whether chronic use of stimulant laxatives is harmful

March 2005

Experts are questioning the current dogma about whether chronic use of stimulant laxatives is harmful.

Much of what we were taught about stimulant laxatives is not based on good scientific evidence.

Tolerance seems to be rare. Most people increase doses because of worsening constipation...not because the laxative becomes less effective.

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