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2. Liquid paraffin (drug) - Wikipedia

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   Liquid paraffin is primarily used as a pediatric laxative in medicine and is a popular treatment for constipation and encopresis. [1] Because of its ease of titration, the drug is convenient to synthesize.

3. Macrogol - Wikipedia

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   Macrogol 4000, pharmaceutical quality. Macrogol 3350, often in combination with electrolytes, is used for short-term relief of constipation as well as for long-term use in constipation of various causes, including in multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease patients (an often-overlooked non-motor symptom) as well as constipation caused by pharmaceutical drugs such as opioids and ...

4. Constipation in children - Wikipedia

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   Treatment of these functional causes can be focused on simply relieving the symptoms. [6] Studies have shown a link between diets low in dietary fibres and high in processed foods, such as fast food, and childhood constipation. [7] Certain medications such as antacids, anticholinergics and opiates are also known to cause constipation in ...

5. Functional constipation - Wikipedia

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   Pharmacological treatment for children with functional constipation consists of maintenance therapy and faecal disimpaction. High-dose oral polyethylene glycol (PEG) or enemas containing active substances can induce fecal disimpaction, while maintenance therapy is recommended after successful disimpaction to avoid reoccurring stool buildup.

6. Constipation - Wikipedia

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   Constipation is more concerning when there is weight loss or anemia, blood is present in the stool, there is a history of inflammatory bowel disease or colon cancer in a person's family, or it is of new onset in someone who is older. [12] Treatment of constipation depends on the underlying cause and the duration that it has been present. [4]

7. What causes childhood constipation — and does it ever ... - AOL

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   Functional constipation: This typically happens when kids hold back bowel movements or after they have a gastrointestinal infection. Many children with constipation have functional constipation ...