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Medications with prokinetic effects (eg, metoclopramide) or stimulant laxatives (eg, senna, bisacodyl) may be effective at moving gut contents forward, and relieving the associated nausea [ 60 ] .
Prophylactic routine stimulant laxatives should be prescribed.
Cathartic medications fall into several classes [ 70 ] . For patients with advanced illness, poor mobility, and decreased oral intake, a stimulant laxative (eg, prune juice, senna, casanthranol, or bisacodyl) is appropriate front-line therapy [ 71 ] . Osmotic laxatives (eg, magnesium salts, lactulose, sorbitol) may be added.
Detergent laxatives (eg, docusate) at conventional doses are only stool softeners, and are rarely effective when used alone for patients at the end-of-life.