can laxatives help weight loss?

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i couldnt even understand this comment it is ridiculous. the poor girl who is 16 years of age needs professional help. she obviously has sellf esteem issues and body distortion problems. hun you need to talk to your parents and get help and maybe get a nutritionist. neve try sthin so dangerous just to look like the public tells you tat you should. hope everything works out .

bon1286 · Newbie Joined: 21 Aug 2006 Posts: 70

ur all full of it..that girl that sed she wanted to lose 20 pounds in a month u can do this thing that beyonce done for her new movie dreamgirls she lost 20 pounds in 14 days it a ketosis or sum crap like that well its a pure fast for 14 days with nuhtin but juice<- that is it u blend wat eva fruit u were gonna eat n skull it..it fills u up like crazy... then do that 4 times a day so ur body will thing its had 4 proper meals..it doesnt slow down ur metabolism coz ur body doesnt realise...OH! n about laxatives... laxatives DO work YES ur body had absorbed the carbs n fats n sugars b4 it gets out the otha end but also the extra weight that wud be left in ur intestines wud be explelled so it wud help make u feel lighter (ON DA SCALES DUH!!!!) n ye thats about it ppl rekon it makes u put on weight...from experience bout 2 months of laxatives it probs conributed to 5-7 pounds lossed thats about it..so its not all dat...i havent done the 14 day thingy so i wudnt noe how it works out from a personal perspective..coz i just cant be stuffed given up da fooooood but yeee wateva works 4 u

Wow.. I really hope you dont listen to that reply.. this person cant even speak properly... I wouldnt take advice from them. If you want to loose weight do it in a healthy way. Talk to your doctor and figure out a plan that works best for you. Good luck hun!

e_chick · Newbie Joined: 09 May 2007 Posts: 1

This helped me lose weight. Not a full 20 lbs in a month, but after 2 weeks [i]everyone[/i] was saying how much thinner I looked.

I did 1/2 hour of HARD cardio every day (20 mins machine bike and 10 mins elliptical). I went all out for each of them, until i was sweating a lot and panting. After that, i did like 2 mins crunches. That's all i did.

Do it every day and i SWEAR you'll see a big difference within 2 weeks. The challenge is - DONT EAT MORE than you do now. don't try to eat less, but don't eat more than your usual.

You'll feel more hungry when your metabolism speeds up. If you feel hungry in between meals, eat an apple and chug water. AVOID FOOD places like the kitchen, don't eat cuz you're bored. Lots of water (not soda) helps curb your apetite.

It's rediculously hard to lose weight and keep it off without exercise, and this plan is really short and easy. Also, cut soda and sugary drinks out of your diet. Water is boring but it doesn't have lots of calories and sugar.

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Don't use laxatives, they're mostly only going to cause your body to lose fluid, which can be followed by periods of water retention and an appearance of bloating, then making you want to take more laxatives.

Don't fast for 14 days, that's like yo yo dieting, as soon as you start eating again you'll just gain back more weight than before because your body will store the food as fat not knowing when it's going to get to eat again. Just eat alot of fruit and veggies, like everyone else said, eat 4-5 small meals a day and don't eat after 6 and definitely don't drink alcohol at night either, womens' bodies store alcohol as fat overnight if you go to sleep with it in your system.

DON'T EAT ANY SUGAR, sugar is not necessary for you to have ever in your entire life so it's okay to not eat it. I eat very very little sugar, just the sugar in fruit and sometimes I'll have like jam on something if the jam only has about 5g sugar per serving. You can buy sugar free Jello, pudding, candy, power bars, etc, and they taste good.

Keep carbohydrate intake low and limited to whole wheat, so buy whole wheat bread, pasta, tortillas, etc, and try to only have carbs in one meal a day, preferably breakfast.

Take Calcium, Omega 3, the Omega 3 will help you control hunger, it works as a suppressor, especially if you're someone who craves food late at night. New studies show that calcium will help you lose weight, so you should either take calcium or eat 4 low fat servings of dairy per day, like non fat milk or yogurt, not enough calcium will actually make your body store more fat cells and cause you to gain weight or lose weight slower than you would.

If you do crave a lot of sugars and carbs late at night, it means you aren't eating enough during the day.

EXERCISE! Even if you only exercise for 20 minutes a day, you have to do it! Run, bike, jump rope, jumping jacks, or other cardio, and do that FIRST THING in the morning before you eat so that you burn what's on your body not what you've eaten. And really exercise hard, and break a sweat, nothing is easy and if you seriously want to lose weight you have to give it all you've got!

I hope that helped... If there's any questions I'll check back and answer them or you can email me at livvy614@gmail.com for a faster response.

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Don't use laxatives, they're mostly only going to cause your body to lose fluid, which can be followed by periods of water retention and an appearance of bloating, then making you want to take more laxatives.

Don't fast for 14 days, that's like yo yo dieting, as soon as you start eating again you'll just gain back more weight than before because your body will store the food as fat not knowing when it's going to get to eat again. Just eat alot of fruit and veggies, like everyone else said, eat 4-5 small meals a day and don't eat after 6 and definitely don't drink alcohol at night either, womens' bodies store alcohol as fat overnight if you go to sleep with it in your system.

DON'T EAT ANY SUGAR, sugar is not necessary for you to have ever in your entire life so it's okay to not eat it. I eat very very little sugar, just the sugar in fruit and sometimes I'll have like jam on something if the jam only has about 5g sugar per serving. You can buy sugar free Jello, pudding, candy, power bars, etc, and they taste good.

Keep carbohydrate intake low and limited to whole wheat, so buy whole wheat bread, pasta, tortillas, etc, and try to only have carbs in one meal a day, preferably breakfast.

Take Calcium, Omega 3, the Omega 3 will help you control hunger, it works as a suppressor, especially if you're someone who craves food late at night. New studies show that calcium will help you lose weight, so you should either take calcium or eat 4 low fat servings of dairy per day, like non fat milk or yogurt, not enough calcium will actually make your body store more fat cells and cause you to gain weight or lose weight slower than you would.

If you do crave a lot of sugars and carbs late at night, it means you aren't eating enough during the day.

EXERCISE! Even if you only exercise for 20 minutes a day, you have to do it! Run, bike, jump rope, jumping jacks, or other cardio, and do that FIRST THING in the morning before you eat so that you burn what's on your body not what you've eaten. And really exercise hard, and break a sweat, nothing is easy and if you seriously want to lose weight you have to give it all you've got!

I hope that helped... If there's any questions I'll check back and answer them or you can email me at livvy614@gmail.com for a faster response.

RN student · Newbie Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 1

Well I am not really sure what you can do to lose weight that works great meaning keeping it off because me I have weight problems also I have tried a few things that helped me to lose weight and yes I keep it off the only thing is I love food and cannot stick to a diet for more that a week without cheating. Anyway here are some things you can do to help you lose weight and you can keep these pounds off I still got mine keep off. 1. There is this thing called a grapefruit diet you can google search it oh yea it's not were u starve yourself u can eat a much as you want but you only eat meat and veg. oh also fruit. 2. Three day fad diet its only three days it's very low in cal so don't do it on a school day and if you only do it 2 days you can still lose at least 5lbs or more. 4. Alternate day eating was you eat every other day this is for the overweight adults not for anyone under the age of 18 because you need energy for things like school. Me personally I need to get into a gym and work out to tone up I am 5'10 and 155lbs so not really overweight but I would mind losing about 5-10lbs or so and the best way for me would be to excise because I love food to much. 5.taking apple cider vinegar before meals is another way to help with weight loss it curves up appetite so you don't eat that much at meal time and for those of you that had success with weight loss it's another good way to keep the weight off. 6. The last thing would be to drink green tea it also speeds up metabolism and helps with weight loss so your body is burning more fat. Remember never take those drugs they don't really work and can often times do more harm then good this is coming form someone who mom is a doctor. Another thing to keep in mind when dieting and trying to lose weight is that if u stay on a diet more then 3 days u will be slowing down you metabolism so the 3 day diet and alternate day eating wood be best because you will be tricking your body to think you are not on a diet and when you are. Basic you are getting fewer cal then you body is use to without slowing down your metabolism so therefore you will be losing weight.

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I wouldnt take advuce from the above person who cant spell half of what she typed correctly, especially on such a serious matter

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hi, ive got weight loss problems and started taking laxatives two months ago. i find that they don't always work. ive now joined slimming world which is brilliant. I lose 4 a week for a month and you can eat loads - honestly. Please look at their website. i used to feel guilty about taking laxatives because I felt Iwas cheating but with slimming world you realise its quite possible to lose alot of weight in a hsort space of time. Just check out their testimonials with pics at slimmingworld.co.uk Smile

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I'm 16 and have been struggling from anorexia/bulimia for a year and 5 months now. I abuse laxatives in the process and yes, using them can help you lose weight. But, it's bad for you, painful and taking them every night wont make you lose 30 pounds in a night. Even if you do take them and want to lose weight by doing it, you cant eat after or with the pills (laxatives). I'm bulimic so I eat my food, throw up, and take the pills with water. Although, overdosing on them (if you follow my instructions on not eating after you take them) can cause you to dry-heave/ throw up stomach ache. It's extremely painful/dangerous.

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