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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Nina Massey

People who regularly use laxatives may have greater risk of dementia – study

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People who regularly use laxatives may be more than 50% more likely to develop dementia than those who do not use the common constipation treatment, new research suggests.

The study also found that people who used multiple laxatives, or only osmotic laxatives, a type of laxative that attracts water to the colon to soften stool, had an even greater risk.

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