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.

Stool softener and 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. They work by keeping water in the intestines which helps to cause movement of the intestines. Take 2 4 tablets daily. Stimulant laxatives trigger the intestines to contract and push out the stool.

A laxative is any medicine or supplement that helps the body have a bowel movement. Sennosides are known as stimulant laxatives. Docusate is known as a stool softener. Adults and children 12 years and older.

You can take two to four tablets per day and you should start feeling relief in 12 to 72 hours. Bulk forming laxatives and stool softeners are generally safe to use during pregnancy but stimulant laxatives may be harmful. A stool softener is a type of laxative called an emollient laxative. Do not use other laxatives or stool softeners unless told to do so by the doctor.

Stool softener plus stimulant laxative form. In fact there are many types of laxatives. Although they re usually safe to use during breast feeding some ingredients may pass into breast milk and cause diarrhea in nursing infants. The term laxative refers to a wide range of substances including stool softeners.

Its stimulant laxative triggers intestinal contractions to help bowel movements push through your system more quickly. Docusate sodium 50 mg stool softener sennosides 8 6 mg stimulant laxative. 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.

Directions doses may be taken as a single daily dose or in divided doses. Best choice valu merchandisers company ndc code. So all stool softeners are laxatives but not all laxatives are stool softeners. Docusate sodium 50mg sennosides 8 6mg date.

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.