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A person was using water supplied by Municipality. Due to shortage of water the started underground water. He felt laxative effect. What could be the cause ?

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The laxative effect is oberseved only when the sulphates presents in water have concentration greater than `500 "ppm"`. Otherwise at moderate levels it is charmless.
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