Can zuPOO and its primary ingredient, cascara sagrada, cleanse the gut, improve digestion and help with weight management?

Answer:

zuPOO (by Umzu) is marketed as a gut support supplement and colon cleanser that may help with weight loss. It lists 1,270 mg of a proprietary blend of ingredients that includes three stimulant laxatives (ingredients that promote bowel movements by causing muscle contractions in the intestines) — cascara sagrada bark extract, senna leaf powder, and cape aloe (Aloe ferox) leaf extract — as well as fennel seed powder, burdock root powder, bentonite clay, buckthorn bark powder, slippery elm bark powder, milk thistle seed powder, and cayenne red pepper fruit powder.

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