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2. Polystyrene sulfonate - Wikipedia

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   Polystyrene sulfonates can bind to various drugs within the digestive tract and thus lower their absorption and effectiveness. Common examples include lithium, thyroxine, and digitalis. In September 2017, the FDA recommended separating the dosing of polystyrene sulfonate from any other oral medications by at least three hours to avoid any ...

3. Potassium binder - Wikipedia

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   Potassium binders are medications that bind potassium ions in the gastrointestinal tract, thereby preventing its intestinal absorption. This category formerly consisted solely of polystyrene sulfonate, a polyanionic resin attached to a cation, administered either orally or by retention enema to patients who are at risk of developing hyperkalaemia (abnormal high serum potassium levels).

4. Cathartic - Wikipedia

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   In medicine, a cathartic is a substance that accelerates defecation. This is similar to a laxative, which is a substance that eases defecation, usually by softening feces. [1] It is possible for a substance to be both a laxative and a cathartic. However, agents such as psyllium seed husks increase the bulk of the feces. [2] [3]

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. Are laxatives for weight loss safe? - AOL

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   Now, they're trending on TikTok, with users hailing laxatives as "budget Ozempic," the diabetes medication that's also used off-label for weight loss. The truth is that laxatives won't help to ...

7. 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 ...