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US 5,516,524 AGranted
Laxative compositions containing bulk fiber
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsTheresa M. Kais, Paul J. Sagel
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Abstract
An ingestible laxative composition comprising specified amounts of dioctyl sulfosuccinate and bulk fiber selected from the group consisting of psyllium, methylcellulose, polycarbophil, calcium polycarbophil, bran, malt soup extract, karaya, guar gum, and mixtures thereof, preferably in single dose form, is described.
Claims18
An ingestible laxative composition comprising, by weight of the composition:
- (a) from about 10% to about 99.99% of bulk fiber selected from the group consisting of psyllium, polycarbophil, calcium polycarbophil, bran, malt soup extract, guar gum, and mixtures thereof, and
- (b) from about 0.0005% to about 25% of dioctyl sulfosuccinate.
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