Pharmacologic Substance
methylcellulose
Brand Names:
Citrucel
Effect:
Increased Large Intestinal Motility; Inhibition Large Intestine Fluid/Electrolyte Absorption
May Prevent:
Constipation
May Treat:
Constipation; Diarrhea
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to methylcellulose:
  • Methylester of cellulose. Methylcellulose is used as an emulsifying and suspending agent in cosmetics, pharmaceutics and the chemical industry. It is used therapeutically as a bulk laxative.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Methylester of cellulose; used as an emulsifying and suspending agent in cosmetics, pharmaceutics and the chemical industry and is used therapeutically as a bulk laxative.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The methyl ether of cellulose with laxative activity. Methylcellulose is not absorbed by the intestines and attracts large amounts of water into the colon, thereby increasing viscosity, producing a softer and bulkier stool and stimulating the constriction of intestinal smooth muscles.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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