purgative
US /ˈpɝː.ɡə.t̬ɪv/
UK /ˈpɝː.ɡə.t̬ɪv/

1.
purgante, lassativo
a medicine or food that causes the bowels to empty
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The doctor prescribed a strong purgative to relieve his constipation.
Il medico ha prescritto un forte purgante per alleviare la sua stitichezza.
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Some herbal remedies act as natural purgatives.
Alcuni rimedi erboristici agiscono come purganti naturali.