The pronunciation of some letters is dissimilar in European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese, because the Portuguese is a pluricentric language.
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.
Best Answer: Gary ~~ Laxatives begin to work at different times; dosage strength, and amount of laxative used are variables. It depends on the type of laxative that was used. Liquid laxatives begin to 'work' sooner (usually within 30 minutes of injestion) than tablets (anywhere from 3 to 12 hours). Suppository laxatives begin to 'work' soon after insertion as body heat causes them to melt.