Enterosgel is CE certified medical device that is composed of an organic mineral and water (70% Polymethylsiloxane polyhydrate and 30% Purified water). Enterosgel does not contain substances that can cause allergic or toxic reactions. It is free from preservatives, gluten, dairy, sugar, flavours or colouring and is suitable for vegans.

Enterosgel can treat acute (short-term) diarrhoea and irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea (IBS-D).

Acute diarrhoea includes gastroenteritis (tummy bugs), food poisoning, traveller’s diarrhoea, food allergies/intolerances, stress or hormone related diarrhoea. Enterosgel reduces the duration that the diarrhoea lasts and reduces the frequency of loose stools.

Irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea, has regular diarrhoea and other symptoms. Enterosgel relieves diarrhoea, abdominal pain, bloating, and urgency and also improves quality of life in people with IBS-D.

Enterosgel was developed in 1980’s and has been available as an over-the-counter treatment since 1996 in Europe. Since that time millions of people have used Enterosgel worldwide.

There is a lot of scientific evidence to support Enterosgel, there have been lab-based studies to show how it works by binding and removing harmful substances from the gut that can cause diarrhoea and other symptoms, in both short-term diarrhoea (acute) and also in people with IBS with diarrhoea (IBS-D).

Many clinical studies in both adults and children have shown that it is a safe and effective treatment. Two of these studies have been completed in the UK. The first was a randomised controlled trial investigating Enterosgel® for the treatment of acute diarrhoea in adults recruited from GP surgeries. This showed that Enterosgel significantly reduced the duration of diarrhoea in patients that either had a gastrointestinal infection or other causes for their short-term diarrhoea.

The second was a large UK trial of 440 patients and investigated the efficacy and safety of Enterosgel in the treatment of patients with IBS with diarrhoea (IBS-D). The results were published in a top medical journal and show that Enterosgel is a safe and effective treatment for the main IBS-D symptoms of; diarrhoea, abdominal pain, bloating, and urgency. After all trial patients tried Enterosgel during the open label phase, 76% of them said that it gave then adequate relief of their IBS symptoms.

No, Enterosgel is classified as a medical device and has a CE certificate for use in Europe. It is a medical device and not a medicine as Enterosgel is not absorbed into the bloodstream from the gut but travels along the inside of the gut removing harmful substances that cause symptoms before it is completely excreted with the stools. Enterosgel does not cause any systemic side effects.

Enterosgel is available over-the-counter to buy from Pharmacies and health stores, it can also be prescribed by a doctor as it is listed in the medical device section of the NHS Drug Tariff.

Enterosgel is a safe and drug free treatment with a brilliant safety history over 30 years and no reports of severe adverse events. There are no systemic side effects from taking Enterosgel. Uncommon side effects
are constipation or nausea, which can be also due to the underlining condition (e.g.
IBS, stomach or vomiting bugs).

During treatment of IBS diarrhoea stop taking Enterosgel if you do not have a bowel movement for 1-2 days and increase intake of water and continue the treatment after the next bowel movement.

There are several different intestinal adsorbents based on the natural silica or clay. Enterosgel is based on pure organic mineral called methylsilicic acid. Enterosgel does not contain any preservatives and additives, which could cause allergic or toxic reactions. Enterosgel has an extensive body of post-marketing clinical studies and over 10 years of use in Europe with an excellent safety profile.

Enterosgel is committed to reducing its impact on the environment. The plastic tubes are recyclable and the outer packaging is recyclable and is Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) approved. The manufacturer is committed towards exchanging the sachets to a recyclable option.

Enterosgel is a tasteless gel which when mixed with water forms a slightly opaque liquid, which people find tolerable and easy to drink.

For children with acute diarrhoea it can be mixed with oral rehydration solution instead of water.

Although there have been some trials in recent years for previous IBS therapies such as CBT and low dose amitriptyline. There have been no new treatments in the UK for IBS-D since Enterosgel was shown to be an effective treatment in its trial from 2022 and it was added to the NHS Prescription Drug Tariff.
The Enterosgel trial was published in the leading journal “GUT”, and showed that Enterosgel significantly improved diarrhoea, pain, bloating and urgency in IBS-D patients compared to a placebo group.