Bilax your bowels

This week in "Old Pills for Odd Ills" we feature Bilax, formerly known as Doan's Dinner Pills. Read more about Bilax here.

It seems folk were quite preoccupied about their bowel activity in the 1900s, since Bilax is yet another laxative in the museum's collection.

Ironically, while newspaper advertisements heralded the gentle action of Bilax, it is thought that one of the ingredients in the pills, podophyllin, may have caused haemorrhoids in regular users.