This doctor therefore proposed, "that upon the meeting of the senate, certain physicians should attend it the three first days of their sitting, and at the close of each day's debate feel the pulses of every senator; after which, having maturely considered and consulted upon the nature of the several maladies, and the methods of cure, they should on the fourth day return to the senate house, attended by their apothecaries stored with proper medicines; and before the members sat, administer to each of them lenitives, aperitives, abstersives, corrosives, restringents, palliatives, 
laxatives, cephalalgics, icterics, apophlegmatics, acoustics, as their several cases required; and, according as these medicines should operate, repeat, alter, or omit them, at the next meeting."
Just then, whether it was the cold of the morning that was now approaching, or that he had eaten something 
laxative at supper, or that it was only natural (as is most likely), Sancho felt a desire to do what no one could do for him; but so great was the fear that had penetrated his heart, he dared not separate himself from his master by as much as the black of his nail; to escape doing what he wanted was, however, also impossible; so what he did for peace's sake was to remove his right hand, which held the back of the saddle, and with it to untie gently and silently the running string which alone held up his breeches, so that on loosening it they at once fell down round his feet like fetters; he then raised his shirt as well as he could and bared his hind quarters, no slim ones.
They caution that since compliant children may do just as well without 
laxatives, a behavioral modification program alone should be tried first.
The seriously threatened risk takers are those who use 
laxatives as a weight reduction aid.
A diet with adequate liquids and fiber is tried before any 
laxative medications are prescribed."
Methylcellulose is another soluble fiber, now available in 
laxatives like Citrucel.
Taking 
laxatives or diuretics without your doctor's knowledge also can be dangerous.
For 60 years, Purdue has manufactured 
laxative products in the United States.
Working with the body's natural functions, PEG 3350 
laxatives draw water into the bowel to soften stools and increase the frequency of bowel movements.
As for the approach to assessing for slow transit once a defecatory disorder is excluded, the statement says, "consideration should be given to assessing colonic transit by radiopaque markers, scintigraphy, or a wireless motility capsule in patients with persistent symptoms on 
laxatives."
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