26+ Natural Bile Acid Sequestrants UK. Bile acid sequestrants (bas) bind bile acids in the intestines and prevent them from being reabsorbed. They disrupt the enterohepatic circulation of bile acids by combining with bile constituents and preventing their reabsorption from the gut.
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Side effects and drug interactions are included in the packet information. Bile acid malabsorption is a condition in which the body does not reabsorb enough bile acid, leading to diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms. Bile acid sequestrants include colesevelam, colestipol and cholestyramine. Bile acid sequestrants are medicines that help lower your ldl (bad) cholesterol.