Laxatives Carry a Risk, Here Are Some Natural Alternatives

Americans have a laxative habit, with online searches for laxatives more than tripling in the last year. What is causing our problems with pooping?
Laxatives Carry a Risk, Here Are Some Natural Alternatives
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Emma Suttie
Emma Suttie
D.Ac, AP
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A recent surge in laxative use has been causing nationwide shortages, and consumers are noticing emptier drugstore shelves as a result of our growing obsession with pooping.

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal, quoting analytics company Pattern, says searches for laxative pills on Amazon have more than tripled in the past year.
Emma Suttie
Emma Suttie
D.Ac, AP
Emma is an acupuncture physician and has written extensively about health for multiple publications over the past decade. She is now a health reporter for The Epoch Times, covering Eastern medicine, nutrition, trauma, and lifestyle medicine.
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