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What is Senna?

Senna is a large genus of about 250-260 species of flowering plants containing the substance anthraquinone. This is a natural laxative used as the primary ingredient in certain commercial stimulant laxatives. It can also be made as a tea using senna leaves. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Constipation 40 9
Bowel problems 15 1
Other 4 0
General health 2 0
Treat my MSA 2 1
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 10%
Moderate
2 20%
Mild
1 10%
None
6 60%

Most commonly reported side effects

sometimes unexpectedly strong results.. without warning..
3 30%
Stomach pain
2 20%
Gas and Bloating
2 20%
stomach irritation
1 10%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Senna. See all 32 dosages ►

  25mg as needed 2 8.6mg as needed 2 other all the time (24/7) 2tab(s) as needed 326mg/5g as needed 3 8.6mg as needed 50 8.6mg as needed 8.6 mg as needed 8.6mg as needed 8.8mg/5mL as needed as needed daily leafextract176mg/5mL as needed mg as needed tps. as needed 2 daily 2 mg daily 4 tps. daily 8 mg daily 8.6 mg daily 8.8 mg/5 mL daily 17.2 mg daily 25 mg daily 25.8 mg daily 34.4 mg daily 37 mg daily 51.6 mg daily 100 mg daily 326 mg/5 g daily 350 mg daily 2 x 218 mg/5 mL daily 600 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Senna (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
3 30% Other: 30%
Did not seem to work
2 20% Did not seem to work: 20%
Side effects too severe
2 20% Side effects too severe: 20%
Personal research
1 10% Personal research: 10%
Doctor's advice
1 10% Doctor's advice: 10%
Course of treatment ended
1 10% Course of treatment ended: 10%

See all 9 patients who’ve stopped taking Senna

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Senna

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
4
3
6
4
13

Stopped Taking Senna

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
3
1
1
0
3

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
6 60%
Usually
2 20%
Sometimes
2 20%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 10%
A little
4 40%
Not at all
5 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 30%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.