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Docusate sodium review; compared to psyllium

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Things We Do for No Reason: Prescribing Docusate for Constipation in Hospitalized Adults.

J. Hosp. Med. 2019 February;14(2):110-113.

By: Robert J Fakheri, MD1, Frank M Volpicelli, MD.

© 2019 Society of Hospital Medicine.

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Psyllium is superior to docusate sodium for treatment of chronic constipation.

McRorie JW, Daggy BP, Morel JG, Diersing PS, Miner PB, Robinson M.

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 1998 May;12(5):491-7.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/966...

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This study says docusate does not change things very much as compared to psyllium. That is my experience and is reason why I prefer docusate. Just need a little bit of help in that department.

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Icequeen10 in reply to park_bear

..... it's just easier to take 2-4 tiny pills...

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lingfield222

My husband (with PD) has trialled a variety of supplements including Psyllium and found the docusate works really well for him. But we all have different micro biomes, so I guess its what works best for the individual.

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