You may assume that taking laxatives cause you to lose weight but think
about it, all it is doing it helping you digest the food faster, and
usually in a painful manner. Laxatives are designed to act as a sponge
and soak up all the fluids in the body, creating moisture content for
the stool.
Laxatives are perfect when used for their main function, but those who
abuse them for weight loss purpose often become dependant on them to be
able to create a normal stool. Downing laxatives on a daily basis will
either to lose weight or to relieve constipation will only cause the
condition to worsen.
Instead you should start by drinking enough water, around six-eight
ounce glasses, consuming sufficient amounts of fiber, as well as small
amounts of daily activity. You can try fiber cereals and start off with
a double serving to get your system going.
There are many medications that will lose effectiveness when mixed with
laxatives. Laxatives also cause gastric upset and a total dependency to
be able to produce bowel. Using laxatives to lose weight are basically
harmful with no real effects. You may lose a few pounds of waste and
water weight but no significant amounts of fat will be lost due to
consuming laxatives.
Believe it or not but laxative abuse has become a quite common form of
supposed weight control. The majority of these abusers are suffering
from severe eating disorders as well and don |
