Is taking daily fiber pills as dangerous as taking laxatives?
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FIBER PILLS ARE SAFER.DONT TAKE LAXATIVES REGULARLY.IT WILL MESS UP YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. FOR CONSTIPATION AND OR SAFE HERBAL WEIGHT LOSS TRY LACI LE'BEAU SUPER DIETERS TEA. A LITTLE OF THIS GOES A LONG WAY .YOU WILL HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH COMPACTION.I GUARANTEEEEE THIS PRODUCT.ITS ABOUT 3 OR 4 BUCKS AT WAL MART ON THE TEA ISLE.MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS.THIS WILL WORK BETTER THAN FIBER,LAXATIVE,ENEMAS OR CASTOR OIL WHATEVER.CHECK IT OUT TODAY.
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In opposition to above, You DO NOT stop taking medications that can cause constipation.  What about the other reason, That is just nonsense.  Now to take care of your constipation. Drink lots of water and eat foods that are high in fiber or use a fiber substitute like Benefiber or Metamucil. Since you have taken a laxative, you may want to try taking a laxative that includes a stimulant like Ducolax or Sennakot.  These will help stimulate your colon to push it out.  Also, i'm sure you have probably been straining to defecate since you have been stopped up for a week.  You may want to try using a glycerin suppository as well as these ohter things to help lubricate your sphincter when your poo is on its way out.  This way you will lessen the chance of causing hemorrhoids and it wont hurt so bad.  Good luck, And drink lots of water :-)
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Sounds like it might be Correctol a laxative for women. Not positive though
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this would depend on the tyoe, if your taking ones that irratate the lining of your intestine then deffinatly you should ween off, where as if its a fiber/bulk forming type, i would ween much less and deffintly recommend drinking water... and if you go more than 4 or 5 days without a BM go see your docter
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Yes, it can kill you. It depends on your body weight, metabolism, and the number of pills, but people will go into liver failure and die from overdosing on those pills.
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You should be going at least 3x's a week. or more. This is something you should check with you Dr about. If your passing alot of gas and/or are cramping It can be something serious. I had/have this problem for many yrs and I now have IBS.(irritable bowl syndrome) It's not a pleasant thing to have. Taking bulk fiber will help. laxatives can just cause cramps and gas.
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I would not recommend taking laxatives unless a last resort for constipation. Laxatives leech the body of essential electrolytes such as potassium. When your body is potassium deficient, called hypokalemia (commonly seen in anorexics), symptoms include muscle weakness and myalgia, increased risk of hypoatremia (possible confusion and seizures), palpitations of the heart (ectopy to arrhythmias), nervous shaking, excessive sweating, and increased sensitivity of the nerves to the cold. \nOther potential problems include intestinal paralysis, IBS and pancreatis (inflammed pancreas). \nIf you only take it once, chances are you won't be too screwed up. But, what is your motivation to try them? Do you really want diarrhea? What's the point it that? It won't affect your stomach at all. Laxatives work on the intestines. They can work by many different mechanisms based on the type.\nSerious, though, think of the possible side effects. Don't use them for fun.
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I am an alternative medicinal therapist and an ex nurse and i can tell you that laxatives are very bad for you,they don't cure the problem only make it worse. You have to find the cause before you can find a cure. If you want more advice or help e mail me but give me your full e mail address for a reply, meanwhile drink at least 2 litres of water a day or down to the health shop and but Physilium seeds, they contain lactobacillus(friendly bacteria) that helps in the digestive process\n\nGloria(BSYA)\ngloriashealth@btinternet.com
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colon cleanser has a laxative effect, especially if taken in excess
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Ride a bike for 10-15mph for 2 hours a day 4 days a week.  Try to eat less especially fat and cut the carbs a little but not completely you will lose a lot of weight fast.  Take laxetives you will poop everything instead of digesting it and will lose weight really fast-not if you do this drink lots of water or you will die of dehydration which is a horrible way to die
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All these diet pills work but have dangerous side effects. Even the one that don't contain effidrane they still contain really strong ingredents that cause weight loss.  I know listening to someone tell you how bad something is for you doesn't make you not want to try it.  Especally if you heard the results that people get from them.  The truth is people do take these products everyday and have no side effects.  But at any time they can!  I use to take Xantrax I thought it was a miracle drug.  I would take it for 4-8 weeks and usually loss around 25lbs and still be able to eat what ever I wanted and not have to work out.  I took it off and on for about 2yrs until I had a reaction.  When I say reaction I mean I felt like I was dying.  I broke out in cold sweats,  started vomiting, couldn't stand up, racing heart, and elivated blood pressure.  I never understand how serious this medication could be.  If you look at the package it says it hasn't been evaluated by the FDA.  This means that they do not do proper testing on the products and there side effects before putting them on the market.  I quite taking the product and luckily so far I don't have any permint damage.  I could take years for such side effects to show up.  The major side effect is heart damage.  I knew someone that had a stroke taking this same product.  He finally can walk again but he is semi-parilized on the right side of his body.  I fill so bad everytime I see him because this could have been me.  I am so thankful I had the since to stop.
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Phentermine can be dangerous as hell! Talk to a doctor (a good one for christ sake) before you get yourself into that.  Good Luck!  Ciao!\n-C
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Laxatives are used to treat constipation-the passage of small amounts of hard, dry stools, usually fewer than three times a week.  They do not help you lose weight.
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Hey..experienced laxative junkie here..lol..yes they work..I suggest going to cvs and buying exlax extra strength (blue pills) and some rolaids or tums just incase you get a tummy ache..start off the day buy popping two blue pills (WITH FOOD) and a glass of water or you'll get cramps..the cramps is because ure body is absorbing the pill two quickly..it needs other stuff in there to break it down..you wont lose alot of weight unless you cut calorie consumption..but if youre really bad one day and eat horribly ad break youre diet badly take 3-4 pills that day and 2-3 the next..you wont gain any weight from it..always remember to take ure pill int he am! it helps break down all the junk you eat during the day..and look at the back of the box..it takes 6-8 hrs sometimes! My fave laxs are the exlax I told you about and duldolax..works great but you can only take one a day..I ALWAYS get cramps with this pill..I never take more than one a day but they work great..I went on vaca with my bf to florida and we ate like total pigs..I took these towards the end of the vaca the last few days and I dropped 5 pds of the 8 I gained lol! Fiber powders/pills and such suck! They don't work well at all..neither do prunes..Mineral oil is great to cook with..it makes cakes/brownies/cookies taste alot better..and they help you get rid of that stuff lol! Everyone is going to say they arent healthy and it is a disgusting habit but whatever..if i didnt have them to help me diet I'd be alot more unhealthy and overweight..the only people who get sick from them are people who really abuse them! for example..take 10 a day...if you have any more questions email me kirchshannon@yahoo.com
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You can if you need a laxative.\n\nOral magnesium sulfate, or magnesium oxide, is used as a laxative.
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yes...yes it does...\nbowel movements will become dependent upon them..\nsoon colon/intestines will dry out---just like a snake skin...\nand then you will have  severe problems..\n\ntake in fiber--and water....or life will be miserable later...