Most laxative drugs used clinically are over-the-counter drugs and patients can buy and use them on their own. Children, pregnant women, the elderly, internal medicine, surgery, oncology, there are constipation patients everywhere, laxative drugs, are you using them correctly? I. Classification of laxative drugs At present, the commonly used laxative drugs in clinic can be divided into the following categories, which take effect through different mechanisms. 1. Lubricating laxatives Lubricate intestinal wall, soften stool and make stool easy to discharge, such as liquid paraffin wax, glycerin (10-30ml oral administration each time), peanut oil, soybean oil or sesame oil (15-30ml oral administration each time), etc. The main disadvantages of these drugs are poor taste and weak function, and long-term application will Read More …