Fybogel Orange High Fibre Drink Sachets

Fybogel Orange high fibre drink is an easy and convenient way to increase the fibre in your diet helping your digestive system work more efficiently and gently relieving constipation the natural way. A lack of fibre in the diet is one of the main causes of bowel irregularity. Fybogel Orange works naturally with your body to treat constipation without undue straining, discomfort or unnatural urgency, so helping to restore and maintain regularity.

It is also recommended to help maintain a normal bowel function among patients suffering from any of the following conditions:

• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Colostomy or ileostomy
• Haemorrhoids (piles)
• Anal fissure
• Persistent diarrhoea associated with diverticular disease
• Ulcerative colitis

Benefits:

• Gentle relief from constipation
• Can be used to maintain regular bowel movements
• Orange flavour drinks
• Gluten free
• Bulk forming laxative

Directions

• Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
• Fill a glass with approximately 150ml cold water. Pour in the required amount (see dosage below).
• Stir well and drink straight away, preferably after meals.
• Do not take without water. This product should be taken at least 30 mins before or after taking other medicines and should not be taken immediately before going to sleep.
• Adults and children over 12 years: Take one sachet in the morning and one in the evening, preferably after meals.
• Children aged 6 to 12 years: Take half to one level 5 ml spoonful depending on size and age, morning and evening, preferably after meals.
• Children under 6 years: Not recommended for children under 6 years of age.
  If symptoms worsen or if there is no bowel movement after 3 days of treatment, consult a doctor.

If you take more Fybogel Orange than you should

Do not take more than directed, if you accidently take more than you should, drink plenty of water.

If you forget to take Fybogel Orange
If a dose is missed, do not take a double dose; just carry on with the next recommended dose.

What you need to know before you take Fybogel Orange Do not take if:

• You are allergic to Ispaghula husk or any of the other ingredients
• You have a sudden change in bowel habit that has persisted for more than two weeks
• You are suffering from a blockage of the bowel (intestinal obstruction, faecal impaction)
• If you have a weakness of the bowel wall (colonic atony)
• The speed in which material moves through your gut has always been slow (naturally occurring reduced gut motility)
• You have difficulty in swallowing or any throat problems

Ingredients

Each single dose sachet contains 3.5g Ispaghula Husk. Other ingredients are potassium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate, citric acid, riboflavin sodium phosphate, beta-carotene, aspartame (E951), orange flavour, saccharin sodium, polysorbate 80 and silica colloidal anhydrous.