Bile Acid Binding Resins WisdomCard™

  1. MedicineNet: What Are Cholesterol-Lowering Bile Acid Resins? medicinenet.com - What Are Cholesterol-Lowering Bile Acid Resins?
  2. WebMD: How Do Bile Acid Resins Work? webmd.com - How Do Bile Acid Resins Work?
  3. Discovery Health: What Do I Need to Know About Bile Acid Resins? health.discovery.com - What Do I Need to Know About Bile Acid Resins?
  4. Wikipedia: Bile Acid Sequestrant en.wikipedia.org - Bile Acid Sequestrant
  5. LipidNurse.ca: Bile Acid Binding Resin lipidnurse.ca - Bile Acid Binding Resin
  6. YourTotalHealth: Bile Acid Resins yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com - Bile Acid Resins
  7. Healthnotes (via Prevention.com): Bile Acid Sequestrants prevention.com - Bile Acid Sequestrants
  8. About.com: What Are Bile Acid Sequestrants? cholesterol.about.com - What Are Bile Acid Sequestrants?
  9. eHow: How to Use Bile Acid Resins to Treat Cholesterol ehow.com - How to Use Bile Acid Resins to Treat Cholesterol
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Research Notes on Bile Acid Binding Resins


Bile acid binding resins are a type of medication used to treat high cholesterol.1 This medication binds to bile, one of the richest sources of cholesterol, and eliminates it from the body through feces. This process results in a lower blood cholesterol level reducing the risk of heart disease.2 Constipation, flatulence, and indigestion are the most common side effects of bile acid binding resins.3 Consult with a health care professional prior to starting this medication.

Fast Facts:

  • Bile acid sequestrant and bile acid-binding medicine are alternate names for bile acid binding resins.1
  • Colestipol, cholestyramine, and colesevelam are generic forms of bile acid binding resins.1
  • These medications are available in tablets or powder form.1
  • Other medications prescribed should be administered at least one hour prior or four to six hours after taking bile acid binding resins.4
  • Results have shown bile acid resins have lowered low-density lipoprotein (LDL) by approximately ten to twenty percent.4
  • Statins, fibrates, and nicotinic acid are other cholesterol reducing medications.5


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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Discovery Health: What Do I Need to Know About Bile Acid Resins?
  2. ↑ LipidNurse.ca: Bile Acid Binding Resin
  3. ↑ WebMD: How Do Bile Acid Resins Work?
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 MedicineNet: What Are Cholesterol-Lowering Bile Acid Resins?
  5. ↑ YourTotalHealth: Bile Acid Resins

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