laxative abuse

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Introduction

Associated with chronic use of stimulant laxatives.

Clinical manifestations

Laboratory

Management

  • decrease laxative use
  • retrain to normal bowel schedule
  • often frustrating to both patient & physician

More general terms

Additional terms

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 16, 17. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2012, 2015
  2. Roerig JL, Steffen KJ, Mitchell JE, Zunker C. Laxative abuse: epidemiology, diagnosis and management. Drugs. 2010 Aug 20;70(12):1487-503. Review. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20687617
  3. 3.0 3.1 NEJM Knowledge+ Nephrology/Urology