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The Safety of Mineral Oil in the Treatment of Constipation—A Lesson from Prolonged Overdose

Sharon Gal-Ezer, MD

Department of Pediatrics, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

Ron Shaoul, MD

Department of Pediatrics, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

There have been concerns regarding the interference in the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins in long-term treatment with mineral oil; however, there is no clear evidence in the literature to support this claim. We present a case report illustrating the effect of prolonged (5 months) large doses of mineral oil on the fat-soluble vitamin absorption in a 17-year-old girl.

Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 45, No. 9, 856-858 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0009922806295285
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