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.