Sennosides vs. Bentyl: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Sennosides and Bentyl. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 73,506 people who take Sennosides and Bentyl, and is updated regularly.
What is Sennosides?
Sennosides has active ingredients of senna. It is often used in constipation. eHealthMe is studying from 8,247 Sennosides users. Check the latest studies of Sennosides.
What is Bentyl?
Bentyl has active ingredients of dicyclomine hydrochloride. It is often used in irritable bowel syndrome. eHealthMe is studying from 10,754 Bentyl users. Check the latest studies of Bentyl.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.
73,506 people who take Sennosides and Bentyl are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Bentyl (dicyclomine hydrochloride)
- Sennosides (senna)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Sennosides:
- not at all: 2.13 %
- somewhat: 18.62 %
- moderate: 37.77 %
- high: 26.6 %
- very high: 14.89 %
Bentyl:
- not at all: 5.4 %
- somewhat: 24.64 %
- moderate: 34.52 %
- high: 23.98 %
- very high: 11.46 %
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Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Sennosides (8,187 reports)
- Bentyl (10,052 reports)
Browse all side effects of Sennosides:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Bentyl:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on senna and dicyclomine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Sennosides and Bentyl, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
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).
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