Editing Sorbitol (section)

====Laxative====
As is the case with other [[sugar alcohol]]s, foods containing sorbitol can cause [[Gastrointestinal disease|gastrointestinal distress]]. Sorbitol can be used as a [[laxative]] when taken orally or as an [[enema]].<ref name=drugs/> Sorbitol works as a laxative by drawing water into the [[large intestine]], stimulating [[bowel movements]].<ref name=drugs/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CDG/content/CDG_sorbitol.asp |publisher=American Cancer Society |work= Cancer Drug Guide|title=sorbitol|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630001051/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CDG/content/CDG_sorbitol.asp |archive-date=2007-06-30 }}</ref>  Sorbitol has been determined safe for use by the elderly, although it is not recommended without the advice of a physician.<ref name=drugs/><ref>{{cite journal | pmid= 7663066 | year= 1995 | last1= Lederle | first1= FA | title= Epidemiology of constipation in elderly patients. Drug utilisation and cost-containment strategies | volume= 6 | issue= 6 | pages= 465–9 | journal= Drugs & Aging | doi=10.2165/00002512-199506060-00006| s2cid= 43386314 }}</ref> 

Sorbitol is commonly used orally as a one-time dose of {{convert|30|-|150|ml}} 70% solution.<ref name=drugs/> It may also be used as a one-time [[rectum|rectal]] enema.<ref name=drugs/>