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2. 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 ...

3. Docusate - Wikipedia

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   Docusate is the common chemical and pharmaceutical name of the anion bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate, also commonly called dioctyl sulfosuccinate (DOSS). [2] [3] [4]Salts of this anion, especially docusate sodium, are widely used in medicine as laxatives and as stool softeners, by mouth or rectally. [1]

4. Surfactant - Wikipedia

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   Surfactant molecules have either one tail or two; those with two tails are said to be double-chained. [4] Surfactant classification according to the composition of their head: non-ionic, anionic, cationic, amphoteric. Most commonly, surfactants are classified according to polar head group. A non-ionic surfactant has no charged groups in its ...

5. Are laxatives for weight loss safe? - AOL

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   Risks of Using Laxatives for Weight Loss. When taken as directed on an occasional basis, laxatives can reliably relieve constipation. However, there may be some short-term side effects, such as ...

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   Avoid foods that trigger constipation. For some, these may be cheeses, other types of dairy products, foods very high in protein, processed carbohydrates, etc. Certain wheat products, especially ...

7. Sodium sulfosuccinate esters - Wikipedia

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   A high volume example is sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate. This is perhaps best known as the laxative docusate, however its main use is as a surfactant for which it finds common use in personal-care and household-care products, often under the name Aerosol-OTs. [1]

8. Sodium citrate/sodium lauryl sulfoacetate/glycerol - Wikipedia

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   The main use is for treatment of constipation. In surgery it is used for pre-operative evacuation of the bowel. [3] In diagnostic testing it is used before x-ray examinations or physical examinations of the colon. It is safe for use in children. [4] If used in children under 3 years, it is recommended that the nozzle is only inserted half way. [5]

9. Macrogol - Wikipedia

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   Macrogol 4000, pharmaceutical quality. Macrogol 3350, often in combination with electrolytes, is used for short-term relief of constipation as well as for long-term use in constipation of various causes, including in multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease patients (an often-overlooked non-motor symptom) as well as constipation caused by pharmaceutical drugs such as opioids and ...