Up to 90% protection against Travellers’ Diarrhoea
Travelan® is an over-the-counter immune supplement that targets pathogenic bacteria and the toxins they produce in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
Travelan® helps to:
- Reduce the occurrence of symptoms of traveller’s diarrhoea.
- Decrease symptoms of traveller’s diarrhoea when travelling.
- Reduce the occurrence of diarrhoea when travelling.
- Decrease abdominal cramping and gastrointestinal pain.
- Reduce mild gastrointestinal tract inflammation.
- Maintain gastrointestinal function and enhance gastrointestinal system health.
- Enhance immune defence and support healthy gastrointestinal immune function.
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What is Travellers’ Diarrhoea?
Travellers’ Diarrhoea is well-known by travellers for ruining holidays and wreaking havoc on business trips. So what causes this dreaded disease? Travellers’ Diarrhoea occurs when you consume food or water infected with bacteria such as E.coli. It’s the most common illness that affects travellers and is known by many colourful names, such as Bali Belly, Montezuma’s Revenge, Food Poisoning, Gastro and Delhi Belly.
How can I reduce the risk of getting Bali Belly?
The good news is you can reduce the risk of Travellers’ Diarrhoea with Travelan® – available over the counter and online from pharmacies across Australia.
Many travellers seek out a combination of hygiene measures and medicine to prevent Bali Belly or Travellers’ Diarrhoea, when overseas. Travelan® is clinically proven to help reduce the risk of getting Travellers’ Diarrhoea by up to 90%. Use Travelan® along with sensible hygiene measures when travelling, to help ensure your holiday is memorable for the right reasons.
Travelan® supports digestive health and gut microbiota
Travelan® is renowned for its ability to reduce the risk of Travellers’ Diarrhoea when on vacation. But did you know it can also support your digestive health when you’re at home on Staycation?
Travelan® can also be beneficial to your gut health when you’re at home on Staycation. The antibodies in Travelan® may assist in maintaining the delicate balance of the gut microbiota in times of stress or weakened immunity by eliminating invading pathogens. They can also help to reduce the risk of food poisoning from bacteria such as E.coli, Salmonella and Campylobacter. To learn about Travelan® as an immune supplement to support your gastrointestinal health and reduce the symptoms of minor gastrointestinal disorders.
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How does Travelan® work?
Travelan® neutralises Travellers’ Diarrhoea causing bacteria, rather than having to treat the symptoms AFTER the condition has begun.
Travellers’ Diarrhoea continues to be the most frequent health problem in travellers1 and the most common causes include the bacterium Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) 2. Travellers’ Diarrhoea causing bacteria may be found in drinks and iceblocks, on the outside of fruit and vegetables, on the surface of eating utensils and anywhere contaminated water or poor hygiene has been used: from a street side stall to the finest of restaurants.
When you take one or two caplets of Travelan® before a meal, the anti-ETEC antibodies in the product lay in wait in the gastrointestinal tract. If you consume food or drinks that are contaminated with ETEC, the specific antibodies in Travelan® are designed to bind to the bacteria, neutralising them and inhibiting their attachment to the intestinal wall. Travelan® works to target and neutralise bacteria before they can make you sick and rob you of your precious holiday travel time.
How does Travelan® work?
Travelan® neutralises Travellers’ Diarrhoea-causing bacteria, rather than having to treat the symptoms AFTER the condition has begun.
Travellers’ Diarrhoea continues to be the most frequent health problem in travellers1 and the most common causes include the bacterium Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) 2.
Travellers’ Diarrhoea causing bacteria may be found:
- In drinks and iceblocks
- On the outside of fruit and vegetables
- On the surface of eating utensils and
- Anywhere contaminated water or poor hygiene has been used: from a street side stall to the finest of restaurant
When you take one or two caplets of Travelan® before a meal, the anti-ETEC antibodies in the product lays in wait in the gastrointestinal tract. If you consume food or drinks that are contaminated with ETEC, the specific antibodies in Travelan® are designed to bind to the bacteria, neutralising them and inhibiting their attachment to the intestinal wall. Travelan® works to target and neutralise bacteria before they can make you sick and rob you of your precious holiday travel time.
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Travelan® has been shown in clinical trials to significantly decrease the risk of Travellers’ Diarrhoea (TD) and to decrease the symptoms of minor gastrointestinal disorders. Travelan® underwent Controlled Human Infection Model (CHIM) studies which were double-blind, placebo-controlled medical trials in Europe and the USA. The trials showed protection of up to 90% against infection with E.coli (ETEC) 3and the development of Travellers’ Diarrhoea. The clinical trials showed that people affected by E.coli who received Travelan® had significantly less discomfort and diarrhoea, compared to those who did not receive Travelan®.
In addition recent studies by the US Defense Force show that Travelan® is cross-reactive to other pathogenic bacteria such as Campylobacter, Enterotoxigenic E.coli and Shigella – all potential causes of Travellers’ Diarrhoea4.
Travellers’ Diarrhoea-causing bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract
Travellers’ Diarrhoea is caused by the consumption of food or water infected with bacteria. These bacteria attack the intestines releasing diarrhoea-causing toxins. Travelan® binds to E.coli in the gastrointestinal tract, preventing them from attaching to the intestinal wall and thereby neutralising their ability to cause diarrhoea and its associated symptoms.
Travelan®’s active ingredient is bovine colostrum enriched with anti-E.coli antibodies – these special antibodies are what set it apart from other colostrum supplements. Travelan® is antimicrobial and not an antibiotic, therefore it will not cause antibiotic resistance.
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How to prevent Bali Belly or Travellers’ Diarrhoea?
To assist with the prevention of Travellers Diarrhoea, particularly when travelling to Bali, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Fiji, South America and other high-risk locations, we suggest the following:
- Start taking Travelan 2 to 3 days before you travel and during your trip
- Don’t eat, under cooked or uncooked food.
- Only eat fruit that you can peel.
- Don’t drink tap water. Drink Bottled water
- Clean your teeth with bottled water.
- Don’t have ice in your drinks.
- Wash your hands in soap regularly.
What is the best medicine to stop diarrhoea?
Many travellers travelling to high-risk destinations for Travellers Diarrhoea will pack medicine to treat diarrhoea, rather than explore medicines and techniques to help prevent diarrhoea. The savvy traveller won’t just ask “what medicine can I pack to stop diarrhoea”? They will also ask “what medicine can I pack to help reduce the risk of getting travellers’ diarrhoea in the first place?”.
Travelan is clinically proven to help reduce the risk of getting Travellers’ Diarrhoea (or Bali Belly) by up to 90%. Learn more here