Deep ulcers, constipation and bloody stools are symptoms of ___.
Typhoid is a water-borne disease, caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi. The symptoms of typhoid are deep ulcers, constipation and bloody stools.
Appu has constipation (difficulty in passing stools) and the stools (excreta) that he passes with great difficulty are very dry. The doctor advises him to take a laxative known as milk of magnesia, which will allow Appu to pass stools easily.
On which of the following organs do you think that the laxative primarily acts?