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Brand Names: Ex-lax, Sennosides, Senokot
See also: Peri-Colace, Senna S, Senokot-S

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

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Reasons Taken

46 patients in the community are taking or have taken Senna.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Constipation 19 41%
Bowel problems 10 21%
Other 7 15%
General health 2 4%
disease-related symptoms 1 2%
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) 1 2%
ibs 1 2%
Treat my MSA 1 2%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Senna.

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  0 mg day 0 tps. day 0 mg none 0 tps. none 0 none 2 mg day 2 day 4 tps. day 8 mg day 8.6 mg day 17.2 mg day 25 mg day 34.4 mg day 37 mg day 100 mg day 350 mg day 600 mg day
  5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 6 Number of Patients: 6 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 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Senna or how long patients were taking Senna before stopping.

Currently taking Senna

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
3
5
3
3
13

Stopped taking Senna

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
1
0
0
2
Why Patients Stopped Taking Senna (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 2 50% Other: 50%
Did not seem to work 1 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Doctor's advice 1 25% Doctor's advice: 25%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 3 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate 100% 3

Constipation

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 33% 1
None 67% 2

Top reported side-effects include: sometimes unexpectedly strong results.. without warning..

Summary results are based on 3 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 3)

  • SirIsaac
    Mouth/throat: moderate
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: mild
    Legs: moderate
    Type: Upper Motor Neuron
    See profile
  • SirIsaac
  • by SirIsaac
    Aug 01, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Constipation
Advice/Tips
Senna should be used short-term only. For persistent trouble, other drugs should be considered.

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