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Is it allowed to take Senna during lactation? |
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Indian Senna, Senna or Tinnevelly Senna. Shrub. Leaves, fruits, and flowers are used. It contains anthraquinones, naphtoquinones, flavonoids, mineral salts, polysaccharides (mucilage). Unproved effect: Irritant of intestine. Not absorbed by GI tract, laxative. American Academy of Pediatrics: Maternal Medication Usually Compatible With Breastfeeding. Eleventh WHO Model List of Essential Drugs 2002: Compatible with breastfeeding. |
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Types of risk
VERY LOW RISK
It is allowed while breastfeeding. It is not dangerous for a baby. It is moderately safe. more...
LOW RISK PROBABLE
Possible presence in breast milk is allowed. Follow the doctor's recommendation. more...
HIGH RISK PROBABLE
An unsafe drug, it is necessary to assess the risks while taking. Use safer analogs. more...
VERY HIGH RISK
It is not recommended. You need to stop breastfeeding or choose a safe analog. more...
Trade Names
The main trade names in different countries containing in its composition Senna:- Agiolax ™
- Bekunis ™
- Bekunis Instant ™
- Bekunis Laxante Natural ™
- Bekunis-Krautertee N ™
- Cholax ™
- Ciruelax ™
- Ciruelax Comp ™
- Darmol ™
- Dosaflex ™
- Dr Edwards Olive ™
- Efectilax ™
- Evac-U-Gen ™
- Ex-Lax ™
- Experience ™
- Fletchers Castoria ™
- Glaxenna (Глаксенна) ™
- Grains de Vals ™
- Herbion Laksana (Гербион Лаксана) ™
- Instalax ™
- Lagenbach ™
- Lax Pills ™
- Lax Sbelt ™
- Laxante Olan ™
- Laxante Salud ™
- Laxative Pills ™
- Laxiruela ™
- Laxiruela Ciruela Fibra ™
- Linoforce ™
- Linomed ™
- Little Tummys Laxative ™
- Maximum Relief Ex-Lax ™
- Midro Abfuhr ™
- Midro Tee ™
- Naturlax ™
- Neholis ™
- Pedia-Lax ™
- Pruina ™
- Pursennid ™
- Pursennide ™
- Ramend ™
- Regulax ™
- Regulax (Регулакс) ™
- Senade (Сенаде) ™
- Senadexin (Сенадексин) ™
- Senalax ™
- Senalex (Сеналекс) ™
- Senexon ™
- Senna Prompt ™
- Sennalax ™
- Senokot ™
- Senokotxtra ™
- Tisane laxative ™
- Tisasen (Тисасен) ™
- X-Prep ™
Scientific literature
The level of risk for breastfeeding is confirmed in these scientific publications:- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23121117
- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/apt.12109/pdf
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22686865
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3523241/pdf/bfm.2011.0122.pdf
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16831611
- http://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(06)00865-1/pdf
- http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2002/55732.pdf
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11533352
- http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/108/3/776.full.pdf
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11155610
- http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/pdf/s2200e/s2200e.pdf
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10205441
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8136086
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1870445
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2583443
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2583443
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3368521
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6996138
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4511106
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4570522
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14045350
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1921820/pdf/canmedaj01013-0035.pdf
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13396280
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1974525/pdf/brmedj03143-0039.pdf