The outer cells of the inside lining of your GI tract are renewed every 24 hours. Cells several layers deep are renewed every three days. This fast turnover of mucous-producing cells is needed to maintain the structural integrity of the lining of the GI tract. If this natural process of repair is not functioning at an optimal pace then adverse effects of GI irritation occur. Your GI tract can become inflamed and irritable, leading to constipation or diarrhea or both, often alternating between the two.

It is important to improve any and all of the digestive health issues discussed in these health topic pages. Most fundamentally, it is important to remove the stressors that repeatedly attack your GI tract. It is also important to repair the GI tract itself. Nutrients listed in the previous sections are very helpful, as well as nutrients listed in the subsequent sections on Food Intolerance, Bacteria & Yeast and No Appetite/ Weak Digestion.

Quercetin is a potent antioxidant that works synergistically with other antioxidants along the digestive tract lining. It helps reduce swelling and bloating in the GI tract, while preserving sulfur-related detoxification.

Super Dophilus^™ increases friendly flora in the digestive tract, promoting a healthy balance of power.

Tributyrin Plus populates the lower GI tract with butyric acid, the most important fatty acid for healing the lining of your GI tract.