Stool Softener And Stimulant Laxative

A stool softener is a type of laxative called an emollient laxative.

Stool softener and stimulant laxative.

Colace s 2 in 1 stool softener stimulant laxative makes your stool softer for more comfortable trips to the bathroom. Although they re usually safe to use during breast feeding some ingredients may pass into breast milk and cause diarrhea in nursing infants. Docusate is known as a stool softener. If you ve recently given birth consult your doctor before using laxatives.

Adults and children 12 years and older. Stool softener plus stimulant laxative form. Bulk forming laxatives and stool softeners are generally safe to use during pregnancy but stimulant laxatives may be harmful. Our stool softener tablets are formulated to provide gentle effective relief in 6 to 12 hours.

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. 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. Active ingredients in each tablet.

Docusate sodium 50 mg stool softener sennosides 8 6 mg stimulant laxative. 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. Osmotic laxatives draw water into the bowel from the surrounding tissues to soften stools and increase bowel. Docusate sodium 50mg sennosides 8 6mg date.

Directions doses may be taken as a single daily dose or in divided doses. They work by keeping water in the intestines which helps to cause movement of the intestines. Sennosides are known as stimulant laxatives. You can take two to four tablets per day and you should start feeling relief in 12 to 72 hours.

Take 2 4 tablets daily. The term laxative refers to a wide range of substances including stool softeners. Best choice valu merchandisers company ndc code. A laxative is any medicine or supplement that helps the body have a bowel movement.

Do not use other laxatives or stool softeners unless told to do so by the doctor.