How to say "digestive" in Japanese

• 消化剤しょうかざい
  nounCovers 'digestive' as a noun meaning a medicine or agent that aids digestion — a digestant, met mainly in pharmaceutical or health contexts, such as remedies taken after a heavy meal; it is less common.
• ディジェスティフ
  nounCovers 'digestive' as a digestif — an alcoholic drink taken after a meal to aid digestion. A French loanword, it appears in talk about meals, drinks, and restaurant menus; it is less common.

Choose 消化剤 when 'digestive' means a medicine or agent that aids digestion, and 「ディジェスティフ」 when it means a digestif, the after-dinner alcoholic drink; both are less common words.

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• 消化剤しょうかざいdigestive
• ディジェスティフdigestif