Danger of taking laxatives, when to see your doctor.
Cautions:
See your doctor if:
- The constipation came suddenly without obvious reason.
- The stool looks different in color, form or consistency than usual
- Constipation and diarrhea interchange frequently
- You have to press hard because the stool doesn't want to come out
- You have a bloating feeling after you went to the toilet and feel that there is something else sitting in the colon
- Low appetite, burping or vomiting are showing with a sudden constipation
- Nausea, fever and vomiting are serious signs, see your doctor immediately.
Before you take laxatives talk to your health care provider about any past reactions you may had to:
- bisacodyl
- casanthranol
- cascara sagrada
- phenolphthalein
- castor oil
- dehydrocholic
- docusate
- lactulose
- magnesium citrate
- magnesium hydroxide
- magnesium oxide
- magnesium sulfate
- malt soup extract
- methylcellulose
- mineral oil
- phenolphthalein
- poloxamer 188
- polycarbophil
- potassium bitartrate and sodium bicarbonate
- psyllium
- psyllium hydrophilic mucilloid
- carboxymethylcelluose
- senna
- sennosides
- sodium phosphate
Do contact your health care provider
if any of the following medical conditions are present
- severe abdominal pain
- appendicitis
- colostomy
- diabetes mellitus (due to sugar content of some products)
- heart disease
- high blood pressure (due to sodium content of some products)
- ileostomy
- intestinal blockage
- kidney disease (due to possible build-up of magnesium and potassium)
- problems swallowing
- rectal bleeding of unknown origin
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