laxative
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The crucial mineral is magnesium, which has a laxative effect.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2025
Escolar is sometimes called the "laxative of the sea" for the effects its fatty acids can have on digestion.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2024
He quickly noticed the laxative effect for which Epsom salts would become world-famous, drawing hordes of stopped-up tourists to the town for decades to come.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
The range is so large because almost all the investigations rely on self-reported data and use different criteria to determine what constitutes laxative misuse.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 1, 2023
Take a laxative, such as prunes, and eat nourishing food.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
Overall, the findings indicate that certain laxatives may help slow the progression of kidney deterioration.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2025
Ms Nicklas, who works in north Wales, said before her surgery she was "taking laxatives like they were smarties" but "still struggling to go to the toilet".
From BBC ● May 11, 2025
All that being said, people with limited kidney function should avoid extra magnesium, especially in dietary supplements or laxatives.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
In recent years laxatives have had a mainstream makeover: skinny teas and candies containing senna—an herbal laxative—were popular on Instagram several years ago.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 1, 2023
It took no great leap of intelligence to realize that Hamilton Knapp had laced Gingers dog treats with tranquilizers and laxatives so that she would do one, possibly two, embarrassing things on stage.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
