Ginger and digestion: bloating, irritable bowel, transit

Ginger has been used as a digestive aid for millennia in Ayurvedic medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. Today, science validates these uses with rigorous clinical studies.

4 digestive mechanisms of ginger

1. Acceleration of gastric emptying : −50% of gastric transit time (Wu 2008)
2. Carminative action : reduces the formation and accumulation of gas in the colon
3. Intestinal anti-inflammatory : NF-κB inhibition in the colonic mucosa → fewer IBS spasms
4. Prebiotic effect : promotes Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium, inhibits H. pylori

Clinical studies

• Wu et al. (2008) — gastric emptying −50%, 24 healthy volunteers
• van Tilburg et al. (2014), n=45, IBS — bloating −(p=0.003), pain −(p=0.008)
• Meta-analysis (2019), 6 studies — reduction in functional dyspepsia symptoms

NRTI + erythritol: perfect for irritable bowel

The organic erythritol in INTI is 90% absorbed in the small intestine — it does not ferment in the colon and aggravate IBS, unlike fructose, sorbitol and other FODMAP polyols.

→ Discover INTI, the organic ginger elixir for digestion