Digestive and stomach

Sorbitol

laxative

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By the Layer Nutrition editorial team · How the atlas classifies the 664 molecules

What this medicine is for

Sorbitol belongs to the category “laxative”. Laxatives ease transit and treat constipation.

For Sorbitol, in practice: Eases intestinal transit and treats constipation. It is used rather occasionally or as a short course, to get through an episode.

Under which brands it is found

In France, about 3 reimbursable presentations containing Sorbitol are recorded. It is found under several brand names and as generics.

Hepargitol
Sorbitol Delalande
Sorbitol H2 Pharma

Generics and the original brand are equivalent for the active substance; only the appearance, the name or the excipients may differ.

Do you need a supplement? No.

Nothing to add here. Sorbitol does not fall under any of our references, and no single-ingredient supplement makes credible sense as a complement. Rather than placing a product on principle, we leave this page without a purchase recommendation. If you are otherwise taking a statin, an antidiabetic, a PPI, a contraceptive or a beta-blocker, that is where we can be useful.

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