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2. The retail shortage you probably didn’t expect: Laxatives ...

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   Laxatives are safe to use occasionally, but the growing overuse is concerning professionals. Instead, doctors suggest, those who want to have more regular bowel movements should eat more fruit ...

3. Are laxatives for weight loss safe? - AOL

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   Osmotic laxatives: Products such as Miralax (polyethylene glycol) pull water from other parts of the body and into the colon. This extra water adds volume and pressure, which can make it easier to ...

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

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   Sodium citrate saline is one of the most effective osmotic laxatives (secondary in action only to magnesium citrate). [8] Its laxative action is the result of osmotic imbalance that extracts bound water from stool and pulls it back into the large bowel. The increased water content softens the stool and stimulates the bowel to contract (move its ...

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

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   Amid high demand for laxatives, doctors are cautioning people not to overuse the products or take them for purposes other than constipation relief, such as weight loss.

6. 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 ...

7. Carter's Little Liver Pills - Wikipedia

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   Carter's trademark was a black crow.By 1880 the business was incorporated as Carter Products.The pills were touted to cure headache, constipation, dyspepsia, and biliousness. [4]

8. Bisacodyl - Wikipedia

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   Bisacodyl is an organic compound that is used as a stimulant laxative drug. It works directly on the colon to produce a bowel movement. It is typically prescribed for relief of episodic and chronic constipation and for the management of neurogenic bowel dysfunction, as well as part of bowel preparation before medical examinations, such as for a colonoscopy.

9. More laxatives of Walmart, Kroger, Publix, 20 other brands ...

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   All lots of all flavors — lemon, cherry, grape — of Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution made by Vi-Jon, sold in 10-ounce bottles. Of the 30 brands in the last recall expansion, 20 ...