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Answer 1

Q. No. 1. Answer :

Normal bowel habits :

It is a common believe, that having a normal digestive system And having a daily bowel movement, and there is no hard and fast stools, and it is varies from person to person.

Having a normal frequency and consistency of stools, with dairy habit.

Causes of constipation :

* lack of intake of fiber food.

* high intake of processed foods, which are high in fat and sugars.

* diet heavy In meat and dairy products.

* low or inadequate fluids intake.

And some other medical causes like

* irritable bowel syndrome,

* diabetis,

* hyper calcemia,

* underactive thyroid gland,

* muscle distropy ect.

Q. No. 2. Answer :

Mechanism is action of different classes of laxatives :

The laxatives are classified as bulkforming, Emollients, lubricant, hyperosmotics, stimulants, according to their actions classified like this.

The main action is promote or increase the evacuation of bowel by the stimulation of fluids and electrolytes transportation, and or these are increasing in propulsive motility of bowel.

All types of laxatives are contraindicated in undiagnosed abdominal pain, colic, or vomiting, any structures, intestinal abstructions, hypo thyroidism, hyper calcemia, and malignancies.

Q. No. 3. Answer :

Causes of diarrhea :

* bacterial infection from contaminated food and water.

* Viral infections from flu.

* medications side effects with antibiotics.

* indigestion,

* diseases of the bowel like, stomach, small intestine, or colon, like crohns disease.

* diseases like irritable bowel syndrome.

* any fungal infections,

* lactose intolerance,

* malabsorption syndrome.

Q. No. 4. Answer :

Difference between locally acting and systemically acting antidiarrheal drugs :

Locally acting anti diarrheal drugs may have or shows less side effects than the systemically acting anti diarrheal drugs.