1. Laxatives, purgatives, or Aperientsare substances that loosen stoolsand increase bowel movements

2. 100 rows  · Laxatives may also be called Cathartics or purgatives

3. Laxatives, purgatives, or Cathartics are substances that loosen stools and increase bowel movements

4. Bulimic patients often make abuse of purgatives, diuretics and laxatives to shed the excess calories

5. Synonyms for Aperients include laxatives, purgatives, cathartics, purges, eccoprotics, emetics, evacuants, lenitives, physic and enemas

6. Purgatives should be administered as well in poisoning with Avil-retard because of its delayed absorption.

7. Laxatives (Aperients, purgatives, cathartics) Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising

8. The term laxative usually refers to a mild-acting substance; substances of increasingly drastic action are known as Cathartics, purgatives, hydrogogues, .

9. ‘Reports of mercury poisoning from beauty creams containing Calomel, or mercurous chloride, also surface regularly.’ ‘It includes the famous Livingstone Rousers - the combination of purgatives including Calomel, quinine, rhubarb, essence of jalop and opium - which Livingstone found effective in treating his bouts of malaria.’

10. Cathartics Add Purgatives Add Pharm Action Registry Number 0 CAS Type 1 Name NLM Classification # QV 75 Previous Indexing See Also Consider Also Public MeSH Note Online Note History Note Entry Combination Heading Mapped to Frequency Note Source Indexing Information Date Established 1966/01/01 Date of Entry

11. Chained_bear commented on the word Chalybeate "He glanced at the measures recommended: diet low but not too low, bleeding of course, cupping, saline purgatives, emetics, camphorated vinegar, the strait waistcoat, blistering the head, Chalybeate waters, the cold bath; and closed the book."--Patrick O'Brian, The Thirteen Gun Salute, 281