Colon Support
by Vitamer Laboratories · capsule · 120 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 19985 72043 7
- DSLD label 53810
- Serving 4 capsules
- 30 servings
Colon Support by Vitamer Laboratories lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 50 mg of magnesium, 1,925 mg of apple fiber powder, 150 mg of fructooligosaccharides and 150 mg of marshmallow powder, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 24, 2015.
What is in Colon Support?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 capsules. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Calories | 15 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 0 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 1 g | 0% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g. |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g | 4% | 56% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g. |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium OxideMagnesium (Form: from Magnesium Oxide) | 50 mg | 13% | 59% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. |
| Apple Fiber powder | 1,925 mg | Higher than 88% of 43 products listing apple fiber (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,850 mg. | |
| Fructooligosaccharides | 150 mg | 51% of 526 products listing fructo-oligosaccharides give more (median 185 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Marshmallow powder | 150 mg | Higher than 60% of 290 products listing marshmallow (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Slippery Elm bark powder | 150 mg | 48% of 232 products listing slippery elm give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Cascara Sagrada bark powder | 75 mg | 79% of 240 products listing cascara sagrada give more (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. | |
| Citrus Pectin | 25 mg | 65% of 526 products listing pectin give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 53810 (entered November 24, 2015), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 2 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Colon SupportNatural Healthy Concepts · off the market same ingredients
- Gentle Natural CleanseVitaCeutical Labs same ingredients
- Colon SupportVSN Vital Strength Nutrition · off the market same ingredients
- Colon SupportNHC Natural Healthy Concepts 8 shared, 88% alike
- Natural Cleanse ComplexVitaCeutical Labs · off the market 8 shared, 69% alike
- Natural Cleanse ComplexVitamer Laboratories · off the market 8 shared, 69% alike
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Suggested Use: Take 4 capsules with a full glass of water twice daily for a total of 8 capsules per day. May be taken with or without meals.
- Warnings
- Notice: Do not use if you have or develop diarrhea, loose stools, or abdominal pain because Cascara sagrada may worsen these conditions and be harmful to your health.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- This is a psyllium-free formula.
- Contains no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives; no wheat, gluten, milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, crustacean shellfish or fish.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 53810.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetarian Capsule, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Double Verified Gluten Free.
How many labels does Colon Support have?
2 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 53810 (current) Entered November 24, 2015 · on the market · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 19985 72043 7
- Label 23726 Entered July 25, 2013 · off the market October 21, 2015 · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 19985 72043 7
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vitamer Laboratories (manufacturer). All Vitamer Laboratories products.