Sanofi SA (NASDAQ:SNY) announced its plans to spin off its consumer healthcare business as the French pharmaceutical company ...

“Miralax is a first-choice laxative for constipation during pregnancy,” its website read. “Docusate is also considered to be ...

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 ...

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 ...

She has been told by two different doctors who she sees regularly (an endocrinologist and a colorectal surgeon) that it is "perfectly OK" to take laxatives every day for extended periods of time.

Chemically they come in the form of simple anthrones or bianthrones. Anthraquinones are used for dyes, pigments, and in laxatives. This article explores the potential benefits and side effects of ...