Effect of oral dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate on intake-output studies of human small and large intestine.

Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DSS) is an anionic detergent that is used widely as a laxative and promoted as a stool softener. Although many anecdotal reports attest to the laxative and stool softening efficacy of DSS, no controlled trials have been performed to document the effect of DSS on small...

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Main Authors: Chapman, R, Sillery, J, Fontana, D, Matthys, C, Saunders, DR
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1985