Laxatives? What do they do to you to make you lose weight? or do only purgers use them to puke?
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They prevent your body from digesting the food properly and absorbing everything you need.
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Laxatives work like an abortificient.  That is why they tell you not to take laxatives during early pregnancy for constipation. It causes cramping which in turn can cause contractions. Also, your body requires vital fluids during this period. If you dehydrate your body you could lose the baby.
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Until no microflora bacteria are left. Then one does not need laxatives more to have permanent diarhea and no way to stop it without treatment. \n\nHipovitaminosis may develop also, especially for vitamins soluble in fat (A, E, D) with all range of symptoms. Metabolism becomes distorted and slow.\n\nSome stronger laxatives (also with diuretic substances) may induce problems of cardiovasculary system and faint. \n\nSorter, it depends on kind of laxatives and initial health. It is better to use herbal mixes, which increase the rate of metabolism and fat is burned faster, also detoxifying mixes, in case you use these laxatives for weight problems.
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Fat burners, weight loss aids, etc... are inneffective in the long run, and not a healthy way to lose weight.  Although, the best by far on the market were the ephedra/caffeine supplements because they were very effective in the short term.  What has worked for me is consistent exercise, eating more SENSIBLY (I don't do diets), and watching your portion sizes.  There are supplements that can help you along in you weight loss endeavors, like ones that can curb your appetite, but if you're serious about losing weight, a little help from these type of supplements make a huge difference.  Look for a GOOD form of Hoodia or Slimaluma.
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Here is some information on some popular diet pill products:\n\nEphedra/ephedrine containing diet pills: may be effective in losing weight, but this is still controversial.  There is no conclusive evidence that they work.  HOWEVER, they have been shown to be very dangerous.  The FDA has reported over 40 cases of people dying due to strokes and heart atacks while on ephedra.  Ephedra serves to make drugs in the system more potent and many pills mix them with caffeine, which amplifies the effects of these drugs.  Ephedra will also increase problems will arrhythmias (heart beating at weird paces, which is dangerous).  Not Recommended and banned in many countries (Canada has banned its mixture in supplements with caffeine and over certain dosages).\n\nBitter orange peel extract (synephrine) - just an analog of ephedrine with the same dangers and side-effects.  Just because it is natural and from a plant source doesn't mean it's safe (see cocaine, opium and marijuana).\n\nThe greatest weight loss pill in the world claims to have lipase (actually lipoprotein lipase or LPL).  However, one problem with delivering enzymes throught he digestive system is the fact that they are digested.  The low pH in the stomach denatures proteins (which are what make up enzyme) and trypsin, pepsin and chymotrypsin are all enzymes that break up proteins in the gut.\n\nHoodia seems fishy - after checking 4 websites I am still unable to come up with a list of ingredients and one website claims "no known side effects" while another lists "dry mouth, difficulty in sleeping, restlessness, and nervousness."  The next page I looked at claimed that you will not feel wired or have sleeping problems.  They need to test this better.  There are also no studies listed about how effective this supplement is.  I would be careful.\n\nBottom line: eat healthy, exercise, add physical activity to your life (take the stairs, park far away, walk the dog, etc...) and save your money.
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I work in natural medicine and I can tell you that it's a gimmick based on very outdated (and just downright wrong)  information.\n\nTake colon cleansing, for example.  Except for people with impacted colons (and trust me, if you had one you'd know it) no one has ever walked around with "pounds of fecal matter" in their system.  But people take these cleansing products, see larger, firmer, more frequent bowel movements and just assume that all that came from "inside".  In fact, the bulkier stools are simply the result of the fiber in the cleansers.\n\nSo, yes, it's just a way to make money by preying on people's fears and misunderstandings of basic biology.
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I will work for a short time, but you can become severely dehydrated as well as addicted to the laxatives, plus when you go off of them, you'll gain the weight back. Try to find a healthy alternative such as eating well and exercising.
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i did an all-fruit fast for a week. i lost weight, but my tummy looked bloated..and i didnt really get the results i was expecting. but it's a great way to flush out your system since fruit is a natural detox and cleanser.
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Dear, I've been bulimic, and believe me, you don't want to go there.  What a horrible nightmare it is!!!  It's not just about the few minutes it takes to vomit after you eat or taking mega-doses of laxatives -- it takes over your entire life!  You don't think it will, but it will.  I thought the same thing at first.  I needed to lose weight and I LOVE food, so dieting was really hard.  I figured that the bulimic behaviors would make losing weight easy and I'd be happy.  Nothing could be further from the truth!  There's absolutely NO happiness once you start down that road -- no matter how much weight you lose.  After a while, your intestines lose their ability to work on their own so you then NEED to forcefully purge, not just for weight loss purposes but to rid your body of the food that it's no longer able to digest.  It then becomes really uncomfortable (painful, actually) to keep food in your system and before you know it, you can't go out with friends or take part in any activities because just in case there's not a bathroom close by, you'll be really suffering.  That's what I mean when I say it takes over your entire life (every minute of every day has to be planned around the disease).  That's not to mention the fact that the acids from vomit will eat up your esophagus so that it eventually becomes really hard to eat.  And those same acids will disintegrate your tooth enamel.  Even one more thing to mention -- when you don't allow your body to get the nutrition it needs, all of your organs are affected.  You could even have heart failure (I know a girl who died from this).  When I started down that road, I had planned to do it only until I got to my goal weight -- but by the time I reached the goal, the disease had me in its grips and wouldn't let go.  When I think about how much harm I did to myself and how much money that habit cost me (doctor bills, dental bills and psychologist bills), it makes me sick.  PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE don't do it!  It took me 10 years to stop the bulimic behaviors, but I'm still suffering some of the health effects long afterwards.  I can tell you now that I would much rather be overweight and sane than be bulimic.  I hope that I've given you some things to think about.
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Ex-lax but if you want a real quick method, magnesium liquid stuff,its by phillipes, or theres these other things that are like listerine mouth wash strips except instead of making your mouth refreshed they make you poop like a waterfall.
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Selinium is an awsome way to lose weight. It doesn't cost a lot of money and you can find it at pretty much any health store. It's not really even a diet pill. It doesn't speed up your heart or give you tones of energy like other things. When you take it everything is normal. What it does is it just speeds up your matabolism. I take one every day alond with being on a diet. I started this last year around Christmas and I have already lost 28 pounds.
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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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Self-harm, mostly.  I am quitting in "baby steps".   I stopped self-cutting, but still self-biting and self-punching.  At least I see that as a small improvement from cutting.  :-/   I also abuse diet pills.  Again "baby steps".  That is an improvement from laxative abuse.  :-/\n\nI am working on it, I am working on it!!!! :-p
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Yes!\n\nIsagenix is a great cleanser.\n\nToxins in the body from commercial vegetables, fast foods, breathing dirty air, drinking unpurified water, and the loss of natural hormones contributes to weight gain, premature aging and nearly every age-related health problem. Over eating and consumption of the wrong types of food also contribute to weight gain and obesity.\n\nChemicals and toxins accumulate in fat tissue. The more chemicals and toxins, the more fat the body manufactures. Have you ever tried to lose weight only to be disappointed? Well, perhaps now you know the reason why! Most diets, lotions, pills, potions, and powders use unhealthy and potentially dangerous ingredients, such as ma huang, ephedra, and caffeine that promise fast weight loss. Yes, but the weight loss is primarily water and lean muscle. Minimal fat is lost because these products do not address the cleansing of the system.\n\nWithout proper cleansing the lost lean muscle and water return as fat, thus people are actually fatter versions of their prior selves. Chemicals and toxins are bound within fat tissue, and only specifically blended nutrients can contribute to releasing the chemicals from fat. This is the healthy alternative to nutritionally deficient, disappointing and potentially deadly diets.\n\nFeel free to contact me if you would like more info.
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I never heard that one before about the visine.  However, you should get some laxatives, like Ex-Lax or something that is relatively tasteless.  Put it in their food/drink when they are not looking.
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Wow! First of all breads and salts make you retain water. Second I don't think your weight is a problem but maybe you are concerned about the "pouch" which is water retention in women.  Laxitives could make you bloat more.  The reason why you bloat is becuase your body needs more water.\n\nAnd you shouldn't eat more than 2,500 calories a day or less than 1800.
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I've used them.  They work really well at flushing out your system, and can be beneficial not only toward weight loss, but may have some benefits toward treating minor arthitis.  One complaint is that it can make urine smell really pungent from the vinegar.  Other than that, the pills are not bad.