Ingredients · 10 min read
BellyFlush Ingredients: 11 Names, 3 Stimulant Laxatives and 0 Declared Amounts
Eleven names, one fixed order and no amounts. This is the full BellyFlush ingredient list and what is known about each name.
BellyFlush names 11 ingredients in the written pack. The first three are cascara sagrada bark, cape aloe leaf and senna leaf extract, which are stimulant laxatives. No amount is declared for any of the eleven. None is printed on the bottle artwork, so the list comes from the pack, not from a Supplement Facts panel.
Key facts
- Eleven ingredients are named, in the written pack only. No ingredient is named on any artwork supplied.
- Ingredients 1 to 3 are cascara sagrada bark, cape aloe leaf and senna leaf extract. All three are stimulant laxatives.
- No amount is declared for any ingredient. No sennoside content is given. No other-ingredients line and no allergen statement was supplied.
- The order is the pack's own prose. It is not a declared Supplement Facts order, so it does not prove heaviest first.
- Six of the eleven have no human dose in any government source this site opened, so none is printed for them.
- The dose line is two capsules, 20 to 30 minutes before bed, with 8 oz of water. It comes from the pack, not from a label.
What are the BellyFlush ingredients?
Here is the full list, in the order the written pack gives it. The photographs are the ones supplied with the pack for each ingredient.
- 01
Cascara Sagrada barkstimulant laxative; no amount declared - 02
Cape Aloe leafstimulant laxative; no amount declared - 03
Senna leaf extractstimulant laxative; no amount declared - 04
Triphala fruitno human dose in the sources opened; no amount declared - 05
Fennel seedno supplement dose in the sources opened; no amount declared - 06
Bentonite claya mineral clay, no established intake; no amount declared - 07
Marshmallow rootno human dose in the sources opened; no amount declared - 08
Licorice root extractcontains glycyrrhizin, which matters; no amount declared - 09
Slippery Elm barkno human dose in the sources opened; no amount declared - 10
Cayenne pepper fruitno dose in the sources opened; no amount declared - 11
Milk Thistle seedevidence is thin, well tolerated by mouth; no amount declared
The words no amount declared
are on every line for a reason. Not one milligram figure appears anywhere in the pack. That is true for the three laxatives at the top and for the eight botanicals below them.
Why do the first three BellyFlush ingredients matter most?
Cascara sagrada bark, cape aloe leaf and senna leaf extract are all stimulant laxatives. The site's journal describes the class in one line: they work by irritating the bowel wall into contracting. People use them for occasional constipation, and pharmacies sell them.
There is nothing wrong with the class. The issue is the front of the bottle. It says Detox and Cleanse
, Gut and Colon Support
and Reduces Occasional Bloating
. It does not use the word laxative. A buyer who wants gut support and a buyer who wants a laxative are making two different choices, and the bottle lets the first buyer believe in the first choice.
Two of the three have a regulatory history. In a final rule of 9 May 2002, FDA reclassified aloe and cascara sagrada for over-the-counter laxative use to category II. That means they should be deemed not generally recognized as safe and effective for that use. The reason was a lack of data. It is a ruling about OTC drugs, not about this product.
Senna stayed on the approved list. A current US senna label states its active ingredient in milligrams and warns do not use laxative products for longer than 1 week, unless directed by a doctor
.
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What do the sources say about the other eight ingredients?
Less, and in some cases nothing. This site opened government health sources and prints only what they say.
| Ingredient | What the sources say | Declared on this product |
|---|---|---|
| Triphala fruit | No human dose or safety review in the government sources opened | No amount |
| Fennel seed | A culinary seed. No supplement dose in the sources opened | No amount |
| Bentonite clay | A mineral clay with no Daily Value and no established intake | No amount |
| Marshmallow root | No human dose in the sources opened | No amount |
| Licorice root extract | NCCIH: glycyrrhizin can cause serious adverse effects, especially in people with hypertension or heart or kidney conditions. Licorice without glycyrrhizin might be safe for up to 4 months | No amount, and not stated which kind |
| Slippery Elm bark | No human dose in the sources opened | No amount |
| Cayenne pepper fruit | No dose for this use in the sources opened | No amount |
| Milk Thistle seed | NCCIH: not enough high-quality evidence for firm conclusions, two NCCIH-funded trials showed no benefit, oral use appears well tolerated | No amount |
Notice the licorice line. Nothing supplied says whether the licorice in this product is the kind without glycyrrhizin. That is a question for the seller and, if you have high blood pressure, for your doctor.
Does the order of the list mean heaviest first?
It might, but nobody can say. On a real Supplement Facts panel, ingredients inside a proprietary blend are listed in descending order of predominance by weight, under 21 CFR 101.36. If BellyFlush declared its eleven as a blend, the three laxatives could be the three heaviest.
The trouble is that the order here is the pack's own prose. It is not a printed panel order. So it is a clue and not a fact. This site prints it as prose and says so.
The difference between a marketing list and a declared order is the difference between a guess and a fact. A photograph of the back of the bottle would settle it. If you have the bottle, please send us one.
Why is there no amount for any BellyFlush ingredient?
Because no Supplement Facts panel was supplied. The pack held photographs of the front of the bottle, eleven ingredient thumbnails and three ebook covers. It held no photograph of the back, which is where the panel is printed.
Without the panel there is no serving size as regulated text, no amount per serving, no blend total, no other-ingredients line and no allergen statement. A capsule shell is made of something, such as gelatin or a plant material, and no line saying which was supplied.
For a stimulant laxative formula this is not a small gap. The amount is the figure that separates a gentle effect from a strong one. It is also the figure a pharmacist would ask for if you asked about an interaction.
How can you check the ingredients on your own bottle?
When a bottle arrives, turn it round. The panel, if present, is on the back. Then run through this short list.
- Find the heading Supplement Facts and read the serving size.
- Look for an amount beside each of the eleven names, or for a blend total.
- Look for a sennoside figure. A US over-the-counter senna label shows one, in milligrams.
- Read the other-ingredients line, including what the capsule shell is made of.
- Look for any caution, duration limit or allergen statement, and for the FDA sentence that the asterisks on the front point to.
The pack's lot is BF-26/PK-3319, and a certificate-of-analysis reference, BF-3319-26-MY, was supplied. A reference is the name of a document. It is not a test result, and no certificate came with the pack. If your bottle differs from this page, the bottle wins. Tell us.
Where does this page get its facts?
The ingredient list comes from the written product pack. The statements about each ingredient come from the government and label sources below.
- The product pack supplied to this site, which gave the prices, dose line, guarantee terms, contact details and the list of eleven ingredients.
- Status of Certain Additional Over-the-Counter Drug Category II and III Active Ingredients, final rule, 67 FR 31125, U.S. Food and Drug Administration / Federal Register, 9 May 2002.
- SENNA LAXATIVE tablet, Drug Facts label, DailyMed, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- Aloe Vera: Usefulness and Safety, NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH).
- Licorice Root: Usefulness and Safety, NCCIH.
- Milk Thistle: Usefulness and Safety, NCCIH.
- 21 CFR 101.36, Nutrition labeling of dietary supplements, U.S. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations.
More on this site: The ingredients page, the label, safety and every source opened.
Frequently asked questions
What are the ingredients in BellyFlush?
The written pack names eleven: cascara sagrada bark, cape aloe leaf, senna leaf extract, triphala fruit, fennel seed, bentonite clay, marshmallow root, licorice root extract, slippery elm bark, cayenne pepper fruit and milk thistle seed.
Is BellyFlush a laxative?
The bottle does not use the word. Its first three named ingredients, cascara sagrada, cape aloe and senna, are stimulant laxatives. How strong the effect is cannot be said, because no amount is declared.
How much of each ingredient is in a BellyFlush capsule?
Not published. No Supplement Facts panel was supplied, and no amount is declared for any of the eleven ingredients anywhere in the pack.
Are the ingredients listed heaviest first?
Unknown. The order is the pack's prose, not a declared panel order. Only a photograph of the back of the bottle could show whether it matches weight order.
Does BellyFlush contain licorice?
Yes, licorice root extract is the eighth name on the list. Nothing supplied says whether it is the kind without glycyrrhizin, which NCCIH links to serious adverse effects in some people.
Does the label list allergens or the capsule shell material?
Not published. No other-ingredients line and no allergen statement was supplied, so what the capsule shell is made of is not known to this site.
Our view
The list itself is short enough to read in a minute. The three names at the top change how you should read the rest, and a shopper is entitled to know that before paying.
We have no quarrel with a laxative formula that calls itself one. Our quarrel is with silence. No amount is declared, no sennoside content is given and no limit on use is printed. When the thing missing is the thing you need to take a product safely, saying so plainly is the useful part of a review.
If you want to look further, ask the order desk for a photograph of the back of the bottle and for the sennoside content. If you take medicine every day, show the list to a pharmacist first.
BellyFlush is a dietary supplement. It is not FDA approved, because no supplement is, and it is not meant to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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Last updated . The ingredient list is the written pack's, not a Supplement Facts panel.