coats, soothes and lubricates your pets digestive tract Helpful in the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in dogs Slippery Elm is widely used by many Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) dog owners and is recommended by the EPI4Dogs foundation to help in the overall health plan for dogs suffering from EPI It is a prebiotic mucilage that coats and soothes the digestive tract and is loaded with the ScFA (short-chain fatty acid AButyrateA) that is known to fight SID (small intestinal dysbiosis) Sometimes adding Slippery Elm Bark Powder with a little water to a meal is sufficient enough to get SID under good control alleviating the need for a course of antibiotics Slippery Elm is also commonly used with pets with digestive disturbances, including both diarrhea and constipation and is recommended for use by the VcA Hospitals, with the caution that not all Slippery Elm Bark Powders are the same, recommending that you find a supplier that provides a high quality product that is 100 Slippery Elm Bark with No Additives, Fillers, or Dilutants