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Senna

Posted on by Andres Trevino

Senna is known as a ‘stimulant laxative’. It acts on nerve endings in the gut wall. These nerves then make the muscles in the intestine contract with more force and more often. When the gut contracts, it moves the contents along faster, and so it reduces constipation. As senna increases the activity of the muscle…

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Chemotherapy

Posted on by Andres Trevino

So what is chemotherapy? Its meant to kill stem cells in the bone marrow, but it also destroys some normal cells, particularly those which grow and divide fast like blood cells, cells from the gastrointestinal tract and hair cells. That is why the most common side effects are low blood counts, eating and digestion problems…

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