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2. Are laxatives for weight loss safe? - AOL

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   Stimulant laxatives: Dulcolax (bisacodyl) stimulates intestinal muscles, causing them to contract and move the stool through the digestive tract. Different laxatives can work better for different ...

3. With laxatives in high demand, doctors warn not to take them ...

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   "The normal bowel habit frequency in the general population is three times a day to three times a week," Chang said. For people who are constipated, laxatives aren't the only option, Brenner noted.

4. Laxative - Wikipedia

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   Lubricant laxatives are substances that coat the stool with slippery lipids and decrease colonic absorption of water so the stool slides through the colon more easily. Lubricant laxatives also increase the weight of stool and decrease intestinal transit time. [9] Properties. Site of action: colon; Onset of action: 6–8 hours; Example: mineral ...

5. Lactulose - Wikipedia

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   Lactulose may be used to counter the constipating effects of opioids, and in the symptomatic treatment of hemorrhoids as a stool softener. [medical citation needed] Lactulose is commonly prescribed for children who develop fear of their bowel movements and are withholders.

6. Dulcolax - Wikipedia

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   Dulcolax may refer to: Dulcolax, a trade name of bisacodyl, a stimulant laxative drug that increases bowel movement; Dulcolax Balance, a trade name of macrogol, an osmotic laxative; Dulcolax Stool Softener, a trade name of dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, a common ingredient in products such as laxatives

7. Are laxatives the 'budget Ozempic'? Doctors warn about ... - AOL

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   They cause water to be retained with the stool, softening it so it's easier to pass. Stimulant laxatives, another type, stimulate the smooth muscle of the bowel to contract, but they often have ...

8. 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 an emollient laxative and as stool softeners, by mouth or rectally. [1]

9. What is the healthiest salt? The No. 1 pick, according to a ...

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   Pink salt has trace minerals, but those amounts are miniscule. “We are talking 0.2% (daily value) of potassium or 0.1% magnesium. Choosing one type of salt over another is not a good way to get ...