{"id":945,"date":"2023-01-13T11:07:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T11:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/blog\/?p=945"},"modified":"2023-01-13T11:07:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T11:07:45","slug":"liquid-paraffin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/blog\/liquid-paraffin\/","title":{"rendered":"Liquid Paraffin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DESCRIPTION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Liquid Paraffin &#8211; Medicinal liquid paraffin, also known as paraffinum liquidum, is a very highly refined mineral oil used in cosmetics and for medical purposes. This is a UK definition (British Pharmacopoeia) and the term may have different uses in other countries. The cosmetic or medicinal liquid paraffin should not be confused with the paraffin (or kerosene) used as a fuel. Magnesium Hydroxide &#8211; Magnesium hydroxide is an inorganic compound with the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CHEMICAL FORMULA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>of hydrated Mg(OH)2. As a suspension in water, it is often called milk of magnesia because of its milk-like appearance. The solid mineral form of magnesium hydroxide is known as brucite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CATEGORIES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Liquid Paraffin &#8211; laxative.Magnesium Hydroxide &#8211; Laxatives, Purgatives, Antacids, Antireflux Agents &amp; Antiulcerants .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CHEMICAL FORMULA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Liquid Paraffin &#8211; CnHm.Magnesium Hydroxide &#8211; Mg(OH)2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">COMPOSITION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Liquid Paraffin 3.75 ml + Magnesium Hydroxide (Milk of Magnesia) 11.25 ml<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">INDICATION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Liquid Paraffin &#8211; Liquid paraffin is considered to have a limited usefulness as an occasional laxative .Magnesium Hydroxide -This medication is an antacid, prescribed for hyperacidity. It is also used as a laxative. It reduces stomach acid and increases water in the intestine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No Information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FOOD INTERACTIONS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>avoid alcohol<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SIDE EFFECTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Liquid Paraffin &#8211; Liquid paraffin is considered to have a limited usefulness as an occasional laxative, but is unsuitable for regular use as it can seep from the anus and cause irritation; it can interfere with the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins; it can be absorbed into the intestinal wall and may cause foreign-body granulamatous reactions; and if it enters the lungs it can cause lipoid pneumonia.Magnesium Hydroxide &#8211; GI irritation, diarrhea, abdominal cramps and paralytic ileus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DESCRIPTION Liquid Paraffin &#8211; Medicinal liquid paraffin, also known as paraffinum liquidum, is a very highly refined mineral oil used in cosmetics and for medical purposes. This is a UK definition (British Pharmacopoeia) and the term may have different uses in other countries. The cosmetic or medicinal liquid paraffin should not be confused with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-med"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=945"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":946,"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/945\/revisions\/946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}