Movcol powder 1×10’s Sachet

This medicine is used in the treatment of chronic (long term) constipation (difficulty in passing stool) and faecal impaction (large and hard mass of stool that gets stuck in your rectum).

Side Effects

Patients administered with this medicine may experience abdominal (stomach area) distension (bloating), pain, nausea (feeling like vomiting), flatulence (accumulation of gas in alimentary canal), gastrointestinal upset, dyspepsia (impaired digestion), headache, electrolyte disturbance, peripheral oedema (swelling of lower legs and hands), and allergic reactions.

Contraindications

This medicine is contraindicated in patients of intestinal perforation or obstruction, paralytic ileus (paralysis of intestinal muscles), severe inflammatory conditions of the intestinal tract such as Crohn’s disease (chronic inflammation of digestive tract) and toxic megacolon (dilated colon accompanied by abdominal (stomach area) distension (bloating), and gastric retention.