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What happens to your body if you take ducolax laxatives - two tablets a day for a long time? is it ok to do this?

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Dr. Sheldon Brownstein answered

Specializes in Cardiac Electrophysiology

Laxatives: As we age the need for laxatives becomes a necessary addition . Two laxatives a day is mild

Answered 2/16/2021

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