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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

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Constipation 53 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Bowel problems 24 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Bowel irritability 6 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 4 0
MSA (Multiple System Atrophy) 2 1 Efficacy_moderate
Gas 1 0

See all 88 patients currently taking Senna

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 3
Mild
 2
None
 9

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Senna

Stomach pain 3
sometimes unexpectedly strong results.. without warning.. 2
Gas 2
Bloating 2
Abdominal cramps 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Senna. See all 39 dosages ►

  8.6mg as needed as needed 2tab(s) as needed daily 326mg/5g as needed 3 8.6mg as needed 8.6 mg daily 17.2 mg daily 34.4 mg daily 2 x 218 mg/5 mL daily
  4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 22 Number of Patients: 22 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Senna (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 5   Other: 36%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 14%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 14%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 14%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 14%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 7%

See all 13 patients who’ve stopped taking Senna

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Senna

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

Stopped Taking Senna

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Senna

Always
 9 60%
Usually
 3 20%
Sometimes
 3 20%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Senna

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 13%
A little
 6 40%
Not at all
 7 47%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Senna

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 6 100%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.