USING LAXATIVES TO LOSE WEIGHT

Have you ever tried taking lazatives or sliming teas for weight loss? Did it work? Most likely it did not, or it worked a bit then later your weight came back. A lot of people fall victim of the popular slimming teas, or using laxatives for weight loss, and then you end up spending most of your day going to the toilet and all that, and in the end, you barely see results.

These laxatives are actually used for clearing up the intestinal tract when preparing for medical procedures, thus making the patient pass out the contents of the bowels very fast.

The laxatives most times contain herbs like cascara, senna or sometimes castor oil.The irony of these laxatives is that laxatives work in the large intestine, while the absorption of food and calories take place in the small intestine. So by the time the food is getting to the large intestine, most of the calories have already been absorbed.

However, they cause a decrease in absorption of fats in the body, leading to bulky stools, and tiny bit of weight loss which is what they actually see and think the drugs work.

Laxatives also remove a lot of water from the body, so must of the so called weight loss you might notice is actually water loss, and you are bound to gain it back as soon as possible.

Although you might lose very little amount of weight while using laxatives, the side effects are dreadful, and the discomfort of going to the toilet every 30mins to one hour is simply not advisable.

Some of the consequences of using laxatives over a long time include:

1. Osteomalacia (weakening of the bones)
2. Damage to the Gastrointestinal tract
3. Menstrual irregularities
4. Nausea
5. Stomach pains
6. Addiction
So instead of drinking laxatives and spending most of your day in the toilet, why not stat exercising and reducing your intake?Bookmark this site, so you could always come back for more!