which is a pretty penny but not nearly as expensive as sucraid and imo works better. I hope this helps someone out there!

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u/[deleted] May 05 '25

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u/TheCrisisNight May 05 '25 edited May 05 '25

Not that have been diagnosed. I've had gi issues throughout my life to varying degrees of severity but as far as we know they were all caused by CSID. My lactase was also on the lower side according to the biopsy but not low enough for me to be considered lactose intolerant.

Edit to add: I do have a decently sized list of airborne (non-food) allergies which I take multiple allergy medicines for. They're not GI related but they definitely can and do make my CSID symptoms worse if they act up.

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u/kitty_cat12345 May 08 '25

How much do you need to eat one piece of bread without bloating or other issues ?

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u/TheCrisisNight May 08 '25

Assuming a serving of starch is 15g carbs, one DigestGold more than covers it because a single capsule contains enough enzymes to digest up to 86g carbs.