How unsound is it medically for a friend of mine to take exlax to drop a few pounds for some weigh in He's got
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Laxatives are a potentially dangerous method for weight loss.  They are popular with bulemics, and can result in severe dehydration.\n\nI would encourage you to discourage your friend from doing this.  Perhaps a short-term use of them wouldn't be that dangerous.  But if you've ever seen what happens to someone who takes a laxative like Ex-Lax when they don't need it, you'd want to be cautious.
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Leave.\nShe'll be in such miserable health in 3-4 years.\nYou gave her your opinion now give her an ultimatiom. Yeah thats not right, but shes not taking the healthy choice.\n\nLosing weight does not make you healthy. Eating right and working out does\n\nMy friend had gastro 5 years ago - she is only 30 and on disability, miserable, sick,her husband left her. She probably wont live too much longer.\n\nGastro is a sad "hopeful" thing.  She did look great of course right after.\n\nGood chance your girlfriends drs wont allow her to do it anyways, from what you say she is not obese.  Maybe you could edge a word in to her dr too.
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It is a possibility, but unlikley.  In most individuals, it will tend to supress rather than stimulate appitie.  However, in the large population of its users some do experiance some degree of weight gain.
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You won't like this but if your so congested and cannot breath the best thing I've ever done was take ephedrine.  Mini-thin's is my preference.  It's the only thing that honestly clears you up and let's you have a good day.  Don't take 2, Don't take if you have heart conditions or blood pressure problems, and stop taking them immidiately when you feel better.  It's the best treatment!  It's one of those chinese remedies.
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If they got help immediately, recovery will probably be relatively quick.  There are drugs that can kind of "counter" the effects of Xanax.  However, because Xanax is metabolized in the liver, an overdose can cause permanent liver damage.  I'm sure the doctor will be checking for this though.  It may be a while before your friend recovers mentally though.  I'm sure lots of counseling will be involved.  The best thing for you to do is just let your friend that you will be there (no questions asked, no matter what) if they ever need you (for anything minor or serious).  Now's the time to be a friend.
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you can buy weight tablets on ebay and as it  is a bid site you can pick them up cheep but i would get the names and check with your doctor frist
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one of my friends always does it when he puts on weight and he looses it pretty quickly.i havent tried it myself though.
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i have it. i have to take nexium for it...any acidy fruits like lemons, oranges, cherries, kiwis, are terrible. grapes, bananas, pears, apples(red) are good for it. pop and fruit juices are not that great. veggies are good, they are bland. but tomatoes are nt too good for it. and make sure he doesnt eat after 6 pm because since he has this it means that he doesnt digest as quickly as you and it will just sit there in his esophogas and he will be miserable......genler100@yahoo.com if u nd to know anything else...i feel for him...i go through this everyday.
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Unless your allergic to the substances in the pills there shouldnt be a problem with taking them.  But pills will only aid in weight loss with a calorie controlled diet AND exercise.\n\nIm an asthmatic myself and lost nearly 40lbs at the age of 18.  No pills, just by changing my diet.  I couldnt do any exercises and went to see a specialist about it.  \n\nSwimming is the Number 1 form of exercise recommended for an asthmatic whether its trying to lose weight or just to stay fit.  Swimming is a low impact exercise and gives your lungs much needed exercise as well.  After 5 years of me swimming i no longer get asthma (except allergy based weezing).  Try it, your better off getting some exercise than none at all and you can do it all at your own pace.
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You simply let them live their life and die. Most people do not wish to tolerate the healthy lifestyle that being average weight entails. It'll hurt their egos and make them feel bad about themselves when they cannot give up their food addictions. If you think they can, try to help them, but mostly likely you should let them live and die in their current state, apparently it was their path to take in this life.
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see a doctor or a nutrirtionsit, and dnot set unnecessar goals, 5kg is like 10lb, thats loads and will not stay off and could make your frined ill, it is possible but just not healthy
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I would fast for 30 days, my friend once fasted, drinking only lots water and one diet pepsi/dr.pepper per day, for 20 days and she lost 20 pounds. BTW she did a half hour of moderate/vigorous weight lifting and stuff 3 days a week, and some light yard work but she was lazy for the rest of the time. Warning, you start to feel light-headed and could possibly faint, don't say I didn't tell you so. But keep your friend away from food, of anykind, she'll binge if you let her eat.
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The exact opposite of weight gain.  I couldn't eat for the first couple of weeks and then for the first couple of weeks each time the dose was increased or decreased.  I lost about 10 lbs overall.
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My brother was on medication for overactive thryroid for years so make sure youre keeping up to date your progress with the doc because they gave him too much and it switched him into underactive. To correct that they switched medications and he actually went back into overactive. But finally, his is undercontrol and he doesnt have to take medication anymore, just keep up regular checkups. It can cause weight gain and actually stopped his height at about 5'4 but it was worth it to make sure he was healthy. I just remember it being really scary for everyone in my family watching my brother's health go up and down like that so be sure to monitor closely with your doctor!
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My wife takes it with no weight problem but it does make her tired all the time, maybe consult your doc.
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there is no weight gain effect with it \n\nit works for some but not all people and you need to take it for at least a month before you can tell if it has an effect \n\nif you panic attacks and anxiety are severe you should seek medical attention as drugs are available - if they are mild but annoying you could try St Johns first as it is natural
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The same way everyone else does, but it would be hard for him to do so since he has a perfect metabolism. He could eat all day and not gain an ounce!\n\nAlthough, if he really needed to loose the weigh, I guess he would just get a pensile and redraw himself. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.)