Stool Softener And Stimulant Laxative

Its stimulant laxative triggers intestinal contractions to help bowel movements push through your system more quickly.

Stool softener and stimulant laxative. Bulk forming laxatives and stool softeners are generally safe to use during pregnancy but stimulant laxatives may be harmful. If you have rectal bleeding or you do not have a bowel movement after using stool softener laxative docusate and senna talk with your doctor. Do not use stool softener laxative docusate and senna for more than 1 week unless told to do so by your doctor. So all stool softeners are laxatives but not all laxatives are stool softeners.

In fact there are many types of laxatives. Colace s 2 in 1 stool softener stimulant laxative makes your stool softer for more comfortable trips to the bathroom. A laxative is any medicine or supplement that helps the body have a bowel movement. Docusate is known as a stool softener.

The term laxative refers to a wide range of substances including stool softeners. Do not use other laxatives or stool softeners unless told to do so by the doctor. Active ingredients in each tablet. Directions doses may be taken as a single daily dose or in divided doses.

Our stool softener tablets are formulated to provide gentle effective relief in 6 to 12 hours. Best choice valu merchandisers company ndc code. Although they re usually safe to use during breast feeding some ingredients may pass into breast milk and cause diarrhea in nursing infants. Docusate sodium 50mg sennosides 8 6mg date.

Adults and children 12 years and older. If you ve recently given birth consult your doctor before using laxatives. The combination of 50 milligrams of docusate sodium stool softener with 8 6 milligrams of sennosides stimulant laxative per dose allows water and fats to soften the stool making elimination more comfortable. Take 2 4 tablets daily.

Docusate sodium 50 mg stool softener sennosides 8 6 mg stimulant laxative. They work by keeping water in the intestines which helps to cause movement of the intestines. A stool softener is a type of laxative called an emollient laxative. Stool softener plus stimulant laxative form.

Stimulant laxatives trigger the intestines to contract and push out the stool.