A patient presented with abdominal pain and frequent
unsatisfactory bowel movement. For the last one
year he has been using a purgative twice weekly to
open his bowel. On colonoscopy the colon was found
to be atonic with bluish pigmentation of the mucosa.
Which is the most likely purgative that the patient has
been using:
A. Liquid paraffin
B. Ispaghula
C. Senna
D. Lactulose
unsatisfactory bowel movement. For the last one
year he has been using a purgative twice weekly to
open his bowel. On colonoscopy the colon was found
to be atonic with bluish pigmentation of the mucosa.
Which is the most likely purgative that the patient has
been using:
A. Liquid paraffin
B. Ispaghula
C. Senna
D. Lactulose