DIGESTIVE HEALTH Doctors alert consumers to laxative abuse dangers and ‘warning signs’ amid ongoing drug shortage Laxatives in short supply partly due to weight-loss attempts, doctors say ...

This shortage of polyethylene glycol 3350 — the generic name for over-the-counter laxatives — has people scrambling for alternatives and doctors advising against using laxatives in excess.

Laxatives are facing shortages at drugstores and supermarkets across the US -- partly thanks to a questionable new TikTok weight-loss trend that casts old-school stool softeners as "budget Ozempic ...

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 ...

SMYRNA, Tenn. (WXIN) – A laxative sold at several major retail stores including Walgreens and CVS is being recalled after the company received a few reports of serious adverse reactions. The FDA ...

People who bought the laxative can return it to the place of purchase for a refund. For more information, send an email to recalls@vijon.com, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET on weekdays.

Regular laxative use may be correlated with dementia, according to research published in the journal Neurology in February. The study looked at a cohort of 502,229 British adults participating in ...