I’ve said it once and I’ll say it over and over again until the cows come home. Many “natural” herbs and plants like Senna, Aloe Latex, Cascara and Rhubarb are actually stimulant laxatives, and are habit forming. In the long term, you may become dependent on them. I’ve spoken to women who have been blindly taking stimulants for years as per the recommendation of their doctor. Eventually, they can’t go without taking an astronomical number of pills and osmotics no longer work for them. It’s scary

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