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I was prescribed colace to address constipation, but I was curious about the mechanism and timing of its effect, so I took a glance at the research. It was wors
by wbeckler 5y ago
I was prescribed colace to address constipation, but I was curious about the mechanism and timing of its effect, so I took a glance at the research. It was worse than this Tylenol business. It seems to be pure placebo, but it's by far the dominant remedy.
- srik 5y agoIt's not though. Colace is primarily an emollient laxative i.e. it acts by softening stools and is not necessarily as active as the other kinds of laxatives in inducing bowel movements. As such you shouldn't expect it to provide a quick relief and it roughly takes at least half a day to a couple days depending on your diet and internal constitution to see results. It's possibly that delay that made you consider it a placebo perhaps.
- failwhaleshark 5y agoMiralax and fiber supplementation is what many elderly people use. Magnesium citrate if that doesn't work.