Digestion and Gut Health Supplements

Six items, and they split cleanly: one fibre with a printed dose, four greens, herbs and a mushroom in powder, tablet and capsule, and one loose tea. Here is the honest version of each, starting with the two categories people expect to find and will not.

What digestion supplements do, and what these six do not

Probiotics and gut flora: not stocked in this range

If you are after live cultures for your gut flora, we have not got them here. No probiotic capsules, no prebiotic blends. It is the most common reason someone lands on a page like this, so it is worth saying in the first breath rather than the last.

Fibre and psyllium husk

Most supplements ask you to trust a vague serving suggestion. Psyllium Husk Organic does not: 3 to 5 grams a day, stirred into water, a smoothie or whatever you are cooking. It is husk from Plantago ovata seeds and almost entirely soluble fibre, which is also why it is the fastest thickener we stock. Stir it and drink it, in that order, quickly. Once opened, keep it sealed somewhere cool, dark and dry.

Herbal support: turmeric, orthosiphon and ginger

Turmeric & Orthosiphon Capsules carry 600mg turmeric rhizome and 600mg orthosiphon leaf across three VCAPS a day, 1200mg all told. Orthosiphon aristatus is cat's whisker, an African plant now grown in Asia and Australia. Ginger Chai Tea is loose black tea with ginger, peppery, slightly sweet, a pale amber in the cup, and caffeinated, so treat it as a morning drink rather than a nightcap.

Choosing the right digestive supplement

For bloating and everyday comfort

There is no product here we can honestly point at and promise a result, so choose on format and on what you will actually keep taking. The capsules are the low-friction option: three a day, no taste, no mixing.

For regularity, and for people who hate powders

The psyllium is the one with soluble fibre as basically its whole composition, and the one with a real number on the label. If powders are not your thing, Chia Seeds thicken slowly enough to eat whole, and they sit on the healthy weight shelf instead of this one.

Popular digestion products in our range

Chlorella Organic Powder is Chlorella vulgaris, up to 60% complete protein with all nine essential amino acids, plus B and C vitamins, zinc, magnesium and omega-3. The powder is deep green and tastes like it; Chlorella & Spirulina presses that alga with spirulina into a tablet, the low-effort way in. Agaricus Blazei Mushroom Capsules are Foodsporen's, 100% fruiting bodies, suitable for vegans, from the mushroom Brazilians call the sun mushroom. There is more of that thinking in mushroom supplements and in herbs.

How to use digestion supplements without giving up by Thursday

Powders go in a glass you drink immediately. Capsules go with a meal, which is mostly about remembering them. Loose tea gets brewed in the morning because of the caffeine. Our pick for a first order is the psyllium, purely because the dose is unarguable and you can judge it inside a week. The tea is the one people re-order without thinking about it.