Forlax 10g 20's box

Forlax/Movicol Indications

This medicine (Forlax/Movicol) is widely prescribed in the treatment of chronic constipation and faecal impaction.

Forlax/Movicol Information

Each pack of Forlax/Movicol contains macrogol (also known as polyethlene glycol).

Forlax/Macrogol is popular a type of drug that is also widely called an osmotic laxative.

Forlax/Movicol’s ingredients also contain sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, and potassium chloride.

Forlax/Macrogol is a benefic inert substance that is known for its ability to pass through the patient’s gut without being absorbed into the organism. This substance is able to relieve constipation because it retains water into the bowel instead of allowing it to be absorbed into the organism, thus increasing the volume and the water content of the stools in the bower (making the stools easier to pass and softer). The sodium bicarbonate, potassium chloride and sodium chloride (electrolytes) have been included among this drug’s ingredients in order to help ensure that this medicine (this laxative) achieves its goal without causing the organism to lose or gain significant amounts of sodium, water and potassium.

Forlax/Movicol is usually used to help patients who are suffering from severe constipation (faecal impaction) but also to patients who have been constipated for a prolonged period of time. A prolonged treatment (more than 2 weeks of intake) with Movicol to treat constipation is not regularly recommended. However, your personal doctor may advise you to take it for a longer period of time if you are suffering from chronic constipation (this condition might be triggered by some other disorders such as multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s disease or by the intake of regular drugs that are known to cause constipation, for example opioid painkillers, antispasmodic medicines or anticholinergic drugs that are used to treat some of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease). If you want to start taking this medicine to treat faecal impaction, your treatment should not exceed 3 days.