“Did you buy a ton of docusate and then realize it really doesn’t help you s – – t?” she asked her 319,000 followers, shaking a bottle of generic stool softener. Constipation is a problem with passing ...

When this happens, stools become softer so you don't have to strain to pass them. Docusate sodium is the active ingredient used in OTC stool softeners. Unlike many other types of laxatives, but ...