Antidiarrheal Agents and Diarrhea Treatment

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What is the best way to prevent intermittent constipation for most people?

Using laxatives regularly

Eating a high fiber diet and exercising regularly (correct)

Ignoring nature's call to delay bowel movements

Drinking large amounts of water

What is the primary mechanism of action of bulk-forming laxatives?

Softening stool material

Inducing bowel movements through stimulation

Increasing stool liquidity

Forming a bulky, emollient gel (correct)

Which type of laxative is soluble but nonabsorbable?

Bulk-forming laxatives

Osmotic laxatives (correct)

Stimulant laxatives

Fecal softeners

What is the primary function of fecal softeners?

To soften stool material Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of laxative?

Antidiarrheal agents Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of diarrhea?

The frequent passage of liquid feces Signup and view all the answers

What is the mechanism of action of stimulant laxatives?

Inducing bowel movements through stimulation Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a bulk-forming laxative?

Psyllium Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of using laxatives in surgery or examinations?

To clear the bowel prior to surgery or examinations Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an osmotic laxative?

Lactulose Signup and view all the answers

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What is the best way to prevent intermittent constipation for most people?

What is the primary mechanism of action of bulk-forming laxatives?

Which type of laxative is soluble but nonabsorbable?

What is the primary function of fecal softeners?

Which of the following is NOT a type of laxative?

What is the definition of diarrhea?

What is the mechanism of action of stimulant laxatives?

Which of the following is an example of a bulk-forming laxative?

What is the primary purpose of using laxatives in surgery or examinations?

Which of the following is an example of an osmotic laxative?

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