Laxatives can be abused. People can overuse laxatives, leading to diarrhea as well as fluid and electrolyte abnormalities.

As quality indicators and benchmarks for colonoscopy increase in coming years, gastroenterologists must think about ways to ...

It is not unusual for her to go three to four days without a bowel movement. She has been told by two different doctors who ...

I am writing to you about my 62-year-old wife, in the hope that you can provide an opinion on a question she has and also provide us with some advice in her quest for relief from constipation and her ...

I am writing to you about my 62-year-old wife, in the hope that you can provide an opinion on a question she has and also ...

We used to teach students that laxatives of the stimulant type, like senna or bisacodyl, can lead to an inability of the colon to move properly if the laxatives are stopped, but this does not seem ...

We used to teach students that laxatives of the stimulant type, like senna or bisacodyl, can lead to an inability of the colon to move properly if the laxatives are stopped, but this does not seem ...