Senna

​Common side effects include stomach cramps, diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting.

Consult your healthcare professional if the symptoms do not go away or become bothersome.

Rare but serious side effects include:

• Bleeding from the anus or blood in your stool or vomit

The symptoms of a drug allergy include one or more of the following:

• Swollen face/eyes/lips/tongue
• Difficulty in breathing
• Itchy skin rashes over your whole body

If you experience any of these symptoms, you should stop your medication and see your healthcare professional immediately.

​Inform your healthcare professional if:

• You are allergic to this medication or any of the other ingredients of this medication
• You are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding
• You are taking any other medications, including supplements, traditional medications and herbal remedies.
• Inform your healthcare professional if you have or had a history of bowel obstruction.

​Inform your healthcare professional if you are taking or intend to take any other medication, supplements, traditional medications or herbal remedies.

• ​Do not stop taking your medication without checking with your healthcare professional.
• You may take this medication with food and water.
• Take this medication two hours before or after other medications. This medicine is best taken at bedtime.

​If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember. Then take your next dose at the usual time. Do not take two doses to make up for the missed dose.

​​Pack this medication into a black trash bag and seal it tightly before throwing into the rubbish chute or bin.