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2. Sodium picosulfate - Wikipedia

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   [5] [6] This compound is a stimulant laxative and increases peristalsis in the gut. [5] [7] Sodium picosulfate is typically prescribed in a combined formulation with magnesium citrate, an osmotic laxative. This combination is a highly effective laxative, often prescribed to patients for bowel cleansing prior to colonoscopies. [5] [8]

3. Does Rubbing Castor Oil In Your Belly Button Help You ... - AOL

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   (In fact, the FDA has even approved the use of castor oil as an oral stimulative laxative, though it’s not recommended as a first-line treatment due to side effects like cramping.)

4. Castor oil - Wikipedia

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   Castor oil has been used orally to relieve constipation or to evacuate the bowel before intestinal surgery. [12] The laxative effect of castor oil is attributed to ricinoleic acid, which is produced by hydrolysis in the small intestine. [12] Use of castor oil for simple constipation is medically discouraged because it may cause violent diarrhea ...

5. Laxative - Wikipedia

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   Prolonged use of stimulant laxatives can create drug dependence by damaging the colon's haustral folds, making users less able to move feces through their colon on their own. A study of patients with chronic constipation found that 28% of chronic stimulant laxative users lost haustral folds over the course of one year, while none of the control ...

6. Dreading a colonoscopy? There are alternatives | Savvy Senior

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   While a colonoscopy remains the most accurate screening test for detecting colon cancer, there are other easier — but less accurate — tests available. ... dread the laxative prep and sedation ...

7. Castor oil is going viral for clearing skin, growing hair and ...

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   Castor oil can be taken orally as an over-the-counter stimulant laxative to relieve occasional constipation, Dr. Adil Bharucha, a gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic, tells TODAY.com.