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  2. 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.)

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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.

  4. Fletcher's Laxative - Wikipedia

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    Fletcher's Castoria, now known as Fletcher's Laxative, is an oral syrup containing a stimulant laxative and ingredients to soothe the stomach. It is a product of The Mentholatum Company, Inc. History

  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. 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 ...

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    “Castor oil has long been a cure for constipation. Oil of any kind can help stool move through the digestive tract, especially if you’ve been constipated for a while,” Frances Largeman-Roth ...

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