Understanding Bromelain: From Food Sources to Health Benefits

4. Treats Digestive Disorders

Bromelain is especially good for digestion because it helps break down proteins in your gut. Many people who follow a high-protein eating plan have found they are better able to absorb the vital macronutrient after adding pineapple to their diets. Bromelain also helps your body absorb more nutrients from your food and even improves the efforts of certain medications. Bromelain can reduce colonic inflammation and digestive ulcers by soothing inflamed tissue and helping heal wounds. It can even reduce the inflammatory cytokines in your gut that cause digestive distress. People with inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, constipation and diarrhea, Crohn's disease, and even peptic ulcers, may find relief from bromelain.

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