Cathartics WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Cathartics
Cathartics such as sorbitol and magnesium citrate are medications that induce evacuation of bowel. Cathartics are used in the medical management of poisoning together with activated charcoal for gastric decontamination. It decreases the absorption of some poisonous substances by increasing the expulsion of poison in the gastrointestinal tract.
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