Product Description:
What Sennoside, Ispagula Granules is used for:
- It is a stimulant laxative of plant origin.
Do not use in:
- Patients
with abnormal stenoses in the gastrointestinal tract, ileus, diabetes
mellitus that is difficult to control, acute inflammatory intestinal
diseases eg, Crohn\'s disease, ulcerative colitis, appendicitis,
abdominal pain of unknown cause, severe dehydration with water and
electrolyte losses, children <10>
Warnings and Precautions:
- Use for longer periods may worsen any existing bowel sluggishness.
- The preparation should be used only if constipation cannot be remedied by a change in diet or with the aid of bulking agents.
- When
it is taken by adult incontinent persons, prolonged contact of the skin
with the feces should be avoided by changing the sanitary towels.
Possible Side Effects:
- Stop
using the product and seek immediate medical attention if you develop
throat tightness or swelling of the eyes, face, lips or tongue, feel
faint, or have difficulty breathing. Stop using the product if you
develop hives or itching of the face or body.
Other medicines and Sennoside, Ispagula Granules:
- In
cases of chronic use or abuse, the loss of potassium can potentiate the
effect of cardiac glycosides and influence the action of
antiarrhythmics. Loss of potassium can be enhanced in combination with
certain diuretics, cortisone or cortisone-like substances
(adrenocortical steroids) and liquorice roots.
- The absorption of
concurrently administered drugs from the gastrointestinal tract into
the blood stream can be delayed. A reduction of the insulin dose can be
required in insulin-dependent diabetics.