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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 ...
Sodium citrate/sodium lauryl sulfoacetate/glycerol sold under the brandname Microlax and Micolette Micro enema, among others, is a small tube of liquid gel that is used to treat constipation. [ 1 ] The main active ingredients are sodium lauryl sulfoacetate (0.90% w/v ), sodium citrate (9.0% w/v ) and glycerol .
A06AG02 Bisacodyl A06AG03 Dantron, ... Fleet enemas usually causes a bowel movement in 1 to 5 minutes. ... but none of them in any appreciable number of cases." ...
A nutrient enema, also known as feeding per rectum, rectal alimentation, or rectal feeding, is an enema administered to provide nutrition in cases where normal eating is not possible. In modern medicine, nutrient enemas have been superseded by tube feeding and parenteral nutrition (intravenous feeding).
Fleet’s Phospho-soda products have been linked to kidney damage since the 1990s. On December 11, 2008, the FDA issued a Safety Alert stating that "FDA has become aware of reports of acute phosphate nephropathy, a type of acute kidney injury, associated with the use of oral sodium phosphate products (OSP) for bowel cleansing prior to ...
This article was reviewed by Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD. Overview. You’re tossing and turning, counting sheep for what seems like forever, and still, sleep won’t come.
Charles Browne Fleet (September 18, 1843 – May 12, 1916) was an American pharmacist and inventor of the laxative and chapstick. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] His company, C.B. Fleet , was founded in Lynchburg, Virginia , and still operates producing laxatives , douches , micro-enemas , and other products of the sort.
The big Lincoln crunches through the snow-covered street, past the mobile homes, the church on the hill, and the tiny government buildings along the main drag. The GPS on the dashboard says 332 miles to go. They won’t see daylight until they are near the Wyoming border.