No one likes feeling bloated and constipated, and while changing up your diet or drinking more water can often help, sometimes a stronger solution is necessary. That’s where a laxative can come in.

Amid high demand for laxatives, doctors are cautioning people not to overuse the products or take them for purposes other than constipation relief, such as weight loss. Pharma giant Sanofi said its ...

Taking laxatives regularly to ease constipation may up your chances of developing dementia down the road, a new study suggests. This risk is even higher among folks who use multiple types of laxatives ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amid high demand for laxatives, doctors are cautioning people not to overuse the products or take them for purposes other than ...

Laxatives are not a weight-loss aid, but doctors worry some people are still not getting the message — especially as they look for cheaper, more accessible alternatives to weight-loss drugs like ...