Mannitol Block 10g

When taken orally, mannitol acts as an osmotic laxative, drawing water into the intestinal lumen and increasing the volume and softness of the stools.
The increase in faecal volume in turn is a powerful stimulus for intestinal peristalsis (the set of rhythmic propulsive contractions responsible for moving stools towards the outside).
Also orally, mannitol can be used as a sweetener as an alternative to traditional sucrose.
Its sweetening power is in fact about 50% of that of table sugar, with the advantage of being low-calorie and non-cariogenic, and with an insulin-independent metabolism (a particularly useful characteristic in the presence of diabetes); however, its laxative effect limits its use in this respect.

Pack size
10 and 25 g blocks.

Code VZG4008 (10 g)
VZG4009 (25 g)