The people it speaks toFieldwork March 2022
24% of US adults
say digestive health is the most important aspect of their overall health, per a 2022 IFIC survey on gut health and probiotics.
International Food Information Council, 2022Original
Original.
Backed by human trials
Wheat Dextrin is the lead active here, studied most for feeding the bacteria that make butyrate. 5 human studies on Wheat Dextrin back this formula, each one cited. Who it fits: for everyone, adults.
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1Active ingredient5Human studies4 gWheat Dextrin
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The receipts
5
Human studies
4 g
Wheat Dextrin
4 g per serving sits inside the studied 3 g-7 g range
Wheat Dextrin, Jovanovski et al. 2018 Am J Med meta-analysis; FDA health claim approval 1998
Read the evidenceWheat Dextrin, the evidence →
Inside the formula
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The gap this formula speaks to.
Public health figures the engine matched to this formula's ingredients. Reported by their source, cited and dated, never written by the brand.
The people it speaks toFieldwork January 22 to 26, 2026
52% of US adults
believe common digestive symptoms such as bloating and abdominal pain are just a normal part of life, per a 2026 Harris Poll conducted for Oshi Health.
The Harris Poll for Oshi Health, 2026The people it speaks toFieldwork 2017 to 2018
58% of the recommended fiber intake
was reached on average by US consumers, who ate 8.1 grams of fiber per 1,000 calories in 2017 to 2018 versus the 14 grams recommended, per USDA Economic Research Service analysis of federal food consumption survey data.
USDA Economic Research Service, 2023The people it speaks toFieldwork March 28 to 29, 2023
40% of US adults
aged 18 and over report they experience bloating at least a few times a month, with 5% saying they experience it daily, per a 2023 Ipsos poll conducted for MDVIP.
Ipsos, 2023The people it speaks toFieldwork March 28 to 29, 2023
34% of US adults
aged 18 and over report they experience abdominal discomfort or pain at least a few times per month, with women about twice as likely as men to report it several times weekly, per a 2023 Ipsos poll conducted for MDVIP.
Ipsos, 2023The people it speaks toFieldwork March 28 to 29, 2023
28% of US adults
aged 18 and over say that digestive issues impact the quality of their life, a share that rises to about a third among those aged 18 to 44, per a 2023 Ipsos poll conducted for MDVIP.
Ipsos, 20235 more
32% of US adults
say they actively try to consume probiotics, and among them 60% try to do so at least once a day, per a 2022 IFIC survey on gut health.
International Food Information Council, 202259 to 66 days
was the median time it took adults to make a new daily health habit automatic across the studies a 2024 review pooled, with individuals ranging from 4 to 335 days.
Systematic review and meta-analysis, 202461% to 74%
About 61 to 74 percent of adults refilling a long-term medicine on their own stopped within a year, versus 33 to 44 percent on one set pickup day.
Cohort study, 2015Randomised trial, 2026
In a randomised, double-blind trial, resistant dextrin raised levels of beneficial fecal bacteria in people eating both higher and lower fibre diets.
Frontiers in nutritionPerreau et al., 2026 (Frontiers in nutrition)PMID 42245546
Randomised trial, 2024
A trial of a soluble dextrin fibre reported changes in body weight and gut bacteria makeup, with the changes appearing more in some participant groups than others.
NutrientsCzarnowski et al., 2024 (Nutrients)PMID 38612951
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Each line below was derived from this formula's own record at the time of verification. Nothing here was written by the brand, and nothing can be added that the evidence does not carry.
- Studied in people5 human studies on Wheat Dextrin back this formula, each one cited.
- A mechanism that is settledHow Wheat Dextrin works is settled pharmacology.
- Why this formatIt is a stick pack, so the serving is measured and sealed before it reaches you, and it travels without a scoop.
- The exact form, describedThe form on the label is Wheat dextrin, soluble wheat fibre, resistant dextrin. The record says what that form is and what it suits.
- Full label disclosureEvery ingredient on this label carries its own declared amount.
- Where it comes from and how it is madeWheat Dextrin is made by botanical.
- Positions this formula already qualifies forThis formula already qualifies for positions beyond the one it is sold into, on the evidence it carries.
- A position nobody is holding yetSome of those positions are ones almost nobody is selling to yet.
How each ingredient usually behaves over time.
One ingredient, from its own page.
- Wheat Dextrin
Regularity usually shifts within about a week of daily use. Gas often settles across the same stretch as your bacteria adapt to the extra fermentable fibre.
How each ingredient usually behaves over time, from its own page on IngredientMD. General timing for the ingredient, not a measurement of this product.
Stick pack
It is a stick pack, so the serving is measured and sealed before it reaches you, and it travels without a scoop.
Best forPowder servings taken away from home, and anywhere a fixed serving removes the guesswork.
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