Liver oil and Constipation - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Constipation is reported as a side effect among people who take Liver oil (cod liver oil), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 5 - 10 years also take Vitamin C, and have Multiple myeloma.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Constipation when taking Liver oil. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 3,592 people who have side effects when taking Liver oil from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Liver oil?

Liver oil has active ingredients of cod liver oil. eHealthMe is studying from 3,708 Liver oil users. Check the latest studies of Liver oil.

What is Constipation?

Constipation is found to be associated with 3,004 drugs and 4,607 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Constipation.

On Apr, 28, 2026

3,592 people reported to have side effects when taking Liver oil.
Among them, 112 people (3.12%) have Constipation.

Among these 112 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Liver oil:

Liver oil (3,708 reports)

Constipation treatments and more:

Constipation (337,879 reports)

How severe was Constipation and when was it recovered:

Constipation in Liver oil

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of cod liver oil:

Constipation and drugs with ingredients of cod liver oil (574 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Liver oil:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Constipation:

Constipation (3,004 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Constipation:

Constipation (4,607 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on cod liver oil (the active ingredients of Liver oil) and Liver oil (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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