How bad can taking over the counter laxatives be.?
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Laxatives are bad and simply cover up the bigger issue, why are you constipated in the first place?  \n\nThere are different ways that laxatives work.  \n\nOne way is preventing your large intestine from absorbing water, resulting in more lubrication in the large intestine, causing you to pass feces.  This is bad because it dehydrates you.  \n\nAnother way they work is by irritating your large intestine so much that it causes peristalsis, muscular contractions of the intestinal walls, which causes you to pass feces.  This is bad because it works by irritating your large intestine.\n\nGetting back to the big picture, eat more veggies and fruits, drink water, cut back on processed foods and too much protein and you won't need laxatives.\n\nSome people also use laxatives to lose weight.  Healthy eating and exercise is the better way to go.  \n\nOver time, regular usage of laxatives will stress your digestive system as well as your liver and kidneys, which could lead to more serious issues.  Read the potential side effects and warnings that come with the package and you'll see how bad laxatives can be.
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You can buy Xenical on the internet, but it can cost you anything from £50 onwards for one months worth.\n\nIf you genuinely are overweight, the doctor should be able to prescribe them to you. If you aren't, then you really shouldnt take them. They have horrible side effects - urgent need to use the toilet, oily orange poo, oil orange patches in your pants, and its been proven that if you are following a calorie controlled diet, they only help people lose an average of an extra 5lb than they would have lost anyway.\n\nI have been prescribed Xenical a few years ago, after being obese and I found these didnt help me lose much more weight than I would have done anyway, and the orange oil around the toilet pan does not look nice for visitors.\n\nAlso, if you do decide to buy them off the net there is not guarantee that they are genuine Xenical and side affects could be worse.  Also, you wont be being monitored by a doctor and anything could go wrong.
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Drink plenty of water, eat small healthy meals, dont eat red meat for a while and eat plenty of high fibre foods.  That should do the trick in a couple of weeks.  Dont be tempted to take laxitives, that will cause you more problems than it would solve...;
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none its injurious to health kindly refrain from these kinda herbals and medicines they may give u better results to some extent but will worsen anything else in ur body
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I think that syrup of ipecac can make someone vomit, but I don't know if that's what bulimics use.  I have heard more often of bulimics overusing laxatives.\n\nHere is a website that might help you approach your friend in a helpful way:\nhttp://www.counseling.caltech.edu/articles/helpfriendwitheatingdisorder.html\n\nSounds like a very sad and difficult situation, I wish you and your friend the best.  Good luck!
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Contact poison controll. The surfactant might give you diarrhea, but the other two are what i would be concerned about.
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Take a laxative and then go to the crapinator.
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Usually you are constipated from not eating enough fibre and DRINKING AT LEAST 2 litres of water a day...\nMy suggestion would be exercise via walking etc, eat Oranges/Apples/Bananas as they stimulate the bowels together with WATER as mentioned most important as this bulks the stools and lubricates the bowels...\nThen make sure you eat vegetables daily together with fruit, grainy breads if possible stay way from processed foods opting for fresh home cooked meals\nBelieve me when your bowels are ready you will go  a couple times....other wise  natural concentrated fruit laxatives are available over the counter...\nColoxyl & Henna is also good laxative
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You want to make sure you're drinking loads of water, getting enough fiber (vegetables and fruit, whole meal bread).  And for an immediate visit to the bathroom, I'd pick up some laxatives from your local drugstore, there's over-the-counter stuff available.  If none of this helps go see a doctor immediately. Hope that helps.
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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 will screw up your body really bad.\nyou can become dehydrated and harm your body.\n\nI'm guessing you want to lose weight? laxatives are a stupid idea to lose weight. try exercising and eating healthy instead!!\n\nlike any medication you should only take laxatives when you require them medically. laxatives are not to be used as a magical way to lose weight. i would strongly advise against taking them if you don't need them for constipation.
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Um, your doctor should have offered a perscription or suggestion as to what laxative you should take - how much - how often - and for how long. Perhaps you should get a second oppinion from a more responsible physician or at least ask your doctor via the phone the specfics of which laxative, suggestions, for how long, and how much. =)
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Well, anorexics usually take a lot of laxatives so anything that might be in their systems is evacuated ......\n\nnot a pleasant subject
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Oral Saline Laxative, this will totally clean you out.  Make sure to stay near a bathroom for the entire day because it is pretty potent.  You can get it at any drug store.  Comes in a small bottle in the section of the store with like Pepto-bismol and other stomach products...\n\nhttp://www.walgreens.com/store/product.jsp?CATID=100104&navAction=jump&navCount=0&skuid=sku1609117&id=prod1609128\nhttp://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=2645768
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Not as a rule.  Try an over the counter stool softener with a laxative.  (Ducosate sodium).  Easy to swallow and works well.  This can be taken up to 3 x a day.  Increasing water intake and exercise (esp walking)  helps.
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Be very careful taking products like this.  Have you talked to your doctor?  Do it the safe way, under a doctor's supervision.
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It is EXTREMELY unhealthy to try to loose weight with the use of laxatives. What happens is the laxatives put the digestive system in overdrive and the food gets pushed through the system before the system can digest it. So you end up malnourished because your body doesn't have time to get the vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates or proteins out of the food you eat and definitely doesn't have time to store any of it as fat. Since your body thinks it is starving, because of the lack of nutrients, it has to start breaking down the reserves it has stored. It will break down fat first to use for energy and when the fat runs out the body will start breaking down muscle. On top of the body basically "eating" itself in order to maintain, the digestive system gets so used to the laxatives that when you stop taking them the digestive system won't work. You end up constipated and even impacted because the bowels can no longer move on their own. It's a horrible thing to do to your body.