A polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is also produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for some surgical procedures.
Used as a non-stimulant laxative via an oral suspension or enema.
Koç University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
Medipol University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
GSK Investigational Site, Overland Park, Kansas, United States
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