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Symptoms. Effects of long-term benzodiazepine use may include disinhibition, impaired concentration and memory, depression, [ 19][ 20] as well as sexual dysfunction. [ 6][ 21] The long-term effects of benzodiazepines may differ from the adverse effects seen after acute administration of benzodiazepines. [ 22]
Prolonged use of stimulant laxatives can create drug dependence by damaging the colon's haustral folds, making users less able to move feces through their colon on their own. A study of patients with chronic constipation found that 28% of chronic stimulant laxative users lost haustral folds over the course of one year, while none of the control ...
Senna glycoside. Senna glycoside, also known as sennoside or senna, is a medication used to treat constipation and empty the large intestine before surgery. [ 1][ 5] The medication is taken by mouth or via the rectum. [ 1][ 6] It typically begins working in around 30 minutes when given by rectum and within twelve hours when given by mouth. [ 3]
Chlordiazepoxide. Chlordiazepoxide, trade name Librium among others, is a sedative and hypnotic medication of the benzodiazepine class; it is used to treat anxiety, insomnia and symptoms of withdrawal from alcohol, benzodiazepines, and other drugs. Chlordiazepoxide has a medium to long half-life but its active metabolite has a very long half-life.
Loperamide. Loperamide, sold under the brand name Imodium, among others, [ 1] is a medication of the opioid receptor agonist class used to decrease the frequency of diarrhea. [ 5][ 4] It is often used for this purpose in irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, short bowel syndrome [ 4] Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. [ 5]
The use of weight-loss products happens "at high levels in adolescents, especially girls," and can have long-term health consequences, they conclude. The meta-analysis included 90 studies with ...
Constipation is the most common chronic gastrointestinal disorder in adults. Depending on the definition employed, it occurs in 2% to 20% of the population. [18] [58] It is more common in women, the elderly and children. [58] Specifically constipation with no known cause affects females more often affected than males. [59]
Binge eating disorder ( BED) is an eating disorder characterized by frequent and recurrent binge eating episodes with associated negative psychological and social problems, but without the compensatory behaviors common to bulimia nervosa, OSFED, or the binge-purge subtype of anorexia nervosa . BED is a recently described condition, [ 8] which ...