In acute constipation, the faces are retained within the rectum as bowel movements occur irregularly, purgatives containing (A) are generally used as they B fluidity and volume of intestinal contents by drawing water from the blood into intestinal lumen by C.

A - Magnesium; B - increase; C - endosmosis

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A- Sodium salt; B - decrease; C- exosmosis

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A - Magnesium; B - increase; C - exosmosis

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A - Potassium salt; B - decrease; C- endosmosis

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The correct option is B A - Magnesium; B - increase; C - endosmosis
Constipation is a condition in which feces are retained within rectum as bowel movements occur irregularly. It is caused mainly due o poor diet and dehydration. Purgatives containing magnesium can be used to treat constipation. It is an osmotic laxative that increases the fluidity and volume of intestinal contents by drawing water from blood into intestinal lumen by endosmosis.
So the correct option is 'A- Magnesium; B - saltincrease; C- endosmosis'.

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In acute constipation, the faces are retained within the rectum as bowel movements occur irregularly, purgatives containing __(A)__ are generally used as they B fluidity and volume of intestinal contents by drawing water from the blood into intestinal lumen by C.

In acute constipation, the faces are retained within the rectum as bowel movements occur irregularly, purgatives containing (A) are generally used as they B fluidity and volume of intestinal contents by drawing water from the blood into intestinal lumen by C.