# Best Laxative?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-laxative/423279>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 19, 2007, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-laxative/423279 "2007-10-19T07:30:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-laxative/423279/61 "2015-01-30T19:19:10Z")

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You need more fiber anyway.

So just get a big jar of that orange fiber stuff, and have a double tablespoon along with a very large glass of water.

My MD suggested a dose of that stuff every nite.

It’s not dangerous or habit-forming.

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**Author:** ![sudont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@sudont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sudont)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-laxative/423279/62 "2017-01-16T22:09:16Z")

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I can’t believe no one else mentioned this but, one small line of coke will do the trick. It’s fast-acting, gentle, and of short duration. Many other OTC laxatives are also stimulants, but coke has the advantage, (in terms of laxatives), of coming on fast, and of wearing off quickly.

Of course, there are some drawbacks, most of them due to prohibition, and for some people, it’s like Jay’s potato chips, (_betcha can’t eat just one!_). But, if you’re like about eighty-percent of people, and can take it or leave it when it comes to drugs and alcohol, you might find it useful to keep some around. I wish there were something legal that worked as well.

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**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-laxative/423279/63 "2017-01-16T22:36:06Z")

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And with that, this thread is closed.

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