Laxatives
March/April 2008 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 21 Number 2
In this edition of the Wilderness Medicine Newsletter, we have added a new department: Common Expedition Problems. In this new section we discuss common traveling ailments and mishaps, whether on the high seas, on the trail in distant lands, or in a remote village. Since the first topic in this new section is constipation, it seems appropriate to elaborate on the use of laxatives as one of the treatments recommended for this common traveler’s malady.