| This review is for Iberogast, a natural herbal | | | | - Chamomile |
| pro-kinetic motility agent from the company Medical | | | | - St. Mary's Thistle |
| Futures. | | | | - Lemon Balm Leaves |
| So first off, what is a digestive motility? | | | | - Celandine |
| Motility is basically another word for movement. | | | | - Liquorice Root How do you take Iberogast? |
| Movement in your digestive tract is obviously | | | | Iberogast comes in a 100 milliliter bottle. The bottle |
| important. It's especially important that these | | | | contains a special cap on top of the bottle to help aid |
| movements are coordinated. A lot of digestive | | | | with dispensing it via little droplets. Dosage |
| problems can be linked to poor motility, such as | | | | suggestions are 8 drops for children 3 months - 3 |
| chronic indigestion, gastroparesis, constipation or | | | | years, 10 drops for children 3 to 6 years, 15 drops |
| diarrhea. | | | | for children 6 to 12 years & 20 drops for anyone 12 |
| Basically somewhere in your system these | | | | years or older. For an adult this gives you about 100 |
| movements are going too fast or too slow. These | | | | doses per bottle or if you're taking it 3 times a day |
| symptoms could be a chronic issue such as when | | | | with each meal, you essentially have a 1 month |
| dealing with IBS or gastroparesis or acute symptoms | | | | supply. |
| brought on by eating too much or food poisoning. | | | | The label recommends Iberogast be mixed with |
| There's a little diagram to the right to help illustrate | | | | warm water, but also states it can be mixed with |
| motility. Hopefully your digestive tract isn't really | | | | your favorite drink. It's suggested that you to take |
| green, orange & red.;) | | | | Iberogast with each meal. |
| What is Iberogast? | | | | Medical Futures has a statement on their website |
| Iberogast, which is also known as STW 5, is a | | | | that Iberogast should not be used by women who |
| mixture of different herbs that have been shown in | | | | are pregnant or nursing due to lack of clinical studies |
| clinical studies to aid in the motility of the gut. It was | | | | on women who are pregnant or nursing. However, |
| developed in 1961, so it's been in use for decades. | | | | they follow that statement up with the fact that it's |
| Since it's herbal and natural, side effects or problems | | | | been used for years and probably doesn't pose a |
| from it should be rare/non-existent. | | | | significant risk. |
| What's in Iberogast? | | | | The flavor is similar to the taste of raw vanilla |
| Here's a list of the main herbs in Iberogast. Probably | | | | extract or perhaps licorice. Iberogast does contain |
| not what you'd find in your kitchen: | | | | some alcohol, which you can somewhat taste. The |
| - Iberis amara | | | | flavor would probably be less noticeable in a cola |
| - Angelica | | | | based soft drink or ginger ale. |
| - Caraway Fruit | | | | Does it work? |
| - Peppermint Leaves | | | | |