IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) and digestive complaints are becoming one of the most common causes of health problems in the Western World. An estimated 10 – 20% of people worldwide are affected and women are more prone to it. In fact, nearly 40% of women between 25 and 65 years old experience embarrassing and uncomfortable digestive problems.

Common digestive symptoms include:

• abdominal pain and cramping
• abdominal bloating
• flatulence (gas) & a noisy tummy
• alternating diarrhea and constipation
• urgency (ie you often have little warning but you have to go to the bathroom now!)

Molkosan is a daily tonic for a healthy digestive system. It’s a 100% natural whey concentrate made in Switzerland from fresh organic Alpine milk. One of Alfred Vogel’s original remedies back in 1926, Molkosan is rich in a substance called L+ lactic acid which supports the growth of healthy gut bacteria.

Healthy gut bacteria are essential

Approximately 100 trillion microscopic bacteria line your digestive tract in a dense mesh-like structure. With a total weight of about a kilogram, they are essential to your health.

They extract vital nutrients from food, provide energy and help the immune system to recognize and fight off pathogens. This is important because approximately 70% of the immune system is found around the gut since most pathogens enter the body with what we eat and drink.

Modern lifestyles, stress, antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, hormone medications, illness or a diet high in sugar or carbohydrates can disturb the natural balance of these gut bacteria, eradicating them and weakening their mesh-like barrier along the walls of our gut. This allows bad bacteria and yeasts, especially candida albicans, to attach themselves to the walls of the gut and affect our digestion.

This state of ‘dysbiosis’ is what often causes common digestive symptoms like cramping, bloating, too much gas or wind, constipation or diarrhea.