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2. The best 16 foods to relieve constipation fast, according to ...

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   Diet can help with constipation, eating more fiber and fewer high-fat foods. ... Stool softeners such as docusate sodium. Stimulant laxatives such as bisacodyl. Osmotic laxatives such as ...

3. Are laxatives for weight loss safe? - AOL

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   Stool softener laxatives: Colace (docusate sodium) works in a different way by making it easier for water and lipids to penetrate the stool, softening it in its own way. Osmotic laxatives ...

4. Here's When It's Actually Useful To Take An OTC Med If You're ...

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   Load up on foods with fiber. ... “This works as an osmotic laxative, drawing water into the bowel to provide a soft stool mass and increase bowel action.” ... "A stool softener helps ease the ...

5. 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 ...

6. Constipation - Wikipedia

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   Treatment of constipation depends on the underlying cause and the duration that it has been present. [4] Measures that may help include drinking enough fluids, eating more fiber, consumption of honey [13] and exercise. [4] If this is not effective, laxatives of the bulk-forming agent, osmotic agent, stool softener, or lubricant type may be ...

7. 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 ...