According to Dr. Bernard Jensen, D.C., Ph.D., the definition of regularity is 2-3 bowel movements per day. It wouldn't take very long before a crisis developed and a huge sanitation problem would threaten health and society. Bernard Jensen, D.C., Ph. Ph.D. Click here to view The Healthy Colon Click here to view The Unhealthy Colon Laxatives are for stimulation of the bowel and for excreting more mucous material. They do not correct the problem - they make it worse.
Laxatives irritate the colon to make it expel debris from the bowel.
The truth is, laxatives can be extremely dangerous. In fact, a well-known national brand was recently taken off of the shelves due to the dangers it posed. And beware of senna - it is nothing more than another bowel irritant. Many products which work by forming bulk in the bowels are as ineffective in the long run as laxatives. They function by creating pressure in the large intestine which then pushes waste matter out of the rectum.