cathartics
Medicines inducing evacuation
Cathartics are substances that promote bowel movements—laxatives, purgatives.
The term comes from the Greek for cleansing, which extends to emotional release: cathartic experiences purge pent-up feelings.
In medicine, cathartics range from mild stool softeners to powerful purgatives: The doctor prescribed a cathartic before the procedure.
Cathartic-yielding shrub
- psylliumSoluble fiber from seed husks
- lactuloseSynthetic sugar, medicinal purgative
- castor oilPressed bean purgative
- magnesium citrateMineral compound promoting evacuation
dulcolax · enema · suppository · stool softener · osmotic · mineral oil · prune juice · fiber
Restoration of health
- restorativePromoting return to health
- curativePromoting recovery from illness
- medicinalHaving healing properties
- remedialIntended to fix problems
palliative · purgative · detoxifying · cleansing · eliminative · evacuant · draining · flushing
To let go
- cryingEmotional tear release
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- screamingLoud, shrill vocalizing
- ventingReleasing emotion verbally
unburdening · confession · breakthrough · trauma release · primal scream · journaling · therapy · closure
Expelling stomach contents orally
- ipecacSubstance inducing vomiting
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- emesisStomach contents expelled orally
- retchingHeaving without expelling
nausea · stomach pumping · expulsion · activated charcoal · gagging · heaving · antiemetic · poison control
senna
Cathartic-yielding shrub
- psylliumSoluble fiber from seed husks
- lactuloseSynthetic sugar, medicinal purgative
- castor oilPressed bean purgative
magnesium citrate · dulcolax · enema · suppository · stool softener · osmotic · mineral oil · prune juice · fiber · glycerin
healing
Restoration of health
- restorativePromoting return to health
- curativePromoting recovery from illness
- medicinalHaving healing properties
remedial · palliative · purgative · detoxifying · cleansing · eliminative · evacuant · draining · flushing · purifying
release
To let go
venting · unburdening · confession · breakthrough · trauma release · primal scream · journaling · therapy · closure · letting go
vomiting
Expelling stomach contents orally
- ipecacSubstance inducing vomiting
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- emesisStomach contents expelled orally
retching · nausea · stomach pumping · expulsion · activated charcoal · gagging · heaving · antiemetic · poison control
- laxativeslaxative, laxatives, stool softener, stool softeners, purgative
- old curesbloodletting, leeching, purging, cupping, bleeding
- old medicinebloodletting, leeches, leech therapy, leeching, cupping
- Antidotesantidote, antidotes, antitoxin, antivenom, antivenoms
catharticsantidiarrheals
Drugs treating loose bowels
astringents · binding agents · loperamide · codeine · kaolin
catharticsstool softeners
Drugs easing hard evacuation
emollients · docusate · mineral oil · fiber supplements · Metamucil
- cathartic experienceEmotionally purifying event
- cathartic releaseFreeing trapped feelings