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Sites for Consumers |
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8. Treatment Pathway: deciding which treatment may be suitable for your customer
| Symptoms |
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| Constipation? |
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Stimulant laxatives, e.g. bisacodyl, sodium picosulfate, senna
Saline or osmotic laxatives e.g. lactulose or sorbitol
Bulk forming laxatives, e.g Ispaghula husk
Macrogols e.g. polyethylene glycols |
| Pain or straining from hard, dry stools? |
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Stool softener, e.g. docusate sodium |
| Diarrhoea? |
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Antidiarrhoeals, e.g loperamide
Oral rehydration solution |
| Flatulence? |
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Antifoaming agents, e.g dimeticone, simeticone |
| Fullness/Bloating? |
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Motility restorer, e.g. domperidone |
Abdominal pain,
cramps & spasms? |
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Antispasmodic, e.g. hyoscine butylbromide |
| Haemorrhoids? |
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soothing (astringent) preparations e.g. allantoin, bismuth oxide, bismuth subgallate, peru balsam, zinc oxide, and witch-hazel
stool softener e.g docusate sodium,
local anaesthetic e.g. lidocaine |
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