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Drugs used to treat constipation. Stool softeners are a type of laxative used to promote the formation and passage of soft, formed stools without straining. Doctors sometimes recommend the use of stool softeners to people who have hemorrhoids because softer stools make it easier to empty the bowels without putting pressure on the veins. Stool softeners are also useful for people who have had recent rectal surgery; people with heart condition, including high blood pressure; people with hernias; and women who have just had babies.A substance that acts as a wetting agent and thus promotes soft, malleable bowel movements. A stool softener is not a laxative.