Dr. Sand leads us into an information deep dive into the world of constipation and especially constipation drugs. Covered in this episode is diet and lifestyle changes to improve constipation as well as fiber, prebiotics and probiotics. Drugs for IBS-C and for chronic idiopathic constipation. Prokinetic drugs, antidepressant medications for constipation, secretagogues, opioid receptor agonist and macrolide antibiotic. We also discuss serotonin and dopamine antagonist drugs. Laxatives are discussed and differentiated as well. This includes over the counter laxatives, stimulant laxatives, osmotic laxatives, and bulk forming laxatives. We looking at constipation lubricants, Finally there is a discussion on herbal interventions for constipation.
#IBS-C, #constipation, #Prokinetic #Antidepressant #Secretagogues #Opioid #Macrolide #Dopamineantagonists #Probiotics #laxatives #Fiber #Prebiotics #microbiome #Magnesium #Stoolsofteners #SIBO #Herbs #Gastroparesis #Probiotics
Dr. Rebecca Sand - https://www.drrebeccasand.com/
Dr. Ami Kapadia - https://www.amikapadia.com/
Dr. Ilana Gurevich - https://www.naturopathicgastro.com/
