can laxatives help weight loss?

Amanda...honestly I say take Alli and follow what it as it says. For your constipation...start getting more Fiber in your diet and eat organic yogurt or Activia.

You can loose a significant amount of weight if u stick to a healthy diet and work your butt off literally!! 6 days a week take a break on Sundays! Do 2 miles of running each day if you cant run jog and if its hard to jog do a combination of all walking jogging and running really push yourself even if you could only run your hardest for a min out of the 2 miles do it you want your amount of jogging and running to be equal or more than the amount of walking!! Sweat Sweat Sweat!!! Drink atleast 8 bottles of water a day the more water you drink the faster it will be that you start seeing results!! keep your sodium intake low!!! always read the nutrition label on every food item you purchase!!! No more fast food stops!!!! Look for foods low in carbs high in protein high in fiber whole grain breads and rice as well as any other food you like just get whole grain!!! (you could find healthy yummy recipes and good food choices just by asking your search engine.. ask, google etc...)  you always keep an eye on sugar content!!! no sweets no cokes no chips or greasy food cook with olive oil!!! eat as much of your favorite veggies with light dressing or olive oil if you crave something sweet make a fruit smoothie with all your favorite fruits and everytime you feel like giving up think about that one cute boy you like or just even being able to look at yourself in the mirror and smile!!! If u want it as bad as you say you do stick to these recommendations and you will be fit and healthy in no time!!

So, I have asthma really bad. The doctor told me it's an excersizing asthma. I didn't knot there actually was such a thing, but, I'm wanting to loose weight really bad. I eat healthy as I can, fruits like apples, grapes, bananas things like that and also vegetables, is there any exsersizes that would help me loose weight without like... Dying from not being able to breath as well... Please help.

kay81 wrote:

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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 c**p 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

you have no idea what you are talking about.

I agree--this kay81 has no idea how to write even--makes me wonder

Not to be
rude. I think you should take an English class or two before replying to someone
else’s issues, because you are making yourself look like a complete id**t! You
need to use spell check, learn how to spell, and how to compose a sentence;
this will help others to understand what the heck you are trying to say. It
also helps to leave the drugs or alcohol alone. Please take care of your own
problems first, before trying to solve someone else’s.

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Hi..try south beach diet...I have been overweight all my life...Recently I tried the SB diet and it works. I lost around 20 pounds.

I am 5'4 and weigh 170 pounds and I took 2 ex lax everyday for 7 dad and ate only honey but Cheerios and water and lost ten pounds, I kept doing it and one night my stomach was hurting so so bad, I actually puled up my feces.... It is nott good for u. I ruined my intestines and now have krohns disease. Please be careful. Try a 7 day colon cleanse called love my colon, it is amazing and helps u lose a little weight fast. Drink only water ( also helps with pimples) and only healthy food like salads an bananas

kay81 wrote:

Guest wrote:

hi im a laxative user & it's horrible. but i'm too attached to them to let go of them. nobody use them-there not worth it.

yes you can let them go hun, just like anything, it's hard but recovery is possible!! you have to start eating A LOT of fiber and slowly take less and less laxatives. they deplete your body of all nutrients and mess up your electolytes so much. the sooner you quit the better. this can result in much worse results such as CARDIAC ARREST than dealing with a bloated tummy and constipation for a little while. you see how much you regret having started taking? you'll regret even more having not stopped sooner and realizing how much your body's health status really is in your hands.

good luck, please seek treatment if need be for your sake.

One word.... ZUMBA Trust me it works and it gives you energy and makes you happy. You dont even need their music just pop in your favorite song and dance. The faster you lose weight the faster you gain it back. If you want to lose 15 lbs in a month go vegetarian replace meat with soy enjoy

Hey Janeta i do know a healthy pill you can take that helped me. Its called Internal Flush it comes in a box and u can get it at walmart in the pharmacy section. It has all natural ingredients, it works the way Metamucil would but you dont have to take as many. i took one 3 times a day and it helped me so much. The problem is that once you have lost weight you have to be very careful NOT to eat the way you did before to make you gain weight. Once you have lost the weight try taking meal supplement beverages(you can buy the formula for it) have those in the morning. Then have 2 eggs and maybe toast for lunch(eggs are so good for you) and lower your portions for dinner. At first you will still be hungry but you eventually your stomach will shrink so you will not eat as much. I hope this helps you.

I just want to point out that when used when needed and how they are supposed to be taken, they WILL NOT HURT YOU. Just dont abuse them. Mkay. And yes, if you need to take them because YOUR DOCTOR SAID SO, you will lose a bit of weight, but only a few pounds of sh*t. (Pun intended.)

I know you wrote this a long time ago, but i really just want to thank you. ive seriously been considering laxatives recently, although im not overweight, i just wanted to lose some weight. but this really did give me a change of heart, you really have opened my eyes up! i had no idea about the side effects! so i just wanted to thank you for writing this and also so you know it was worth it :)

I was using laxatives for just two weeks...TWO WEEKS! One night I started having stomach pains, and my bowel movements were pitch black.

hi there i was wondering if the laxative pills for conctepation can make u lose weight or vomit? are they the same or do u have to get differnt ones