According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, the psyllium in Metamucil absorbs liquid and creates bulk that moves waste through the digestive tract. This helps stool to solidify and pass more slowly. Metamucil also has been shown to be effective in treating constipation.
At what age can a child: 1  stay home alone - it is an offence to leave a child aged under 14 without reasonable supervision. Generally the law allows parents to leave a young person without supervision from age 14.  choose to leave home - at age 16 a young person can leave home without their parents' consent.
Only a handful of states legislate at which age a child can legally be left home alone: Both Maryland and North Carolina prohibit children under the age of 8 from being left alone. In Oregon, it is unlawful to leave a child under the age of 10 home alone if the length of time would endanger the health or welfare of the child. A child in Illinois may not be left home alone without supervision âfor an unreasonable period of time.â