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laxative

noun as in aperient

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The crucial mineral is magnesium, which has a laxative effect.

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Ivan now has a care package so his constipation can be managed at home with laxatives and daily bowel wash outs.

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"Sometimes we also put a laxative in alcohol and baked goods for the Russian soldiers, as a 'welcome pack'," she says.

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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".

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A police search found 96 ibuprofen tablets, laxatives, a feeding syringe and a pill crusher.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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