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Which drinks help softening the stools?
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No other disease?: A person with constipation needs to be sure there is no other disease causing it. If it is just due to slow movement of the food and poop through the gut, then the things to try are leafy vegetables, water, PRUNE juice, prunes and similar fruits, fiber with water, Miralax, (polyethylene glycol) Senokot or other senna, milk of magnesia, or other laxatives. Mild cases: APPLE juice may work, and can try other juices.
Answered 7/26/2015
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