It functions by enhancing the activity of the intestines, which results in the initiation of a bowel movement.

["Take on an empty stomach, in the evening before a bowel movement is desired."]

--Abdominal discomfort, cramps, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, rectal burning, irritation, proctitis, rectal bleeding, faintness, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, hypokalaemia, metabolic acidosis, melanosis coli, allergic reactions, protein-losing enteropathy