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What Type Of Laxative Should I Take To Clean The Stomach?

i am on actemra and I have stomach ache. I do have a bowel movement, but i still have the ache. I would like to take a laxative to cleanout my system. I do not know what type of laxative to take. I do have MILK OF MAGNESIA AND DULCOLAX. Do you think it is advisable take laxatives?
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Tue, 18 Mar 2014
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First of all you have to make sure you have constipation because of wht reason...Either it is because of your food habbits or you have any disease like fissure or hemorrhoids lower down or is that functional.So after u conclude among these always the best thing is to drink plenty of water,take high fibre diet,make sure u have regular stool habits.If all these thing are normal and then you want to take laxatives consult your doctor and then take.This is advisable.
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What Type Of Laxative Should I Take To Clean The Stomach?

First of all you have to make sure you have constipation because of wht reason...Either it is because of your food habbits or you have any disease like fissure or hemorrhoids lower down or is that functional.So after u conclude among these always the best thing is to drink plenty of water,take high fibre diet,make sure u have regular stool habits.If all these thing are normal and then you want to take laxatives consult your doctor and then take.This is advisable.