Senokot Constipation Relief Syrup - 150 ml

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For over 45 years, families like yours have relied on the Natural Vegetable Laxative Ingredient in Senokot to provide overnight relief from their occasional constipation. Senokot Laxative Products work gently and have become a reliable and reputable brand. It's the senna laxative ingredient that's been documented in over 8,000 patients and over 50 clinical studies. Ifanyofthe side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effect not listed in this leaflet, please speak to your doctor or pharmacist Immediately. When you're constipated, undigested waste builds up - waste you may be carrying around with you for several days. It may seem easier to wait for it to go away, but, suffering long periods without passing a bowel movement can cause your bowel wall to stretch and the muscles to work less efficiently. And some people have reported feeling irritable and sluggish. Changing your diet is a great idea, but life just isn't always that simple.

You can read more about how to prevent or treat constipation in the separate condition leaflets called Constipation(for adults) and Constipation in Children. This medicine is available without prescription. However, you still need to take Senokot Syrup carefully to get the best results from it. In addition a specified senna extract given orally for 2 years was not carcinogenic in male or female rats. The extract investigated contained approximately 40.8% of anthranoids from which 35% were sennosides, corresponding to about 25.2% of potential rhein, 2.3% of potential aloe-emodin and 0.007% of potential emodin and 142 ppm free aloe-emodin and 9 ppm free emodin. If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effect not listed in this leaflet, please speak to your doctor or pharmacist Immediately. It can also cause an electrolyte imbalance, where levels of substances like sodium, potassium and magnesium in your body get too high or too low. A severe electrolyte imbalance can cause serious health problems such as:influence on secretion processes by two concomitant mechanisms viz. inhibition of absorption of water and electrolytes (Na+, Cl-) into the colonic epithelial cells (antiabsorptive effect) and increase of the leakiness of the tight junctions and stimulation of secretion of water and electrolytes into the lumen of the colon (secretagogue effect) resulting in enhanced concentrations of fluid and electrolytes in the lumen of the colon. Use during breastfeeding is not recommended as there are insufficient data on the excretion of metabolites in breast milk. doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store, orin Ireland via HPRA Pharmacovigilance, Earlsfort Terrace, IRL – Dublin 2; Tel: +353 1 6764971; Fax: +353 1 6762517.

Important Please Read: Retouching has not been approved. Data will not be created for this job until all retouching is approved. CUSTOMER INFO:If other adverse reactions not mentioned above occur, a doctor or a qualified healthcare practitioner should be consulted. Take senna for a few days only and no longer than a week. If you take it for longer, your body can start to rely on it, rather than your bowels doing the work on their own. A 104-week study on rats of both genders did not reveal any carcinogenic effects with the same senna pods preparation at oral dosages of up to 300 mg/kg. Active Ingredients: Each 5 ml of syrup contains sennosides, as calcium salts, equivalent to 7.5 mg hydroxyanthracene glycosides, calculated as sennoside B.

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It’s not recommended to take Senokot for more than 1 week. Taking senna for longer can lead to diarrhoea. Stop taking it if you get diarrhoea.

Duration of use: Normally it is sufficient to take this medicinal product two to three times a week. Use for more than 1 –2 weeks requires medical supervision. Tell a doctor, pharmacist or nurse if: – the symptoms worsen or persist during the use of the medicinal product – there is no bowel movement within 3 days ofuse – you need to take laxatives every day or if abdominal pain persists.The other ingredients are potassium sorbate (E202), methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218), propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216), maltitol liquid (E965), xanthan gum, anti-foam (Medical C) emulsion, prune flavour, citric acid anhydrous and purified water. Further 2-year studies on male and female rats and mice with emodin gave no evidence of carcinogenic activity for male rats and female mice, and equivocal evidence for female rats and male mice.