GALPHARM CONSTIPATION RELIEF 5 MG TABLETS, TESCO HEALTH CONSTIPATION RELIEF 5 MG TABLETS, NUMARK CONSTIPATION RELIEF, BOOTS CONSTIPATION RELIEF TABLETS, MORRISONS LAXATIVE TABLETS, WILKO CONSTIPATION RELIEF TABLETS, BISALAX, SUPERDRUG CONSTIPATION RELIEF - patient leaflet, side effects, dosage

What you need to know before you Fl take Numark Constipation Relief 5mg

Tablets Adult

Do not take Numark Constipation Relief 5mg Tablets Adult if you

• are allergic (hypersensitive) to bisacodyl or to any of the ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6)
• are intolerant to or cannot digest some sugars (as the tablet contains a small amount of lactose and sucrose)
• have severe dehydration
• have a bowel condition called “ileus” (blockage in the intestine)
• have a serious abdominal condition such as appendicitis
• have severe abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting
• have a blocked bowel (intestinal obstruction)
• have inflammation of the bowel (small or large intestine).

Do not take this medicine if any of the above applies to you. Do not use in children under the age of 18 years. If you are not sure, talk to your pharmacist or doctor before taking this medicine.

Does this help with weight loss?

Stimulant laxatives (including bisacodyl) do not help with weight loss. They do not reduce the absorption of calories or nutrients. They can cause watery stools (diarrhoea), abdominal cramps and dehydration. Dehydration can seem like weight loss.

Overuse of laxatives may damage your health by:

• Causing disturbances of electrolyte and mineral balances. Sodium, potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus are electrolytes and minerals that are present in very specific amounts necessary for proper functioning of the nerves and muscles, including those of the colon and heart. Upsetting this delicate balance can cause incorrect functioning of these vital organs.
• Severe dehydration may cause tremors, weakness, blurry vision, fainting, kidney damage, and, in extreme cases, death. Dehydration often requires medical treatment.
• ^Overuse oTIaxatives must be avoidedasC it may harm the intestinal function.

Other medicines and Numark Constipation Relief 5mg Tablets Adult Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. This is because Numark Constipation Relief 5mg Tablets Adult can affect the way some other medicines work. Also, some other medicines can affect the way Numark Constipation Relief 5mg Tablets Adult work.

In particular, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking:

• Water tablets (diuretics) such as bendrofluazide or furosemide (frusemide)
• Steroid medicines such as prednisolone.

If you are not sure if any of the above applies to you, talk to your pharmacist or doctor before taking Numark Constipation Relief 5mg Tablets Adult

Pregnancy and breast feeding

Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before taking Numark Constipation Relief 5mg Tablets Adult if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or are breast feeding.

Driving and using machines

Some people may feel dizzy or faint while taking this medicine. If this happens to you, wait until these feelings go away before driving or using machines.

Numark Constipation Relief 5mg Tablets Adult contain lactose and sucrose

The tablets contain a small amount of lactose and sucrose in each tablet. Patients with rare hereditary problems of fructose intolerance, glucose-galactose malabsorption or sucrase-isomaltase insufficiency should not take this medicine.

If you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicine.

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How to take Numark Constipation Relief 5mg Tablets Adult

Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your pharmacist if you are not sure.

• Swallow the tablets whole with water. The tablets should not be chewed or crushed.
• Milk, antacids or proton pump inhibitors (medicines which reduce stomach acid) should not be taken within one hour before or after taking Numark Constipation Relief 5mg Tablets Adult. This is because they will stop Numark Constipation Relief 5mg Tablets Adult from working properly.

Doses

For constipation:

Adults (including the elderly): 1 to 2 tablets daily.

If you have not taken Numark Constipation Relief 5mg Tablets Adult before, start with one tablet and increase to two if necessary.

When your bowel regularity has returned to normal, the dose should be reduced and be stopped.

Length of treatment

These tablets should not be used every day for more than 5 days. If you need laxatives every day, then you should see your doctor to find the cause of your constipation. Overuse can be harmful.

If you take more Numark Constipation Relief 5mg Tablets Adult than you should

It may be harmful to:

• Take too many Numark Constipation Relief 5mg Tablets Adult
• Take Numark Constipation Relief 5mg Tablets Adult for too long

This is because taking too much for too long may lead to:

– A ‚lazy bowel‘, where the muscle in the bowel becomes too relaxed. This means that bowel emptying happens less often. This can lead to long-term constipation.

Q Possible side effects

Like all medicines, Numark Constipation Relief 5mg Tablets Adult can cause side effects although not everybody gets them. The following side effects may happen with this medicine:

Rare side effects (affect less than 1 in 1000 people)

• Severe allergic reactions which may cause swelling of the face or throat and difficulty in breathing or dizziness. If you have a severe allergic reaction, stop taking this medicine and see a doctor straight away.
• Colitis (inflammation of the large intestine which causes abdominal pain and diarrhoea)
• Dehydration
• Allergic reactions which may cause a skin rash
• Fainting.

How to store Numark Constipation Relief 5mg Tablets Adult

• Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children
• Do not take Numark Constipation Relief 5mg Tablets Adult after the expiry date which is stated on the carton and blister after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month

I* Do not store above 25°C

• Keep the blister within the outer carton

Contents of the pack and other information

^/Vhat Numark Constipation Relief 5mg Tablets Adult contain

The active ingredient (the ingredient which makes this medicine work) is bisacodyl. Each tablet contains 5mg of bisacodyl.

The tablets also contain: lactose, maize starch, cellulose acetate phthalate, diethyl phthalate, sucrose, povidone, magnesium stearate, pregelatinised |maize starch, talc, E171 (titanium dioxide) and E104 (quinoline yellow).