Laxative and anti-purgative bioactive compounds in prevention and treatment of functional gastrointestinal disorders, constipation and diarrhea

Abstract

Normal gastrointestinal functions include transport, digestion, and absorption of nutrients, and removal of waste products. Functional gastrointestinal disorders are characterized by current gastrointestinal disruptions that have opposite pathophysiologic mechanisms such as dismotility and diarrhea. Patients with FGIDs experience a constellation of symptoms consistent with abnormalities in these gastrointestinal functions.1