Sennosides vs. Magnesium: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Sennosides and Magnesium. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 162,715 people who take Sennosides and Magnesium, 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 Magnesium?
Magnesium has active ingredients of magnesium. It is often used in constipation. eHealthMe is studying from 121,144 Magnesium users. Check the latest studies of Magnesium.
162,715 people who take Sennosides and Magnesium are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Magnesium (magnesium)
- 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: 1.63 %
- somewhat: 17.39 %
- moderate: 38.04 %
- high: 27.72 %
- very high: 15.22 %
Magnesium:
- not at all: 3.37 %
- somewhat: 24.09 %
- moderate: 33.74 %
- high: 29.74 %
- very high: 9.06 %
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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.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Sennosides (8,187 reports)
- Magnesium (117,396 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 Magnesium:
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 magnesium (the active ingredients of Sennosides and Magnesium, 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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