DTECTA Travla is a probiotic supplement that can be taken before to and during travel to help support a healthy digestive system and maintain immunity while abroad.

Background Information

Did you know that each of us has around 100,000,000,000,000 bacteria in our gut? That is 10 times the number of cells in our body, and can weigh around 1.5kg! This microflora consists of both friendly probiotic bacteria and bad pathogenic bacteria that co-exist in a complex ecosystem. Having a healthy balance of probiotics over pathogens plays an important role in digestion and immunity.

Friendly gut bacteria support digestion in several capacities. A healthy balance of friendly bacteria in the gut provides specific enzymes needed in the digestion of particular substances, produces B complex vitamins and vitamin K, and improves the absorption and uptake of minerals and nutrients in the diet.

A healthy gut flora also helps maintain overall immunity as up to two-thirds of the body's immunity is managed in the gut. Where there is a healthy balance of friendly bacteria in the gut, acidity is high which hinders the growth and survival of bad bacteria, and enables the growth of friendly bacteria to multiply and exclude the bad bacteria.

However, the balance of bacteria in the gut is fragile and can easily be disrupted by several factors such as ageing, antibiotics, environment and diet.

With exotic travel on the rise an increased number of holiday makers and business travellers are consuming food and drink in unfamiliar environments. In tropical and sub-tropical countries, especially where levels of hygiene are lower, ingesting food and drink contaminated by harmful bacteria such as Salmonella and pathogenic strains of Escherichia coli is not uncommon.

Directions

As a food supplement Travla can be given to adults and children (over 3 years) with the following recommendation: Take one capsule daily with food, preferably starting 3 to 5 days before departure, continuing during travel abroad and for a few days upon return or as professionally directed.

Caution: For young children (under 8 years) or any patient unable to swallow capsules the content of the capsules should be mixed with a cold meal or beverage.

Do not exceed recommended daily dosage unless instructed by a qualified health professional

Not suitable for children 3 years and under

Ingredients

Potato starch, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, probiotic culture (Bifidobacterium longum Rosell-175, Lactobacillus rhamnosus Rosell-11, Saccharomyces boulardii and Lactobacillus acidophilus Rosell-52), magnesium stearate, ascorbic acid.

Each capsule provides 5 billion live micro organisms

Net weight 475mg/capsule

Suitable for vegetarians

Contains no added sugar, salt, gluten, synthetics flavours, artificial colours or preservatives.

Safety

It is not recommended to give probiotics to severely immunosuppressed patients, post cardiac surgery patients, patients with pancreatic dysfunction or patients with blood in the stool unless under a doctors care.