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Save for the fact the person below is quite right, they are also quite wrong. Laxatives do cause you to lose weight after taking them in excess for a long period of time. At first, laxatives keep the body from absorbing water by coating the GI tract and the stomach. After excessive use, however, laxatives coat these organs enough to keep the body from absorbing fat, but only a little, as food is alrady broken down by the time it gets to one's GI.
- Actually what really happens, is that it does not work at all. Go to anred.com. Once the food gets to your GI tract system food is already broken down. Laxatives just get rid of excess water weight by forcing you to have more frequent bowel movements. Its false weight loss.
- = Laxatives Unsafe and Ineffective For Weight Reduction: =
- Most of the weight lost is water loss, not fat loss.
- By speeding up the digestive process, laxatives can reduce the absorption of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients and leave the individual weak and dehydrated.
- Long-term use of laxatives upsets the mechanism of the colon. This can make the individual dependent on laxative pills for regular bowel movements. (Colon-cleansing does not cure this problem.) Colon problems will eventually become a future problem for individuals who persist on misusing them.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoLaxatives are only supposed to be used when you're constipated, They are not to be used as a weight loss tool and can actually cause you permanent damage if used as such.
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∙ 11y agoI would say, on average about an hour, but if you have some conditions dealing with your digestive system, that is all answered by an experienced doctor, for me, I am only a minor, but I would say around an hour.
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∙ 16y agowhy would you ever do this? doing that just to get rid of food would be a form of bulemia.
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∙ 14y agoIt depends on the exact laxative, but most are taken after eating.
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∙ 14y agoNormally, people take laxatives after they eat. Laxatives can be very harsh on the body and dangerous, though, so they should not be taken often or at all.
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∙ 12y agoAfter you eat a heavy meal....
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