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Liver & Digestive Bitters - AFTER

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$28.49
$28.49 - $153.85
$28.49
  • Aids digestion and liver detoxification
  • Delightfully tasty (balanced, not bitter)
  • After-a-meal formula
  • About 40 servings
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“I absolutely love these before and after meal bitters! Not only are they delicious but they do help with digestion.”
– VICTORIA B., USA – VERIFIED BUYER
What It Does

How Liver & Digestive Bitters can help hormones

  • Aids liver detoxification: Burdock, dandelion root, and andrographis are bitter herbs that have been shown to move toxins, protect the liver, and help it regenerate. The liver plays a vital role in overcoming Estrogen Dominance and a healthy thyroid function.
  • Helps bind "dirty" estrogens: The increase in bile then helps address Estrogen Dominance.
  • May enhance fertility: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is the leading cause of infertility in women, and now there’s a possibility bitters could help.

How Liver & Digestive Bitters support overall health

  • Improve digestion: Thanks to increased enzyme secretion and stomach acid production.
  • Better bile production: Which in turn eases constipation, improves fat digestion (key to HDL “good” cholesterol formation), estrogen metabolism, and regular bowel movements.
  • Lower inflammation in the gut: A bitter combination of myrrh, chamomile, and coffee charcoal was comparable to the drug mesalamine in helping ulcerative colitis patients maintain remission.
  • Lessen acid reflux: Bitters improve the tone of the esophageal sphincter, according to animal studies.
  • Activate the parasympathetic nervous system: Stimulates the vagus nerve. This can help get you out of “fight or flight” and into “rest and digest” mode.
  • Healthy skin: By supporting the liver, you support the skin. When the liver gets overwhelmed as a detoxification system, the skin can be used as a second resort for elimination of toxins. Even psoriasis has a liver connection. Other examples include “liver rashes” and jaundiced skin associated with liver disease.
Balance hormones with Liver & Digestive Bitters I absolutely love bitters. Digestive bitters can help your body extract nutrients from food to benefit your endocrine system and balance blood sugar levels. – MAGDALENA WSZELAKI, FOUNDER OF WELLENA

Featured Ingredients: After Bitters

Burdock Benfits include diffusive (bringing blood circulation to the skin), promotes detoxification: soothes muscle aches, reduces infections, calms allergies, decreases inflammation, stimulates the immune system. Burdock may also help incontinence, help ease irregular, painful periods and help promote bile flow.
Chamomile Help indigestion, gassiness, and pain from gastritis and gastric and peptic ulcers. It's also a nervine (supports the nervous system), mild sedative (rather calming, not making you fall asleep), diaphoretic (helps to sweat), emmenagogue (promotes menstrual flow), anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-ulcer, immune-stimulant effect, anti-allergenic, and pain relief.
Anise An excellent carminative (relieves flatulence), expectorant (loosens up mucus and expels it), and circulatory relaxant (relaxes the chest).
Andrographis In Ayurveda, Andrographis is known as the “King of Bitters” which stimulates appetite, digestion, bile flow; clears liver decongestion, calms GI nerves; and stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system. Andrographis also helps restore liver health.

Also includes...

Catnip This minty herb has a special affinity for the GI tract, and is carminative (gas) and antispasmodic (pain, cramping). Catnip is also effective in treating nervousness and anxiety.
Fennel Helps promote digestion, reduces bloating, and also tonifies urinary tract–helping to relieve incontinence, urinary sand and stones. Fennel also helps regulates menstruation, promotes expectoration, and stimulates immunity–preventing the flu and colds and intestinal parasites.

"I love having these because they are so convenient. I also love the taste, especially for the After bitters. I can even skip dessert!" Jaqueline, Wellena Bitters customer
Did you know?
Bitters have been used as a pre- and post-meal digestive throughout culinary cultures; from Sweden, France, Italy, to India, and Korea. They got popularized by British sailers who started adding it to cocktails, the first one being the Old Fashioned using Angostura bitters which are made with gentian (also used in our bitters).

How this product can help:

  • Improve digestion
  • Aid liver detoxification
  • Balance hormones
  • Improve bowel movements
  • Reduce acid reflux
  • Feel lighter and more energetic after meals

This Product Works Best With

B Maximus Supports liver detoxification, estrogen balance, and energy $33.99
D3 Maximus - Last Chance Supports immune responses, essential in bone health $23.09
Magnesium Replenish Highly bioavailable form of magnesium, fastest to replenish low levels $42.99
How to use
2-4 Pumps After Meals

Recommended use: To support your digestion after eating, squirt 2 to 4 pumps into your mouth AFTER a meal. You can use it with each meal. Enjoy the goodness of the herbs and their expansive, warming flavors.

Our Ingredients

After: Burdock (Arctium lappa)*, Angelica (Angelica archangelica)*, Anise (Pimpinella anisum)*, Andrographis (Andrographis paniculata), Chamomile (Matricaria recutita)*, Catnip (Nepeta cataria)*,Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)*, Grindelia (Grindelia squarrosa) *Organic

Quality Check

A quality herbal supplement should
  • be 3rd party tested for contaminants y
  • be FREE of gluten, dairy, soy, fillers and additives
  • taste good!

Reviews

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03/23/2025
Sally M.
United States

Taste is sublime!

I've only been taking this product for two weeks, but aside from the spectacular taste, I've already noticed better BMs. I'm hoping to have improved energy, detox, and acid reflux and the weeks go on.

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03/17/2025
anjela p.
United States

Delicious

The before bitters with the taste of the clove smell and taste very good

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03/07/2025
caroline P.
United States

Tastes great

I bought these looking for something to mentally put a start and stop on my eating. After I take the bitters after eating. I’m less likely to go back and nibble…. For me this is a helpful tool in weight management. I feel Like the after bitters also curb my desire for something sweet after lunch or dinner. Because this is my first review for Wellena, I would like to add that I have also been taking her estrogen reset for years.. I once tried another brand to save money and it was not even close to the same results. I recommend her book as well… getting your body to optimal levels, whatever that is for you, is a lifestyle. There are no quick and easy fixes, you have to put the work in, say no to garbage of all types and yes to you! Her book is a life map for this- you can eat and be satisfied, be happy and not have your hormones fixate your life. It works if you work it. Good luck!!

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02/08/2025
anjela p.
United States

Bitter

Hi I have been taking it for a few years now as it has a really good taste

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01/20/2025
anjela p.
United States

Bitter

I love the taste of the clove and the smell of the bitters

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Frequently Asked Questions

For best results, take the bitters any time between 15 minutes or immediately before or after a meal.
The Wellena Digestive Bitters can be taken every day. If you are using bitters from other brands, that might not be the case.
You can but the bitter receptors in your body need a higher concentration of bitters for you to gain the medicinal benefits.
Pregnant women, children, and people with ulcers and gastritis, and former alcoholics should avoid bitters. If you are sensitive to any of the herbs present in the bitters, avoid the product.
Our Wellena Before Digestive Bitters are 90% organic and After Digestive Bitters are 80% organic. The non-organic herbs are responsibly wildcrafted and confirmed not to contain any harmful compounds.
Our glycerin is derived from coconut.
Our alcohol/ethanol is derived from sugarcane.
Yes.
Unfortunately, we do not. Many of the medicinal constituents found in herbs are only alcohol-soluble and won’t get extracted by water or glycerin alone.
It’s officially 3 years but they are likely to last much longer. We hope you use them much sooner than that!
If you have stomach ulcers, you should avoid bitters for the time being – although it depends on the blend of herbs. The herb gentian, as an example, stimulates the stomach’s production of hydrochloric acid (HCL), which will irritate the ulcer. The same goes for if you have gastritis. You can use gentian and other HCL-promoting herbs once you heal your stomach lining.
Digestive bitters have a proven track record to helping digest food better which may result in feeling lighter after meals, experiencing less acid reflux, burping, flatulence, and constipation. The liver loves bitters, too, the bitter taste facilitates detoxification. Bitters also stimulate bile flow which is helpful in digestive fatty meals and metabolism of “dirty” estrogens (present in estrogen dominance). Bitters have also been shown to balance blood sugar levels and activate the parasympathetic (rest-and-relax) nervous system.
Yes, many bitter users swear that bitters have relieved their constipation.
Before dinner, yes. Before bedtime, we don’t recommend it as it may make you feel hungry and cause night waking.
Yes, almost every culinary tradition has an element of bitterness. Some in the form of aperitifs (like Campari in North Italy, pastis in France, ouzo in Greece), others as condiments (green mango chutney in India, mustard in many countries).
The role of digestive bitters is to stimulate your own body to produce and release the various enzymes that aid digestion. Taking digestive enzymes is giving your body these enzymes. For some people, taking bitters creates enough enzymatic activity that they don’t need enzymes. For others, it’s not enough and they need to supplement with enzymes. So, it really depends on your age and digestive “fire.” We suggest starting with the bitters and see if that’s enough. If not, add the digestive enzymes. You know you’ve taken too many digestive aids when you develop nausea, diarrhea, abdominal cramping or discomfort, headache, neck pain or nasal congestion.

1. Beauchamp G. K. Why do we like sweet taste: A bitter tale? Physiology & behavior. 2016.

2. Wszelaki, Magdalena. Overcoming Estrogen Dominance. New Type Publishing. January 2021.

3. Raja MK, Sethiya NK, Mishra SH. A comprehensive review on Nymphaea stellata: A traditionally used bitter. Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology & Research. 2010.

4. Du, H. G., Ming, L., Chen, S. J., & Li, C. D. Xiaoyao pill for treatment of functional dyspepsia in perimenopausal women with depression. World journal of gastroenterology, 2014.

5. Yang, N., Jiang, X., Qiu, X., Hu, Z., Wang, L., & Song, M. Modified Chaihu Shugan Powder for Functional Dyspepsia: Meta-Analysis for Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine. 2013.

6. Zhao, L. et al. Efficacy of modified ban xia xie xin decoction on functional dyspepsia of cold and heat in complexity syndrome: a randomized controlled trial. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine. 2013.

7. Ko, S. et al. An Herbal Medicine, Yukgunja-Tang is more Effective in a Type of Functional Dyspepsia Categorized by Facial Shape Diagnosis: A Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Randomized Trial. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine. 2018.

8. Ahnfelt, N. O., & Fors, H. Making Early Modern Medicine: Reproducing Swedish Bitters. Ambix, 2016.

9. Melzer, J., Rösch, W., Reichling, J., Brignoli, R., & Saller, R. Meta-analysis: phytotherapy of functional dyspepsia with the herbal drug preparation STW 5 (Iberogast). Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics. 2004.

10. Oshikoya, K. A., et al. Herbal medicines supplied by community pharmacies in Lagos, Nigeria: pharmacists’ knowledge. Pharmacy practice, 2013.

11. Walker, J. M. The Bitter Remedy. The European Journal of Herbal Medicine. n.d.

12. Foster, S.R., Blank, K., Hoe, L.E.S., Behrens, M., Meyerhof, W., Peart, J.N. and Thomas, W.G. Bitter taste receptor agonists elicit G‐protein‐dependent negative inotropy in the murine heart. The FASEB Journal. 2014.

13. Lu, P., Zhang, C-H., Lifshitz, L. M., & ZhuGe, R. Extraoral bitter taste receptors in health and disease. Journal of General Physiology. February, 2017.

14. Mayo Clinic. Researchers find new treatment for constipation. ScienceDaily. May 16, 2011.

15. Langhorst, J., et al. Randomised clinical trial: a herbal preparation of myrrh, chamomile and coffee charcoal compared with mesalazine in maintaining remission in ulcerative colitis–a double-blind, double-dummy study. Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 2013.

16. Tsai, C. C., et al. Salvia miltiorrhiza Induces Tonic Contraction of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter in Rats via Activation of Extracellular Ca2+ Influx. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland). 2015.

17. Ano, Y., et al. Hop bitter acids containing a β-carbonyl moiety prevent inflammation-induced cognitive decline via the vagus nerve and noradrenergic system. Scientific reports, 2020.

18. Tong, X. L., et al. The safety and effectiveness of TM81, a Chinese herbal medicine, in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Diabetes, obesity & metabolism, 2013.

19.Lvovskaya, S., & Smith, D. P. A spoonful of bitter helps the sugar-response go down. Neuron, 2013.

20. Ben Salem, M., Affes, H., Ksouda, K., Dhouibi, R., Sahnoun, Z., Hammami, S., & Zeghal, K. M. Pharmacological Studies of Artichoke Leaf Extract and Their Health Benefits. Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands),2015.

21. Mantovani, A., Gisondi, P., Lonardo, A., & Targher, G. Relationship between Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Psoriasis: A Novel Hepato-Dermal Axis?. International journal of molecular sciences. 2016.

22. Wu, S., Xue, P., Grayson, N., Bland, J. S., & Wolfe, A. Bitter Taste Receptor Ligand Improves Metabolic and Reproductive Functions in a Murine Model of PCOS. Endocrinology. 2019.

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Frequently Asked Questions

For best results, take the bitters any time between 15 minutes or immediately before or after a meal.
The Wellena Digestive Bitters can be taken every day. If you are using bitters from other brands, that might not be the case.
You can but the bitter receptors in your body need a higher concentration of bitters for you to gain the medicinal benefits.
Pregnant women, children, and people with ulcers and gastritis, and former alcoholics should avoid bitters. If you are sensitive to any of the herbs present in the bitters, avoid the product.
Our Wellena Before Digestive Bitters are 90% organic and After Digestive Bitters are 80% organic. The non-organic herbs are responsibly wildcrafted and confirmed not to contain any harmful compounds.
Our glycerin is derived from coconut.
Our alcohol/ethanol is derived from sugarcane.
Yes.
Unfortunately, we do not. Many of the medicinal constituents found in herbs are only alcohol-soluble and won’t get extracted by water or glycerin alone.
It’s officially 3 years but they are likely to last much longer. We hope you use them much sooner than that!
If you have stomach ulcers, you should avoid bitters for the time being – although it depends on the blend of herbs. The herb gentian, as an example, stimulates the stomach’s production of hydrochloric acid (HCL), which will irritate the ulcer. The same goes for if you have gastritis. You can use gentian and other HCL-promoting herbs once you heal your stomach lining.
Digestive bitters have a proven track record to helping digest food better which may result in feeling lighter after meals, experiencing less acid reflux, burping, flatulence, and constipation. The liver loves bitters, too, the bitter taste facilitates detoxification. Bitters also stimulate bile flow which is helpful in digestive fatty meals and metabolism of “dirty” estrogens (present in estrogen dominance). Bitters have also been shown to balance blood sugar levels and activate the parasympathetic (rest-and-relax) nervous system.
Yes, many bitter users swear that bitters have relieved their constipation.
Before dinner, yes. Before bedtime, we don’t recommend it as it may make you feel hungry and cause night waking.
Yes, almost every culinary tradition has an element of bitterness. Some in the form of aperitifs (like Campari in North Italy, pastis in France, ouzo in Greece), others as condiments (green mango chutney in India, mustard in many countries).
The role of digestive bitters is to stimulate your own body to produce and release the various enzymes that aid digestion. Taking digestive enzymes is giving your body these enzymes. For some people, taking bitters creates enough enzymatic activity that they don’t need enzymes. For others, it’s not enough and they need to supplement with enzymes. So, it really depends on your age and digestive “fire.” We suggest starting with the bitters and see if that’s enough. If not, add the digestive enzymes. You know you’ve taken too many digestive aids when you develop nausea, diarrhea, abdominal cramping or discomfort, headache, neck pain or nasal congestion.
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