They also stimulate the body's defenses and accelerate inflammatory mechanisms. In the beginning of the treatment it may appear that things are getting worse. This is because the enzymes are taking the immune complexes back to the bloodstream. Thus there is a greater quantity of circulating immune complexes and this can temporarily increase the symptoms in the patient. Enzymes are not anti-inflammatory drugs, instead they promote inflammation.
Inflammation is a natural response of the body to rid itself of a noxious stimulus.
Most of us look at inflammation as something bad. It should not be so. It is simply the tool our body uses in trying to get rid of the harmful foreign agents. When inflammation ends, the body repairs the area affected. So if the inflammation finishes sooner, the repair will begin earlier.