Stimulant purgatives are contraindicated in the following:: (A) Bed ridden patients, (B) Before abdominal radiography, (C) Subacute intestinal obstruction, (D) All of these
Answer is C. (Ref: KDT 6/e p655) Stimulant (or irritant) purgatives are contra-indicated in pregnancy and intestinal obstruction (both subacute as well as chronic).