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Laxatives (purgatives, aperients) are foods, compounds, or drugs taken to induce bowel movements or to loosen the stool most often taken to treat costipation . Certain stimulant, lubricant, and saline laxatives are used to evacuate the colon for rectal and/or bowel examinations, and may be supplemented by enemas under certain circumstances. Sufficiently high doses of laxatives cause diarrhoea. Laxatives work to increase the movement of fecal matter along the colon.
A Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD , Gastroenterology, answered. Depending on the type, oral laxatives work in a variety of ways to ease the passage of stool through the rectum. Bulk-forming agents. These fiber-based products take a day or so to work but are very effective and safe to take indefinitely on a daily basis. Take with plenty of liquid.