The time it takes to have a bowel movement after drinking castor oil varies from person to person, basically half an hour to a few hours.
Castor oil is a vegetable oil extracted from castor seeds, the oily substance can play a certain lubricating laxative effect, clinically as a laxative. Due to the different degree of sensitivity of each person to castor oil, the time of defecation after drinking castor oil is not the same. More sensitive patients can defecate in half an hour after drinking castor oil, most patients will defecate within two hours after drinking castor oil, but some patients have no obvious intention to defecate after drinking castor oil.
Castor oil has some side effects on the body and is irritating to the small intestine, especially pregnant women should not use it.
In addition, if you drink castor oil does not defecate, there may also suggest that constipation is caused by intestinal obstruction and other intestinal diseases, such as constipation combined with stopping the exhaust, accompanied by abdominal distension, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms, should be timely consultation, improve the examination, standardized treatment.