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

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   Then they typically suggest osmotic laxatives like MiraLax, which pull water into the bowel from other parts of the body and soften stools. Stimulant laxatives, by contrast, expel stool from the ...

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 picosulfate - Wikipedia

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   [5] [6] This compound is a stimulant laxative and increases peristalsis in the gut. [5] [7] Sodium picosulfate is typically prescribed in a combined formulation with magnesium citrate, an osmotic laxative. This combination is a highly effective laxative, often prescribed to patients for bowel cleansing prior to colonoscopies. [5] [8]

5. Laxative - Wikipedia

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   For example, severe hypokalaemia has been associated with distal renal tubular acidosis from laxative abuse. [26] Metabolic alkalosis is the most common acid-base imbalance observed. [ 26 ] Other significant adverse effects include rhabdomyolysis , [ 26 ] steatorrhoea , [ 26 ] inflammation and ulceration of colonic mucosa, [ 26 ] pancreatitis ...

6. Mannitol - Wikipedia

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   Mannitol acts as an osmotic laxative [3] [20] in oral doses larger than 20 g, [21] and is sometimes sold as a laxative for children. [citation needed] The use of mannitol, when inhaled, as a bronchial irritant as an alternative method of diagnosis of exercise-induced asthma has been proposed. A 2013 systematic review concluded evidence to ...

7. Why the Latest Weight Loss Trend, ‘Budget Ozempic,’ Is So ...

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   Doctors share its safety, side effects, and what to know about laxatives for weight loss. Why the Latest Weight Loss Trend, ‘Budget Ozempic,’ Is So Concerning Skip to main content

8. 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 ...

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 ...