How to Use Stimulant Laxatives Effectively

Get yourself a stimulant laxative, which means that you're going to actually stimulate your bowels. Seneca and X-lax are two popular brands. Stimulant laxatives tend to work within six to 12 hours. Sometimes an oral laxative alone isn't going to work because your rectum might be blocked off at this point. If that's not working, you might consider an enema, which will go even higher up in your digestive tract to your colon.