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laxitives are made for people who can not poop and for people who want to lose weight even though using them to lose weight isn't healthy at all. The concept behind the role of laxatives in reducing weight is that they increase bowel movement. By stimulating the rate of bowel activity, the laxatives prevent the large intestine from absorbing food, where normally, the maximum food gets absorbed. This means that laxatives conduce rapid movement of food from bowel to the exterior, before absorption of food can take place. Regular intake of laxatives affects fat absorption in the body, resulting in diarrhea. The food ingested passes through the body without getting absorbed, thereby preventing any weight gain.

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