Castor oil is purgative agent rather than a laxative ,it will give you violent bowel emptying , your system will continue having very strong urgent bowel movements with diarrhea until it is completely empty , after using castor oil most people should not expect a bowel movement again for about three days, also do not eat before using castor oil or you will be expelling undigested food , and never take castor oil at night unless you plan to be up on the toilet all night, most bottles say to allow 6-12 hours for the effects to begin ,but when taken at night it can start to work in as little as 30 minutes in some cases.
A lot of castor oils effects are dose dependent the more you take the stronger the effect in larger doses the rectal effluent can be very dark brown water until your bowels are empty, unless a physician insructs you to take a certain dose be sure not to use more than the bottle directions call for .
It is best taken in the morning on an empty stomach at least two hours before any other food or medication is taken ( castor oil can cause a medication to be expelled before its absorbed into the blood stream ).
You can very easily develope a dependence on any laxative or purgaative that is used regularly, so dont use it regularly without a physicians order .
There are recipes on the internet for a mixture of fruits and nuts ( figs,dates, raising,prunes,apricots etc..) that can be ground up and made into little balls that will ensure solid prompt evacuation daily , they were designed to be tasty and nutritious for cancer patients because chemo is constipating and destroys people's taste buds ,Therefore they frequently don't eat right,so they are designed to be tasty and also full of fibre from the fruit which helps tremendously for people with IBS and other related bowel problems .I know your across the pond so you may or may not be able to buy a natural pill laxative called prunelax at the local chemist that's also help full if you don't want to make fruit balls .if you do try castor oil , it tastes bitter and oily and will stick around on your lips and mouth , most people are told to mix with orange juice , it tasted nasty , the best way I have found to make the stuff palatable is to make a chocolate milkshake extra chocolate with the oil mixed in it .
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