February 27, 2023 Risk for all-cause, vascular dementia was increased with number of regularly used laxative types THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Regular use of laxatives, especially use of multiple laxative types, is associated with an increased risk for all-cause dementia, according to a study published online Feb. 22 in Neurology. Zhirong Yang, […]
By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS JANUARY 5, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration has raised new questions about the safety of an adult laxative routinely given to constipated children, sometimes daily for years. The agency has asked a team of scientists in Philadelphia to look more closely at the active ingredient in Miralax and similar generic products, called polyethylene […]
The American Journal of Gastroenterology , (16 September 2014) | doi:10.1038/ajg.2014.233 A Prospective Study of the Effect of Bowel Movement Frequency, Constipation, and Laxative Use on Colorectal Cancer Risk Jessica Citronberg, Elizabeth D Kantor, John D Potter and Emily White Abstract OBJECTIVES: Constipation and laxative use have been hypothesized to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, […]