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Kamishi
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 Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:22 am Post subject: Laxatives as weight loss are bad, but do they work? |
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| I am a happy healthy sized girl and do not feel the need to lose any weight. Just thought i'd make that clear at the get-go. I have heard that people with certain eating disorders take them to keep their weight down and i imagine this does terribly destructive things to their digestive system. But does it actually work? Doesn't it just liquefy their poops? and not make them poop more? Therefore resulting in dehydration rather than weight loss? |
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Heidi's Mummy
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:27 am Post subject: |
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| No, By the time the laxatives take effect the food has already passed through your stomach and you've absorbed the nutrients and fats.All laxatives will do is make you crap your pants and dehydrate you. Best stick to a healthy diet with exercise. Good luck Kez x |
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Aileen
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:29 am Post subject: |
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| EXACTLY!!! The only weight you lose with laxatives is water. Calories in food are still absorbed, and you have to go to the toilet all the time and can't hold it in!!!!Its a bad path to go down, and you become terribly constipated when you stop using them.EDIT: Yeah I do have bad IBS and I have to eat mountains of fruit and vegtables to keep things moving. Sometimes I can go a week without going to the toilet and become very bloated - Let that be a lesson to anyone out there thinking of trying it. Funny thing is I'm 2 stone lighter now than I was when I was taking them......... |
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Loki
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:30 am Post subject: |
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| It does work, I know from experience. About 15 yrs ago I was 12 stone, and dieting in combination with laxatives helped me get down to 8 stone in less than 3 months. But it is dangerous as it depletes essential minerals from the body. Which can lead to kidney, and heart failure. |
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GK
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:32 am Post subject: |
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| I knew someone who used this method and it really messed him up. He never lost weight doing this. |
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jizmtime
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:33 am Post subject: |
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| Everytime your hungry stick your finger in your ass it will curve your appetite.fagatron out |
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CnB4E
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:34 am Post subject: |
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| omfg! 20 a day!!!!!! i bet she has IBS bad now!! (thats irritable bowel syndrome) but yeah they are both right. |
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Sai2301
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:51 am Post subject: |
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| you are correct...they lose water weight and its stupid to lose water weight as only fat loss is worth some respect! |
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andy e
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:56 am Post subject: |
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| Yep,no fat is lost but it can result in death. |
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