How do oral stimulant laxatives relieve constipation?

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  1.  Stacy Wiegman
     
    Stacy Wiegman answered:
    Oral stimulant laxatives are fast-acting and are taken to produce a bowel movement. Oral stimulants help your body by generating steady contractions in your intestinal muscles. These contractions help to move your stool through your intestines and out of your body.

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    Oral stimulant laxatives are fast-acting and are taken to produce a bowel movement. Oral stimulants help your body by generating steady contractions in your intestinal muscles. These contractions help to move your stool through your intestines and... More