For the treatment of habitual constipation.
In conditions in which easy defaecation with soft stool is desirable, e.g., in cases of painful defaecation after rectal or anal surgery, anal fissures and haemorrhoids.
In patients to whom an increased daily fiber intake may be advisable, e.g., as an adjuvant in constipation predominant IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), as an adjuvant to diet in hypercholesterolemia.