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Side effects of senna "natural" treatment?

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Dr. Eric Kaplan answered

Specializes in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Adiction: And 'lazy bowel" as well as causing melanosis coli or black pigmentation of the colon lining, making colonoscopy near impossible if not difficult and potential for missing lesions of the colon when doing a colonoscopy.

Dr Brown and another doctor agreed

Answered 1/10/2020

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