Guts & Butts

— THE GUT & BODY LINE —

And hemorrhoids you may treat by transfixing themwith a needle and tying them with very thick and woolen thread.

— Hippocrates, On Hemorrhoids, c. 460 BC

The man who coined the word “hemorrhoid” also invented the surgical procedure we still perform today — and he prescribed honey and rendered animal fat for healing.

We didn’t reinvent his medicine. We just brought it home.

Your gut doesn’t need a pharmacy. It needs what it was built to run on.

— WHAT’S HAPPENING INSIDE —

The modern gut is under siege — and most people don’t know it until something breaks. Constipation, hemorrhoids, fissures, bloating, irregular motility. These aren’t random. They’re signals from a system that’s been stripped of what it needs to function.

Your colon runs on butyrate — a short-chain fatty acid your colonocytes use as their primary fuel source. Without it, the intestinal lining weakens. Tight junctions loosen. Inflammation builds. Motility slows. The cascade is predictable, and it starts with what you’re eating — or more accurately, what you’re not eating.

Hemorrhoids aren’t a mystery. They’re vascular cushions that exist in every human body. They become symptomatic when pressure increases, blood flow is disrupted, and the surrounding tissue loses structural integrity. Straining from constipation, chronic inflammation, poor venous return — these are mechanical problems with biological origins.

Hippocrates understood this in 460 BC. He wrote an entire treatise on hemorrhoids — coining the word itself from the Greek haima (blood) and rhoos (flowing). He proposed ligation with a needle and wool thread. That procedure, refined over millennia, is essentially what colorectal surgeons still perform today.

The Egyptians documented it even earlier. The Edwin Smith Papyrus (1700 BC) and the Ebers Papyrus (1500 BC) prescribed honey and animal fat for anal symptoms. The same two ingredients that anchor every product on this page were being used for this exact purpose 3,700 years ago.

We didn’t discover something new. We stopped ignoring something old.

— THE FIVE-LAYER DEFENSE —

How TushBalm protects, heals, and restores — from the outside in.

Layer 1 — Barrier Protection

Grass-fed beef tallow and raw beeswax create an occlusive seal over damaged tissue. Tallow is the closest fat in nature to human sebum — it absorbs without disrupting the lipid barrier. Beeswax locks moisture in and keeps irritants out. Together they form a breathable protective layer that shields healing tissue from friction, moisture, and microbial exposure.

Layer 2 — Antimicrobial Defense

Raw Manuka honey provides methylglyoxal-driven antimicrobial activity — not from synthetic additives, but from the honey itself. Low pH, high osmolarity, and broad-spectrum antibacterial action. Essential oils (tea tree, lavender, frankincense) add antifungal and anti-inflammatory support. This is the same combination the Egyptians used in 1500 BC, validated by modern wound care research.

Layer 3 — Immune Activation

Bovine colostrum delivers immunoglobulins (IgA), lactoferrin, and growth factors directly to the tissue surface. Freeze-dried kefir provides probiotic support for the local microbiome. Most commercial hemorrhoid products suppress immune response. This one activates it.

Layer 4 — Mineral Detoxification

A blend of zeolite, kaolin clay, and pearl powder provides heavy metal adsorption through cation exchange. Zeolite binds lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic. Kaolin absorbs excess oil and provides gentle astringency. Pearl powder supports tissue conditioning.

Layer 5 — Structural Repair

MSM provides sulfur for collagen synthesis and connective tissue repair. Ghee delivers butyrate to support local tissue integrity and reduce inflammation at the cellular level.

— THE FIVE-PATHWAY SYSTEM —

How Live Gut restores function — from the inside out.

Pathway 1 — Butyrate Fuel

Grass-fed ghee delivers dietary butyrate directly to your colon. Butyrate provides approximately 70% of colonocyte energy through beta-oxidation. It maintains tight junction proteins, exerts anti-inflammatory effects, and helps support the gut lining at the cellular level. This isn’t a supplement — it’s the fuel your gut was built to run on.

Pathway 2 — Bile Acid Stimulation

The fat matrix — ghee combined with coconut cream MCTs — stimulates bile acid release. Bile acids are natural laxatives that promote colonic motility and water secretion. Most people on low-fat diets have suppressed bile production. Reintroducing whole-food fats restores a signaling system that has been starved.

Pathway 3 — Osmotic Hydration

Prune juice concentrate provides sorbitol — a natural osmotic agent that draws water into the colonic lumen, softening stool and promoting motility. Freeze-dried blueberries add soluble fiber with water-holding capacity and antioxidant support for the colonic environment. This works through physics, not pharmacology.

Pathway 4 — Prokinetic Support

Organic ginger helps stimulate digestive movement and supports gastric emptying. Ceylon cinnamon provides digestive and anti-inflammatory support. Sea salt contributes electrolyte balance and additional bile stimulation. These aren’t flavor additions — they’re functional ingredients with purpose.

Pathway 5 — Gut Barrier Repair

Bovine colostrum provides immunoglobulins, lactoferrin, and growth factors that help repair the intestinal lining. Freeze-dried kefir provides probiotic support for microbiome restoration. Colostrum is the signature ingredient here — and one of the main reasons this formula works differently than anything on the shelf.

— BEYOND THE PHARMACY AISLE —

Walk into any pharmacy and look at the hemorrhoid shelf. Phenylephrine, pramoxine, petrolatum, mineral oil. Vasoconstrictors to temporarily shrink tissue. Numbing agents to mask symptoms. Petroleum derivatives to create a synthetic barrier your body can’t absorb or utilize.

These products manage symptoms. They don’t address the tissue. They don’t feed the cells. They don’t support the immune system or the microbiome. They suppress and numb — and when the effect wears off, the problem is still there because nothing has actually healed.

Now look at the gut health aisle. Fiber supplements made from synthetic methylcellulose. Stimulant laxatives that force motility through chemical irritation. Probiotic capsules with two strains and a marketing budget. These products treat the gut like a plumbing problem — push things through and hope for the best.

We built something different. TushBalm doesn’t suppress — it protects, defends, activates, detoxifies, and repairs across five functional layers. The Ancestral Gut Shot doesn’t force — it fuels, stimulates, hydrates, moves, and rebuilds across five biological pathways. Every ingredient has a mechanism. Every mechanism has a history.

The man who invented colorectal surgery prescribed honey and rendered animal fat. We’re a colorectal surgeon’s family, and we’re bringing that prescription home.

— THE SYSTEM —

Two Products. One System. Built to Work Together.

TushBalm and Live Gut aren’t separate products — they’re two halves of the same system. One works from the outside in. The other works from the inside out. Most people treat these problems in isolation. We don’t.

You can apply a topical cream, but if your gut isn’t functioning, the pressure, inflammation, and tissue breakdown continue. You can take a gut supplement, but if the tissue is already damaged, irritated, and exposed, you’re leaving half the problem untreated.

This system addresses both simultaneously. Restore motility, hydration, and fuel at the level of the colon. Protect, repair, and rebuild tissue at the surface. Inside and outside — working together, not separately.

That’s how this problem gets solved.

— THE PRODUCTS —

— TUSHBALM —

Five Layers. One Formula. Built by a Colorectal Surgeon’s Family.

TushBalm isn’t a hemorrhoid cream. It’s a five-layer barrier and repair system built from the same ingredients ancient physicians used for this exact purpose — tallow, honey, beeswax — combined with colostrum, probiotics, and a mineral detoxification blend that no commercial product on the market contains.

Seven prototypes. Five functional layers. Zero synthetic ingredients. Designed for perianal application by a board-certified colorectal surgeon who performs the procedure Hippocrates invented — and whose family makes every batch by hand.

— Ingredients —

Grass-Fed Beef Tallow · Raw Beeswax · Grass-Fed Ghee · Raw Manuka Honey · Bovine Colostrum · Freeze-Dried Kefir · Mineral Detox Blend (Zeolite, Kaolin, Pearl Powder) · MSM · Essential Oil Blend (Tea Tree, Lavender, Frankincense)

— Five Layers —

Barrier Protection · Antimicrobial Defense · Immune Activation · Mineral Detoxification · Structural Repair

— LIVE GUT —

Five Pathways. One Sachet. Fuel for the Gut That Runs Everything.

Live Gut is a single-serve powder sachet that dissolves in warm water and delivers a five-pathway gut support system. Butyrate from grass-fed ghee to fuel your colonocytes. Bile acid stimulation from whole-food fats. Osmotic hydration from prune and blueberry. Prokinetic support from ginger. And gut barrier repair from colostrum and live kefir cultures.

This isn’t a fiber supplement. It’s not a stimulant laxative. It doesn’t force your gut to move — it gives your gut what it needs to move on its own. Every ingredient has a documented mechanism. Every mechanism addresses a specific pathway of gut dysfunction.

Two tiers: a shelf-stable sachet you can take anywhere, and a live-fermented refrigerated version with active cultures fermented directly into the base. Same formula. Two delivery systems.

— Ingredients —

Grass-Fed Ghee · Coconut Cream · Bovine Colostrum · Freeze-Dried Kefir · Prune Juice Concentrate · Freeze-Dried Blueberries · Organic Ginger · Ceylon Cinnamon · Sea Salt · Monk Fruit Extract

— Five Pathways —

Butyrate Fuel · Bile Acid Stimulation · Osmotic Hydration · Prokinetic Support · Gut Barrier Repair

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Founded by Brett Ruffo MD, FACS, FASCRS & Christina Ruffo.
These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Our products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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