Senna Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Senokot, Sennosides
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.
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Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Constipation | 25 |
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2 | ||||
| General health | 2 | 0 | |||||
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Bowel problems | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Most commonly reported side effects
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sometimes unexpectedly strong results.. without warning..
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1 | 50% |
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- Mild
- Moderate
- Severe
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Senna. See all 16 dosages ►
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 33% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 33% |
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Other
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1 | 33% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- SirIsaac
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: moderate
- Legs: moderate
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- SirIsaac
- 34.4 mg daily
- since Aug 01, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Constipation
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips Senna should be used short-term only. For persistent trouble, other drugs should be considered. See full evaluation
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Report created on November 22, 2009.