These ‘clinically tested’ gummies may or may not help you poop

March 27, 2026 Victoria Song

A large green gummy bear in front of a green background
Clinical testing is turning into a product of its own. | Image: Cath Virgina / The Verge, Grüns

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Influencer after influencer says the same thing about Grüns. The gummy vitamins are delightful, chockful of whole organic ingredients, and much tastier than icky powders or pills. One of my most indelible childhood memories is the chalky, gritty, vaguely fruit-flavored taste of a Flintstones vitamin. I hated those cursed tablets so much, I learned how to swallow pills to avoid having to chew them. So I get the whole …

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