Compared with using stool softeners, taking lubiprostone was significantly associated with lower risks of a composite adverse kidney outcome and steeper eGFR decline. The risk for kidney function ...

Patients often arrive in pain, miserable, and desperate for relief from constipation. Defined as fewer than three bowel movements per week lasting more than 4 weeks, chronic constipation affects about ...

Laxatives are a group of medications designed to relieve constipation, so that hard stools are easier to pass. Laxatives are available in oral and rectal forms. Oral medications may be pills or a ...

In September 2023, Heather Barry knew something was wrong. She had welcomed her third daughter in May, and while the delivery had been complicated, Barry had recovered. She was "starting to get (her) ...

Fabric softener is notoriously divisive. In fact, when we interviewed Rich Handel, a test project leader at Consumer Reports who specializes in laundry, about the things he would never do as a laundry ...

Might as well flush those soft gels down the toilet — because they’re not helping you flush anything else down there. If you’ve turned to stool softeners to help with constipation but haven’t found ...

The number of products lining the laundry aisles in big box and grocery stores can be a bit mind-numbing. Countless detergents. Scent boosters. And, of course, fabric softeners. Softeners come in ...

A pharmacist has once-again gone viral on TikTok after revealing which popular over-the-counter medicine you should avoid buying from popular drug stores. Grant Harting (@grant_harting), a licensed ...

Dear Doctors: I’m a 77-year-old man and was having trouble with hard stools. My doctor suggested a stool softener. It worked for about a week, but then I developed diarrhea. Over-the-counter diarrhea ...