Obstetrics
The judicious use of standardised senna during pregnancy will avoid the parturient woman having a loaded bowel. This can eliminate the need for enemas. Advice on diet should always be given. There are many studies on the use of senna during pregnancy and the therapeutic value of individualised dosage of standardised senna in bowel management during pregnancy is now firmly established and its safety and efficacy has been confirmed worldwide. Pregnancy was never affected.

In the puerperium a return to normal bowel activity may not appear in up to 25% of women for periods of up to a week or longer and enemas may be required to evacuate the faecal accumulations. Suarez et al. postulated that a small sensitising dose of standardised senna might improve the spontaneous bowel recovery rate after childbirth. His results show a highly significant increase in recovery rate with no adverse reactions.

This suggests that a simple, highly efficient and inexpensive method of achieving early restoration of normal bowel habits in the puerperium is possible, and is safe for both mother and baby with no known advers effects on nutrition or lactation performance. As in pregnancy, the need for enemas is virtually eliminated.

Extracts from "Chronic constipation in long stay elderly patients: a comparison of lactulose and a senna-fibre combination",
By A P Passmore, K Wilson-Davies, C Stoker, M E Scott. B M J vol 307, September 1993.

In this study a senna-fibre combination was more effective than lactulose in long stay elderly patients with constipation. The superior efficacy of the senna-fibre combination, without increase in side effects, resulted in considerable cost benefit compared with lactulose.

Conclusion
Numerous studies over the years have shown that a senna-based laxative is exceptionally effective, inexpensive, good tasting, and very acceptable as a truly natural product.

When you see the results in your own patients, we are confident you will be delighted with Nu-Lax.