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Digestive & Gut

Most digestive complaints are common, uncomfortable and treatable — but heartburn, bloating and constipation each need a different thing, and the all-in-one remedies treat whichever one you do not have.

What actually helps
  • Matching the product to the actual symptom rather than to the word 'digestion'.
  • Fibre and water together — fibre alone can make constipation worse.
  • Eating earlier in the evening, which does more for reflux than most people expect.
  • Time: a gut settles over weeks, not overnight.

Heartburn & Reflux

What helps →

Burning behind the breastbone, worse lying down.

A Vogel Multiforce Alkaline 105g Mango
A Vogel
A Vogel Multiforce Alkaline 105g Mango
Calcium, magnesium and potassium citrates with zinc

Alkalising mineral powder to neutralise excess acid, ease heartburn and replenish minerals.

R177.18
ENO Orange 200g Bottle
ENO
ENO Orange 200g Bottle
Sodium bicarbonate, citric acid, sodium carbonate

The family kitchen bottle of the original fruit salt for sudden after-dinner acidity.

R134.99
ENO Travel Orange 5g Sachets 10
ENO
ENO Travel Orange 5g Sachets 10
Sodium bicarbonate, citric acid, sodium carbonate

Orange travel sachets of the classic fizz for holiday indigestion.

R69.99
ENO Travel Regular 5g Sachets 10
ENO
ENO Travel Regular 5g Sachets 10
Sodium bicarbonate, citric acid, sodium carbonate

Pre-measured travel sachets of the original fizz for rich unfamiliar meals abroad.

R69.99
Gaviscon Double Action Handy Pack 12
Gaviscon
Gaviscon Double Action Handy Pack 12
Sodium alginate with calcium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate

Pocket pack of chewable raft tablets that block reflux physically after meals out.

R113.99
Gaviscon Liquid 10ml x12 Sachets
Gaviscon
Gaviscon Liquid 10ml x12 Sachets
Sodium alginate with bicarbonate

Single-dose raft liquid sachets for reflux relief in the flight bag and desk drawer.

R139.99

See all 30 for heartburn & reflux

Bloating & Wind

What helps →

Tight, full and uncomfortable after eating.

Alkafizz Glass Granules 60
Alkafizz
Alkafizz Glass Granules 60
Sodium bicarbonate effervescent granules

Budget bicarbonate fizz for sudden acidity: same fast chemistry, sharper price.

R83.99
Gasgon 30
Gasgon
Gasgon 30
Six carminative oils: fennel, ajowan, coriander, cardamom and caraway oils (10mg each) with menthol 5mg

Softgels with six carminative herbal oils for fast relief of gas, bloating and belching.

R161.6
Himalaya Bonnisan Liquid 120ml
Himalaya
Himalaya Bonnisan Liquid 120ml
Dill oil, fennel and supporting Ayurvedic herbs

Gentle herbal liquid for wind, colic and digestive discomfort in babies and young children.

R129.21
Iberogast 20ml Oral Liquid
Iberogast
Iberogast 20ml Oral Liquid
STW 5 nine-herb extract (bitter candytuft, chamomile, peppermint and others)

Nine-herb trial-proven liquid for the bloated, crampy, functional stomach, trial size.

R210.99
Iberogast 50ml Oral Liquid
Iberogast
Iberogast 50ml Oral Liquid
STW 5 nine-herb extract

Course-size bottle of the nine-herb formula with real IBS and dyspepsia trials.

R338.99
Lennon Duiwelsdrek Drops 20ml
Lennon
Lennon Duiwelsdrek Drops 20ml
Asafoetida (Ferula) tincture (alcohol-based)

Pungent asafoetida drops of the Dutch tradition, adults only, in drop doses.

R41.99
Lennon Lewensessens 100ml
Lennon
Lennon Lewensessens 100ml
Traditional bitter essence (aloe-based; stimulant laxative action)

The traditional aloe bitters, honestly labelled: this tonic is a stimulant laxative.

R68.99

See all 18 for bloating & wind

Constipation

What helps →

Going less often, or straining when you do.

Agiolax Granules 100g
Agiolax
Agiolax Granules 100g
Ispaghula (psyllium) husk and seed with senna pods

Fibre-forward granules with a whisper of senna, trial-backed in elderly care.

R139.99
Alpha Senna Leaves 25
Alpha
Alpha Senna Leaves 25
Senna leaf (sennosides)

Loose senna leaves for brewing the traditional overnight laxative tea, occasional use.

R28.99
Alpha Senna Pods 25
Alpha
Alpha Senna Pods 25
Senna pod (sennosides)

Senna pods that steep into a smoother, gentler overnight laxative than leaves.

R28.99
Black Forest Tea Bags 20
Black Forest
Black Forest Tea Bags 20
Senna herbal tea (sennosides)

Senna tea honestly sold as an occasional laxative, never as weight loss.

R77.99
Dulcolax 5mg Tab 30
Dulcolax
Dulcolax 5mg Tab 30
Bisacodyl 5mg

The reference overnight stimulant laxative for the stubborn occasional episode, 30 pack.

R145.99
Dulcolax 5mg Tab 60
Dulcolax
Dulcolax 5mg Tab 60
Bisacodyl 5mg

Overnight bisacodyl tablets, the reliable rescue for stubborn constipation, 60 pack.

R214.99
Duphalac 200ml Syrup
Duphalac
Duphalac 200ml Syrup
Lactulose 3.35g/5ml

The original branded lactulose with the longest record of gentle, dependable relief.

R94.99
Freshen Laxative 12 Tablets
Freshen
Freshen Laxative 12 Tablets
Stimulant laxative tablets (senna-family; confirm actives on pack)

Budget senna-family stimulant tablets for occasional overnight constipation relief.

R18.99

See all 27 for constipation

Diarrhoea & Rehydration

What helps →

Loose stools, and replacing what you are losing.

DS-Sport 15 Sachets Hydrate
DS-Sport
DS-Sport 15 Sachets Hydrate
Sodium, potassium and glucose electrolyte blend

Electrolyte sachets for rapid rehydration during and after exercise, heat or illness.

R199.73
Diaclin Capsules 10
Diaclin
Diaclin Capsules 10
Absorbatox (modified zeolite) with diosmectite

Dual-binder capsules of zeolite and diosmectite that adsorb the causes of diarrhoea.

R99.99
Diarocare Caribbean Twist 6 Sachets
Diarocare
Diarocare Caribbean Twist 6 Sachets
Diarrhoea support sachets (confirm actives on current pack)

Fruitier diarrhoea-support sachets a teenager will actually finish.

R111.99
Diarocare Vanilla 6 Sachets
Diarocare
Diarocare Vanilla 6 Sachets
Diarrhoea support sachets (confirm actives on current pack)

Vanilla diarrhoea-support sachets, sold with rehydration in the same basket.

R111.99
DripDrop Berry Sachets 8s
DripDrop
DripDrop Berry Sachets 8s
Glucose-electrolyte oral rehydration formulation

Berry sachets of the glucose-electrolyte formula built to be drinkable when ill.

R208.99
DripDrop Bold Variety Sachets 8s
DripDrop
DripDrop Bold Variety Sachets 8s
Glucose-electrolyte oral rehydration formulation

Stronger-flavoured variety pack of the palatability-first American rehydration formula.

R208.99
DripDrop Watermelon Sachets 8s
DripDrop
DripDrop Watermelon Sachets 8s
Glucose-electrolyte oral rehydration formulation

The full-electrolyte rehydration formula in its most popular watermelon flavour.

R208.99
DripDrop Zero Sachets 8s
DripDrop
DripDrop Zero Sachets 8s
Sugar-free electrolyte blend (not a glucose ORS)

Sugar-free electrolyte sachets for sweat and sport, not for diarrhoea treatment.

R208.99

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General Gut Health

What helps →

Bloating, regularity and gut balance.

Activovite Pro4 Caps 10
Activovite
Activovite Pro4 Caps 10
22 vitamins and minerals, including chelated iron 9mg, zinc 11mg and selenium 55mcg, with four probiotic strains (1 billion CFU)

Multivitamin and mineral with four probiotic strains for immunity and digestive health. 10 capsules.

R99.5
Activovite Pro4 Supreme Caps 30
Activovite
Activovite Pro4 Supreme Caps 30
Multivitamin and mineral complex with the Pro4 probiotic blend

One-month multivitamin and mineral with the Pro4 probiotic blend for immunity and digestive health.

R186.61
Cayenne Cap Flora Force 90
Flora Force
Cayenne Cap Flora Force 90
Cayenne pepper (Capsicum annuum)

Cayenne pepper capsules to stimulate circulation, warm cold hands and feet and aid digestion.

R161.22
Entiro 10 Capsules
Entiro
Entiro 10 Capsules
Enterococcus mundtii ST4SA + Lactobacillus plantarum 423, 100 million CFU each

Ten capsules of the local strain pair, sized to accompany an antibiotic course.

R118.99
Entiro 30 Capsules
Entiro
Entiro 30 Capsules
Enterococcus mundtii ST4SA + Lactobacillus plantarum 423, 100 million CFU each

A month of the Stellenbosch-researched probiotic strain pair in capsules.

R297.99
Entiro Chews 10
Entiro
Entiro Chews 10
Enterococcus mundtii ST4SA + Lactobacillus plantarum 423, 100 million CFU each

Ten chewable doses of the Stellenbosch probiotic pair, sized to an antibiotic course.

R134.99
Entiro Chews 30
Entiro
Entiro Chews 30
Enterococcus mundtii ST4SA + Lactobacillus plantarum 423, 100 million CFU each

A month of the locally researched probiotic strain pair in chewable form.

R311.99
Entiro Fastmelt Red Berry 30
Entiro
Entiro Fastmelt Red Berry 30
Enterococcus mundtii ST4SA + Lactobacillus plantarum 423, 100 million CFU each

Melt-on-tongue probiotic granules carrying the Stellenbosch-researched strain pair.

R336.99

See all 29 for general gut health