Digestive Remedies

Digestive remedies is one of the most stable consumer health categories in Ireland, but the lack of innovations and breakthroughs over the review period is posing a limitation to growth. Even new product launches are rare in this category, with the…

With traveling restrictions and social distancing measures fully lifted, residents in Hong Kong were gradually resuming their normal social lives in 2023. This resulted in an increase dining out and social gatherings, with people now able to meet up…

Digestive remedies is set to see single-digit current value growth in 2023, primarily driven by the increasing trend of people eating at restaurants more frequently. This shift can be attributed to fast-paced urban lifestyles, which often leave…

Consumption of digestive remedies in Taiwan has picked up in 2023, with most categories set to register stronger volume growth or lower rates of decline than in 2022. This is mainly explained by the easing of the pandemic, in that people have become…

While digestive remedies is poised to post robust growth in total current value sales in 2023, this is mainly due to substantial price hikes amidst persistently high inflation in Hungary. All categories are set to contract in volume terms, in part…

Retail sales of digestive remedies suffered a decline in constant value terms in 2023, albeit at a slower rate than the previous year. Growth continued to be impacted by inflationary pressures, exacerbated by the ongoing war in Ukraine, which…

Digestive remedies is experiencing a mixed performance in 2023, following an upturn in demand for some products the previous year in line with greater mobility outside of the home as pandemic-related restrictions eased. IBS treatments, antacids,…

The return to relatively normal patterns of eating out at restaurants, combined with more stressful on-the-go lifestyles, is leading to an increase in digestive health issues in 2023. In retail volume terms, there is a modest increase in sales of…

Constipation remains one of the most common digestive problems amongst Croatians. For those suffering from constipation, laxatives are considered the easy, go-to solution, especially for those with reduced mobility or time constraints. Consumers are…

Digestive remedies in Chile is experiencing a deceleration in value growth during 2023 compared to the double-digit increases observed in the previous two years. Despite a general decline in demand, the category continues to show healthy growth rates…

The climatic context of 2023, caused by the El Niño Costero weather event, has increased digestive diseases such as diarrhoea and nausea, caused especially by rotavirus. Indeed, the National Centre for Epidemiology, Disease Prevention and Control…

Growth for digestive remedies in Azerbaijan is slow and steady in 2023. With the lifting of pandemic-related restrictions, there was a brief shot of adrenaline as people returned to the office and resumed their social lives. However, any expectation…

The return of international travel to pre-Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic levels and the resumption of hectic lifestyles boost the demand for digestive remedies. More and more consumers are keen to resume their pre-pandemic travel norms, regardless…

The digestive category is not very active within Lithuania. Despite this, in 2023, sales are returning to a pre-pandemic state. Proton pump inhibitors are gaining a share, which was lost by H2 blockers, with brands such as Nolpaza doing well in this…

At the beginning of 2023, Latvians were still in the process of returning to normal professional and social activities, following the final removal of all pandemic-related restrictions. As a result, the digestive remedies category is still seeing a…

Over 2023, digestive remedies is projected to see good retail volume growth and faster retail current value sales, supported by inflationary pressure on prices. The heightened stress and anxiety and a tendency among some consumers to overeat or fall…

Demand for digestive remedies continues to strengthen in 2023 as consumers suffer from more digestive ailments. Poor eating habits amongst all classes of the Egyptian population remain the main cause of growth in demand for digestive remedies. Eating…

In a reversal of the trend witnessed over 2021-2022, all digestive remedies categories in Morocco are set to record improved performances in volume growth terms in 2023. Demand for several product types has increased as lifestyles have become busier…

Digestive remedies is expected to register significant current value and volume growth in 2023, partly driven by high demand for diarrhoeal remedies (see below). The healthy growth is also due to the high levels of recommendation by pharmacists at…

Digestive remedies are expected to register an increase in current value sales in 2023, partly driven by inflationary pressures as the conflict in Ukraine continues to drive up retail prices. Diarrhoeal remedies and motion sickness remedies will…