In medicine, a cathartic is a substance that accelerates defecation. This is in contrast to a laxative, which is a substance which eases defecation, usually by softening feces. It is possible for a substance to be both a laxative and a cathartic. However, agents such as psyllium seed husks increase the bulk of the feces.
Cathartics such as sorbitol, magnesium citrate, magnesium sulfate, or sodium sulfate were previously used as a form of gastrointestinal decontamination following poisoning via ingestion. They are no longer routinely recommended for poisonings. High-dose cathartics may be an effective means of ridding the lower gastrointestinal tract of toxins; however, they carry a risk of electrolyte imbalances and dehydration.
During the 1918 flu pandemic, cathartics were used in the Fort Lewis, WA area. An original report by Elizabeth J. Davies, a public health nurse, mentions cathartics, pneumonia jackets and copious amount of drinks as treatments for influenza patients.[citation needed]
Alan Cumming, OBE (born 27 January 1965), is a British stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. His roles have included the Emcee in Cabaret, Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United, Mr. Elton in Emma, and Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids films. He has also appeared in independent films like The Anniversary Party, which he co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred in; and Ali Selim's Sweet Land, for which he won an Independent Spirit award as producer.
His London stage appearances include Hamlet, the Maniac in Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist, for which he received an Olivier Award, the lead in Martin Sherman's Bent, and as Dionysus in The National Theatre of Scotland's The Bacchae. On Broadway he has appeared as Mac the Knife in The Threepenny Opera, the Emcee in Cabaret, for which he won the Tony in 1998, and Design for Living. Cumming also introduces Masterpiece Mystery! for PBS. He currently appears as Eli Gold on The Good Wife, for which he has been nominated for two Emmys, two SAGs[disambiguation needed ], a Satellite Award and Critics' Circle Award.
Try to change
I never wanted to be a simple man
I'd rather live all my days as a lion
Than a thousand as a lamb
I only wanted to see
What would happen to me
If i followed the road that leads to the palace we all seek
Did you come here lamentin what you missed
Overcome and seduced by this
The beautiful abyss
What did you come here to see
What are you trying to be
You're liek a shadow that swalloes life
Now you're crawling over me
The time's come again
Its nearing the end
But i feel now shame
Do you fell the same
Because i know i'll be alright
If i make it through tonight
Welll i swear i'll try to change
Once again
Try to change
Innocence is a face that always lies
Innocence is a wish for some
But it's something i can't buy
What are you tryping to prove
So many ountains to move
And all your deamons are heaven sent
My lost cathartik friend
i never wanted to be a simple man
i'd rather live all my days as a lion
than a thousand as a lamb
i only wanted to see
what would happen to me
if i followed the road
that leads to the palace we all seek
did you come here lamenting what you missed
overcome and seduced by this
the beautiful abyss
what did you come here to see
what are you trying to be
you're like a shadow that swallows life
now you're crawling over me
the time's come again
it's nearing the end
but i feel no shame
do you feel the same
because i know i'll be alright
if i make it through tonight
well i swear i'll try to change
once again
try to change
innocence is a face that always lies
innocence is a wish for some
but it's something i can't buy
what are you trying to prove
so many mountains to move
and all your demons are heaven sent
my lost cathartik friend
try to change
try to change
try to change
try to change